The Effects of Knowledge-Based Economy Index on the Economic Growth of Islamic Countries (Martin Barrow Test Model)

Knowledge is the source of economic growth and productivity growth, and its production and accumulation is at the top of the list of countries. Meanwhile, knowledge-based economics has become doubly important due to its emphasis on the knowledge component in economic issues. In this article, an attempt has been made; By theoretically explaining and designing a model and using econometric methods to investigate the impact of knowledge-based economy on the economic growth of Islamic countries (Barrow Salai Martin model test) so that the empirical effect of this relationship can be analyzed. . The statistical population of this study includes Islamic and multi-religious countries (a large part of the Muslim population). Based on the availability of information from the studied countries, including; Azerbaijan, Jordan, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Tunisia, Sudan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Egypt, India. The scope of the research is from 2009 to 2019. To collect the required statistics and quantitative information, statistical tables and global databases and the International Monetary Fund and the economical model of structural autoregression panel have been used. Using Fisher test and Johansen co-integration test, static and long-run relationships of variables were examined. It was shown that all variables are at zero level and based on the results of effect statistics and maximum eigenvalue, there are five long-term relationships at 0.95 level between variables. Then, using shock analysis and analysis of variance, it was shown that the knowledge-based economy index affects the economic growth of Islamic countries.