The Effects of Information Communication Technologies on Human Capital: A Panel Data Analysis

The transition to the information age with globalization has opened the doors of digital transformation all over the world. In this digital transformation process, each new day corresponds to new information. In addition, the dimensions of communication have started to change with new information. I...

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Main Authors: Zeynep Erdinç, Gökçen Aydınbaş
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Language:English
Published: Istanbul University Press 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Economy Culture and Society
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description The transition to the information age with globalization has opened the doors of digital transformation all over the world. In this digital transformation process, each new day corresponds to new information. In addition, the dimensions of communication have started to change with new information. It has become inevitable that such developments in information and communication technologies will have an impact on human development. In this context, the effect of information and communication technologies on human capital in the academic field arouses curiosity. This study aims to investigate the effects of information and communication technologies on human capital with the panel data analysis method. Annual data based on the 2000-2019 period for 10 countries selected among the emerging economies were used in the study. The dependent variable was the human capital index; the control variables were the education index and life expectancy at birth, and the independent variable was the share of information and communication technologies exports in total exports in the study. According to the findings of the study, it was concluded that the share of information and communication technologies exports in total exports increased human capital along with the education index and life expectancy at birth.
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spelling doaj-art-7793c387fc7648c7a3c39afd7ea4fd9e2025-02-04T10:17:23ZengIstanbul University PressJournal of Economy Culture and Society2645-87722023-12-016811912910.26650/JECS2023-12122994The Effects of Information Communication Technologies on Human Capital: A Panel Data AnalysisZeynep Erdinç0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9599-0630Gökçen Aydınbaş1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9435-5387Anadolu University, Department of EconomicsAnadolu University, Department of EconomicsThe transition to the information age with globalization has opened the doors of digital transformation all over the world. In this digital transformation process, each new day corresponds to new information. In addition, the dimensions of communication have started to change with new information. It has become inevitable that such developments in information and communication technologies will have an impact on human development. In this context, the effect of information and communication technologies on human capital in the academic field arouses curiosity. This study aims to investigate the effects of information and communication technologies on human capital with the panel data analysis method. Annual data based on the 2000-2019 period for 10 countries selected among the emerging economies were used in the study. The dependent variable was the human capital index; the control variables were the education index and life expectancy at birth, and the independent variable was the share of information and communication technologies exports in total exports in the study. According to the findings of the study, it was concluded that the share of information and communication technologies exports in total exports increased human capital along with the education index and life expectancy at birth.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/2803692information communication technologieshuman capitaleducation indexlife expectancypanel data analysis
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The Effects of Information Communication Technologies on Human Capital: A Panel Data Analysis
Journal of Economy Culture and Society
information communication technologies
human capital
education index
life expectancy
panel data analysis
title The Effects of Information Communication Technologies on Human Capital: A Panel Data Analysis
title_full The Effects of Information Communication Technologies on Human Capital: A Panel Data Analysis
title_fullStr The Effects of Information Communication Technologies on Human Capital: A Panel Data Analysis
title_full_unstemmed The Effects of Information Communication Technologies on Human Capital: A Panel Data Analysis
title_short The Effects of Information Communication Technologies on Human Capital: A Panel Data Analysis
title_sort effects of information communication technologies on human capital a panel data analysis
topic information communication technologies
human capital
education index
life expectancy
panel data analysis
url https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/2803692
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