Do Institutions and Technologies Matter for Trade Openness? Empirical Evidence from African Countries

• Main Authors: Nguyen, Canh Phuc, Doytch, Nadia, Dinh Thanh, Su, Schinckus, Christophe
• 格式: text
• 出版: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• 主題: Trade activities; institutions; the Internet; mobile phone; technology; panel data; Communication Technology and New Media; Economics; International Trade Law; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• 在線閱讀: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/233; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08853908.2021.1929584
• 機構: Ateneo De Manila University

This study examines the influence of institutions, the Internet, and mobile phone usage on African countries’ trade openness. Applying various estimations for a balanced panel of data for 47 African economies over the period of 2003 to 2017, our empirical analysis arrives at the following interestin...