Jiang, Jun Wen2024-07-012024-07-012023-02Jiang, Jun Wen. (2023). An investigation of the relationship between ICT infrastructure and economic growth of emerging market [Master’s dissertation , University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. WireDSpace. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/38791https://hdl.handle.net/10539/38791A research report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Economic Science to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, School of Economics and Finance, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2023The study examines the link between Information and Communication Technology, institutional quality, and economic growth in emerging markets over the period of 2000 to 2019, using the system Generalized Method of Moments. The connection between economic growth and technology lies on the framework of exogenous growth model. The following findings are discernible from the study. First, a substantial positive relationship exists between internet usage and economic growth, while a negative association between economic growth and fixed telephone users is evident. Second, a positive association between growth and innovation exist in emerging markets, whilst institutions reveal a negative association. These findings have a significant policy implication for policymakers to monitor innovation factors rather than institutional quality to bypass the digital divide. Consequently, policymakers should pay attention to the benefits of Information and Communication technology usage by means of reducing entries cost whilst improving network facilities transfersen© 2023 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.ICTInformation and Communication TechnologyEconomic growthEmerging MarketsUCTDSDG-8: Decent work and economic growthSDG-9: Industry, innovation and infrastructureDissertationUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Citation