Does ICT generate economic growth? A meta-regression analysis

In this paper, we apply meta-regression analysis to 58 studies that explore the impact of ICT on economic growth. We find evidence of econometric specification bias and publication selection bias in favor of positive growth effects. After correcting these biases, we show that ICT has contributed positively to economic growth, on average. We find that both developed and developing countries benefit equally from landline and cell technologies, with cell???s contribution to growth being double that of landline. However, developed countries gain significantly more from computing than do developing countries. In contrast, the Internet has had little effect on growth.