Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/249072 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
AGDI Working Paper No. WP/21/061
Publisher: 
African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI), Yaoundé
Abstract: 
The objectives of this paper are to investigate the effect of ICT on sustainable development and the mechanisms through which the effect is modulated. The methodology involves the: (i) Fixed Effects estimator to control for individual heterogeneity, (ii) Driscoll and Kraay estimator to control for cross-section dependence between panels, (iii) the Mean Group estimator to take into account the averages between panel groups, (iv) the system GMM to correct for unobserved heterogeneity and simultaneity bias and (v) the instrumental variable Fixed Effects Tobit to take in to account the limited range in our dependent variable. The results show that ICT has a positive and significant effect on sustainable development. Whereas overall net effects are positive, the findings are contingent on the choice of the ICT measurement, the geographical location of the economy and the income group category. The study recommends policy makers to take into account ICT and the advantages it offers in the elaboration of measures for the sustainable development agenda.
Subjects: 
ICT
Sustainable development
panel data
trade openness
foreign direct investments
JEL: 
C52
O38
O40
O55
P37
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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