THE NEW AGE STABILIZER? EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIGITALIZATION AND INCOME INEQUALITY

Year 2024, Issue: 26, 1400 - 1423, 01.10.2024

Yusuf Can Çalışır , Kerem Gülen

https://doi.org/10.21441/sosyalguvence.1507517

Abstract

This study aims to improve the understanding of the relationship between digitalization and income inequality through prominent digitalization indicators for countries with different income levels between 2005 and 2020. Digitalization has become an important component of modern economies and societies, facilitating access to information, increasing productivity and supporting economic growth. However, the effects of digitalization on income inequality need to be analyzed in more depth. The study analyzes 39 high-income and 26 middle-income countries using various panel regression estimators. The effects of the variables used to represent digitalization differed according to the samples. According to the findings of the study, an increase in internet usage 100 people was associated with lower Gini coefficient values at all levels. In addition, the use of mobile subscriptions 100 people reduced income inequality at the global level and in the group of high-income countries. The results showed that digitalization had a negative impact on income inequality.

Keywords

Digitalization, Digital economy, Income inequality, High and middle income countries.

YENİ ÇAĞIN DENGELEYİCİSİ? GELİR EŞİTSİZLİĞİ VE DİJİTALLEŞME ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİYİ KEŞFETMEK

Abstract

Bu çalışma, 2005-2020 yılları arasında farklı gelir düzeylerine sahip ülkeler için öne çıkan dijitalleşme göstergeleri aracılığıyla dijitalleşme ve gelir eşitsizliği arasındaki ilişkinin anlaşılmasını geliştirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Dijitalleşme, modern ekonomilerin ve toplumların önemli bir bileşeni haline gelmiş olup, bilgiye erişimi kolaylaştırmakta, verimliliği artırmakta ve ekonomik büyümeyi desteklemektedir. Ancak, dijitalleşmenin gelir eşitsizliği üzerindeki etkileri hakkında daha derinlemesine bilgi sahibi olmak gerekmektedir. Çalışma kapsamında 39 yüksek gelirli ve 26 orta gelirli ülke için çeşitli panel regresyon tahmincileri üzerinden analizler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Dijitalleşmeyi temsilen kullanılan değişkenlerin etkileri örneklemlere göre farklılık göstermektedir. Her 100 kişi başına internet kullanımında yaşanan artış, tüm düzeylerde daha düşük Gini katsayısı değerleriyle ilişkilidir. Ayrıca her 100 kişi başına mobil abonelik kullanımı, küresel düzeyde ve yüksek gelirli ülkeler grubunda gelir eşitsizliğini azaltmaktadır. Ulaşılan sonuçlar, dijitalleşmenin gelir eşitsizliği üzerinde negatif bir etkiye sahip olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

Dijitalleşme, Dijital Ekonomi, Gelir Eşitsizliği, Yüksek ve Orta Gelirli Ülkeler

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