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The impact of ICT infrastructure on Malaysian trade

This paper examines the impact of ICT infrastructure on trade in the case of Malaysia by using a gravity model and a number of indicators for the ICT infrastructure. The analyses are based on data from a panel of countries, 36 trading partner countries over time from 1980 to 2008. It is found that m...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, Nor Asma, Ismail, Normaz Wana, Law, Siong Hook
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: School of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48877/1/The%20impact%20of%20ICT%20infrastructure%20on%20Malaysian%20trade.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.488772016-12-29T09:34:56Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48877/ The impact of ICT infrastructure on Malaysian trade Ahmad, Nor Asma Ismail, Normaz Wana Law, Siong Hook This paper examines the impact of ICT infrastructure on trade in the case of Malaysia by using a gravity model and a number of indicators for the ICT infrastructure. The analyses are based on data from a panel of countries, 36 trading partner countries over time from 1980 to 2008. It is found that mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers, personal computers and internet users are significant and positively related to the value of bilateral trade between Malaysia and its trading partners. The results support that infrastructure development serves as the facilitating role in reaching higher levels of exporting. School of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48877/1/The%20impact%20of%20ICT%20infrastructure%20on%20Malaysian%20trade.pdf Ahmad, Nor Asma and Ismail, Normaz Wana and Law, Siong Hook (2011) The impact of ICT infrastructure on Malaysian trade. In: Sixth Malaysian National Economic Conference (PERKEM VI), 5-7 June 2011, Melaka, Malaysia. (pp. 292-298). http://www.ukm.my/fep/perkem/contents/perkem2011-2-05.html
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description This paper examines the impact of ICT infrastructure on trade in the case of Malaysia by using a gravity model and a number of indicators for the ICT infrastructure. The analyses are based on data from a panel of countries, 36 trading partner countries over time from 1980 to 2008. It is found that mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers, personal computers and internet users are significant and positively related to the value of bilateral trade between Malaysia and its trading partners. The results support that infrastructure development serves as the facilitating role in reaching higher levels of exporting.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Ahmad, Nor Asma
Ismail, Normaz Wana
Law, Siong Hook
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Ismail, Normaz Wana
Law, Siong Hook
The impact of ICT infrastructure on Malaysian trade
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Ismail, Normaz Wana
Law, Siong Hook
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title The impact of ICT infrastructure on Malaysian trade
title_short The impact of ICT infrastructure on Malaysian trade
title_full The impact of ICT infrastructure on Malaysian trade
title_fullStr The impact of ICT infrastructure on Malaysian trade
title_full_unstemmed The impact of ICT infrastructure on Malaysian trade
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publisher School of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2011
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48877/1/The%20impact%20of%20ICT%20infrastructure%20on%20Malaysian%20trade.pdf
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