The Relationship between ICT, Exports and Non-Exports Sectors and Economic Growth in Iran: A Generalization of Feder Model

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a growing industry all over the world. It has a very essential impact on GDP and hence economic growth directly. Furthermore, indirectly, it increases productivity and efficiency of export and non-export sectors and improves economic growth as well. This study provides a generalized version of Feder model to investigate the relationship between ICT, export, and non-export sectors and economic growth. An econometric model is estimated in Iran during 1978 - 2010 by using ARDL co-integration method. The results represent that ICT and export have a positive significant effect on economic growth in Iran. On the other hand, ICT has a positive significant external effect on export and non-export sectors. Export has also a positive external effect on non-export sector.