Has the Internet Increased Exports for Firms from Low and Middle-Income Countries?

• Tác giả: George R. G Clarke
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 338.88 Multinational business enterprises
• Thông tin xuất bản: 2012
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 320086
• Chủ đề: 1. Computer Software L860; 2. Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140; 3. Information and Internet Services

Tóm tắt

Many commentators have suggested that the internet is one of the forces driving globalization. This paper assesses one aspect of these claims, looking at whether internet access appears to affect the export performance using data from enterprises in low and middle-income economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The paper finds a strong correlation between exporting and internet access at the enterprise level. Moreover, this correlation remains after controlling factors that might affect both exports and internet connectivity and self-selectivity.