Economic Development Potential through IP Telephony for Namibia

Albertus Aochamub, Daniel J. Motinga and Christoph Stork

No DP2002-84, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: The aim of this study is to evaluate the economic development potential for Namibia through IP telephony. First, background information on the telecommunication sector in Namibia is given. Then, the link between the ICT sector and GDP growth is being investigated. Granger causality tests indicated unilateral causality from GDP growth to telecommunications investment. Due to the small sample size, the causality tests could only be carried out for a lag length of 4, i.e. one year. The analysis might have yielded different result using a larger sample and a longer lag length.

Keywords: Economic development; Information technology; Technological innovations; Telecommunication (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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