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RESEARCH PRODUCT

ICT Diffusion and Foreign Direct Investment

Dolores Añón HigónRoya GholamiFarid Shirazi

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Middle EastAsia pacificEconomyInformation and Communications TechnologyEconomicsForeign direct investment

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This chapter investigates the impact of inward and outward FDI on ICT diffusion in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions for the period 1996-2008. The results indicate that while inward FDI has generally had a positive and significant impact on ICT diffusion in Asia-Pacific economies, its impact on the Middle Eastern countries has been detrimental. In contrast, the results of this study also show that outward FDI has had, in general, the inverse effect, it has been in general positive and significant for the Middle East countries but insignificant for Asia-Pacific economies.

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2011-12-22
https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-480-2.ch013