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Impact of Internet on Global Prosperity

Explore how the internet has reshaped the world with a focus on GDP, literacy rates, and life expectancy across 150 countries. Analyzing the correlation between internet usage and key indicators can reveal insights on societal progress. Results indicate positive associations between GDP, literacy rates, and life expectancy, highlighting the significance of internet access for human development.

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Impact of Internet on Global Prosperity

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  1. The Internet and Current Issues Thomas Johnson and James Prow

  2. Motivation • The internet has changed everything • Has it made the world a better place? • Many ways of judging this • Gross domestic product (GDP), “buying power” • Literacy rate • Life expectancy

  3. Research Questions • 150 countries • Information technology investment • Operationally defined as internet users per population • Which issue is most related? • Gross domestic product (GDP), “buying power” • Literacy rate • Life expectancy • Determine based on MSEs

  4. Results • MSEs • GDP: 0.0777 • Literacy Rate: 0.0026 • Life Expectancy: 0.0029 • Pearson’s rs • GDP: 0.1875 • Literacy Rate: 0.6812 • Life Expectancy: 0.7747 • All vs rate of internet users per population

  5. Results Iceland, Norway, Netherlands, Sweden, Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, Qatar, New Zealand, Liechtenstein, Papua New Guinea, Mali, Madagascar, Chad, Guinea, Niger, Burundi, Ethiopia, Timor-Leste, Sierra Leone

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