ICT as a Determinant of Happiness Cross-Country Evidence
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Innovation, Wellbeing, Governance, Human Development
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This study aims to investigate ICT as a determinant of happiness. This study shifts its focus from traditional metrics to subjective assessments and extends the role of ICT to happiness research at the cross-country level. Due to innovations, the role of ICT may not be limited to productivity, consumption patterns, and consumer behaviour. A panel dataset for 40 countries with higher subjective wellbeing representing all continents from 2006 to 2019 is used. The pooled mean group (autoregressive distributed lag, ARDL) approach signifies that ICT is a determinant of happiness. Moreover, this research also investigates how effective governance negatively relates to happiness, and how human progress and economic development positively impact happiness. This research argues that policymaking should shift from the traditional economic development approach to socio-technical wellbeing.
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Mehmood, B., & Hussain, A. (2024). ICT as a Determinant of Happiness: Cross-Country Evidence. Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, 12(1), 196–221. https://doi.org/10.18080/jtde.v12n1.817
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Bilal Mehmood, Punjab University Center for Economics and Business Research, Lahore, Pakistan
Dr. Bilal Mehmood
Associate Professor and Director, Punjab University Center for Economics and Business Research, Lahore, Pakistan
Ajmal Hussain, University of the Punjab
Ajmal Hussain
MPhil Scholar, School of Economics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
