Modelling a Causal Relationship between the Internet and Academic Research Performance in an Australian University: A Case Study

Shamsul Arifeen Khan Mamun and Mohammad Mafizur Rahman

Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, 2016, vol. 10, issue 1, 143-167

Abstract: This study examines the relationship between academics’ use of the Internet for academic purposes and their research performance using cross-sectional data collected from academics of the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Australia, during the period February–March 2014. In this study, a system of simultaneous equation models is used to control the potential bias associated with simultaneity between the use of the Internet and academics’ research performances. The simultaneity, a potential econometric problem, was overlooked in past studies. A finding of this study is that academics’ use of the Internet is a statistically significant contributor to research output in an Australian university. The estimated elasticity of research output is 0.16 with respect to changes in Internet use. JEL Classifications: C3, D8, I2

Keywords: Australia; Internet; Research Production; Simultaneous Equation Model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1177/0973801015612670

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