Investigating the Impact of E-Commerce and Research and Development Costs on the Economic Development of Selected Middle Eastern Countries

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Saman  Athari ¹ (Master of Economics, Islamic Azad University, Dehaghan Branch, Dehaghan, Iran)
Teymour  Mohammadi ² (Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2022-12-26 Accepted : 2023-02-15 Published : 2022-11-22

Keywords: Economic Development, E-Commerce, Research and Development Costs, Middle East countries,

Abstract :

Today, the development of the country depends on the development of the information technology industry, in which e-commerce and the increase in research and development costs (R&D) is one of its most important components. Economic growth is very important, and it is clear that the analysis of the impact of e-commerce on the economy in order to find the benefits and problems of e-commerce development shows that the use of e-commerce industry structure has a greater and more positive contribution to national economic development. In this paper, the effect of e-commerce and R&D costs along with government size and health expenditures on economic development in 9 selected countries in the Middle East using the model data panel (GLS) method in the period 2005 to 2015 has been investigated. Shows that e-commerce and R&D have a positive and significant effect on GDP (GDP) per capita, among the model variables, the most impact is related to the R&D expenditure variable and the least effect is related to the government size variable. Recommends Due to the importance of e-commerce and research in economic development and social welfare, governments can adopt appropriate policies and conditions to expand this issue.