Dijitalleşme ve ekonomik büyüme: AB ülkelerinden yeni kanıtlar

Year 2023, Volume: 26 Issue: 49, 99 - 114, 23.06.2023

Hikmet Akyol , Tuba Akar , Gökhan Akar

https://doi.org/10.31795/baunsobed.1234251

Abstract

Günümüz dünyası bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerinde yaşanan gelişmelerle birlikte dijital bir dönüşüm yaşamaktadır. Sosyal ve ekonomik alanda etkili olan dijitalleşme ülkelerin ekonomik büyüme ve rekabet gücü açısından daha önemli hale gelmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı 27 AB ülkesinde 2000-2020 dönemi için dijitalleşmenin ekonomik büyüme üzerindeki etkisini panel veri analizi yöntemini kullanarak incelemektir. Araştırmada değişkenler arasındaki ekonometrik ilişki, Driscoll-Kraay (1998) standart hatalar tahmincisi kullanılarak tahmin edilmiştir. Çalışmada bağımsız değişken olarak dijitalleşme göstergelerini temsilen bilgi ve iletişim teknolojisi ürünleri ihracatı, internet kullanan birey sayısı ve cep telefonu abone sayısı kullanılmıştır. Bağımlı değişken olan ekonomik büyümeyi temsilen kişi başına düşen reel GSYH alınmıştır. Araştırmanın bulgularına göre dijitalleşme göstergelerinin ekonomik büyüme üzerinde anlamlı ve pozitif bir etkiye sahip oldukları tespit edilmiştir. Çalışmanın bulguları dijitalleşmenin ekonomik büyüme üzerinde pozitif etkide bulunacağını savunan teorik ve ampirik literatürü desteklemektedir. Dijitalleşmeye ve Bilgi ve İletişim teknolojileri altyapısına yapılacak yatırımların önemli kazanımlar sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

Dijitalleşme, Bilgi ve İletişim Teknolojileri, Ekonomik Büyüme., Digitalization, Information and Communication Technologies, Economic Growth.

Digitalization and economic growth: new evidence from EU countries

Abstract

Today's world is on the verge of a digital transformation with the developments in information and communication technologies. The digitalization process experienced affects societies both economically and socially. Recently, digitalization has become more important in terms of economic growth and competitiveness of countries. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of digitalization on economic growth for the period 2000-2020 in 27 EU countries by using panel data analysis method. In the study, the econometric relationship between the variables was estimated using the Driscoll-Kraay (1998) standard errors estimator. In the study, exports of information and communication technology products, the number of individuals using the internet and the number of mobile phone subscribers were used as the independent variables representing the digitalization indicators. Real GDP per capita is taken to represent economic growth, which is the dependent variable. According to the findings of the research, it has been determined that digitalization indicators have a significant and positive effect on economic growth. The findings of the study support the theoretical and empirical literature that argues that digitalization will have a positive effect on economic growth. It is thought that investments to be made in digitalization and ICT infrastructure will provide significant gains.

Keywords

Digitalization, Information and Communication Technologies, Economic Growth.

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