Discovering the Impact of ICT, FDI and Human Capital on GDP: A Cross-sectional Analysis

Discovering the Impact of ICT, FDI and Human Capital on GDP: A Cross-sectional Analysis

This paper investigates the impact that human capital, information and communication technology (ICT) and foreign direct investment (FDI) have on GDP. Cross-sectional data from a set of 20 OECD and 24 non-OECD countries in 2007 are analysed employing data envelopment analysis (DEA) and classificatio...

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Main Authors: Domenico Campisi, Arianna De Nicola, Maryam Farhadi, Paolo Mancuso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-09-01
Series:International Journal of Engineering Business Management
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5772/56922
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spelling doaj-11a1eaae6df8404da9f6b1110169419c2021-04-02T17:44:33ZengSAGE PublishingInternational Journal of Engineering Business Management1847-97902013-09-01510.5772/5692245700Discovering the Impact of ICT, FDI and Human Capital on GDP: A Cross-sectional AnalysisDomenico Campisi0Arianna De Nicola1Maryam Farhadi2Paolo Mancuso3 University of Rome Tor Vergata, Dipartimento Ingegneria dell'Impresa, Rome, Italy University of Rome Tor Vergata, Dipartimento Ingegneria dell'Impresa, Rome, Italy Islamic Azad University, Mobarakeh Branch, Department of Accounting, Isfahan, Iran University of Rome Tor Vergata, Dipartimento Ingegneria dell'Impresa, Rome, ItalyThis paper investigates the impact that human capital, information and communication technology (ICT) and foreign direct investment (FDI) have on GDP. Cross-sectional data from a set of 20 OECD and 24 non-OECD countries in 2007 are analysed employing data envelopment analysis (DEA) and classification and regression tree (CART) techniques. The paper illustrates that the level and quality of access to ICT infrastructures plays an important role in determining a country's level of technical efficiency. The paper also indicates the presence of a catch-up process, led by technological innovation, on the part of emerging countries.https://doi.org/10.5772/56922
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title Discovering the Impact of ICT, FDI and Human Capital on GDP: A Cross-sectional Analysis
title_short Discovering the Impact of ICT, FDI and Human Capital on GDP: A Cross-sectional Analysis
title_full Discovering the Impact of ICT, FDI and Human Capital on GDP: A Cross-sectional Analysis
title_fullStr Discovering the Impact of ICT, FDI and Human Capital on GDP: A Cross-sectional Analysis
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publishDate 2013-09-01
description This paper investigates the impact that human capital, information and communication technology (ICT) and foreign direct investment (FDI) have on GDP. Cross-sectional data from a set of 20 OECD and 24 non-OECD countries in 2007 are analysed employing data envelopment analysis (DEA) and classification and regression tree (CART) techniques. The paper illustrates that the level and quality of access to ICT infrastructures plays an important role in determining a country's level of technical efficiency. The paper also indicates the presence of a catch-up process, led by technological innovation, on the part of emerging countries.
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