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Determinants of the Digital Divide in Rural Communities of a Developing Country
MAHENDHIRAN NAIR,GIL-SOO HAN,HEEJIN LEE,PATRICIA GOON,RAMLAH MUDA 서울대학교 사회발전연구소 2010 Journal of Asian Sociology Vol.39 No.1
The computer is regarded as an important tool for the socioeconomic development of communities, particularly in the developing world, and studies have shown that the digital divide has led to the increasing wealth gap between the rural and urban areas in these countries. Key socioeconomic factors which impact computer usage in rural agricultural and fishing communities in Malaysia are examined in this study. Using the probit model, this study found that access to computers, type of rural community, ethnicity, education, language of communication, gender, social networks (encouragement from peer, family, and teachers), and age are the main factors affecting computer usage. High cost of computers, low computer literacy, and lack of relevance and interest were cited as the main reasons for people not using computers in rural communities. Furthermore, strategies for closing the digital divide in Malaysia are also discussed in this paper.
RUDRA P. PRADHAN,MAK B. ARVIN,MAHENDHIRAN NAIR,JOHN H. HALL 중앙대학교 경제연구소 2022 Journal of Economic Development Vol.47 No.1
This paper examines the short-term and long-term dynamics between public sector debt, economic openness, and economic growth in European countries between 1990 and 2018. Using the panel vector error correction model, we find that both public debt and economic openness contribute to long-term economic growth in European countries. The empirical analysis also shows that there are strong endogenous links between public debt, economic openness and economic growth in Europe in the short run. These relationships suggest that governments in Europe should give careful attention to the co-curation of macroeconomic policies pertaining to public sector spending/taxation, economic openness, and economic growth.