Paper Info
Title
The impact of information and communication technology (ICT), education and regulation on economic freedom in Islamic Middle Eastern countries
Abstract
Our study investigated the impact of ICT expansion on economic freedom in the Middle East (Bahrain, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen). Our empirical analysis used archival data from 1995 to 2005; it showed that ICT expansion in the Middle East has been effective both in bridging the digital divide and also in promoting economic freedom in a region that was vulnerable to political, social, and global conflict. However, differences between countries, such as the educational attainment of their citizens and institutional resistance to technology acceptance, both enhanced and restricted the relationship between ICT and economic freedom.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1016/j.im.2009.08.003
Information & Management
Keywords
Field
DocType
united arab emirates,global conflict,saudi arabia,economic freedom,empirical analysis,civil liberties,islamic middle eastern country,institutional resistance,regulation,ict expansion,communication technology,digital divide,archival data,political rights,educational attainment,ict,middle east,information and communication technology
Islam,Economic growth,Digital divide,Archival research,Information technology,Sociology,Development economics,Civil liberties,Economic freedom,Educational attainment,Middle East
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
46
8
Information & Management
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
10
0.75
6
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Farid Shirazi16311.24
Roya Gholami2636.13
Dolores Añón Higón3232.40