Information and communication technology and environmental quality (Evidence from the countries of the Economic Co-operation and Development Organization)

Subject Areas : Labor and Demographic Economics

Maryam Taiiari ¹ , mahmood mahmoodzadeh ² , Mir Hossein Mousavi ³

1 - PhD. student of economic sciences, Department of Economics, Firoozkooh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Firoozkooh, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Islamic Azad University, Firoozkooh University
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Alzahra University

Received: 2023-04-02 Accepted : 2023-05-22 Published : 2023-02-20

Keywords: O44, Environmental quality, JEL Classification: C19, Q53. Keywords: Information and communication technology (FAVA), Kuznets curve, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD),

Abstract :

The purpose of this article is to evaluate the effects of information and communication technology on the quality of the environment (publication pollutant gases, carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases) and ecological footprint (from three aspects of the effect individual, country reserves trend and land type) in member countries of the Economic Co-operation and development  Organization is using the panel data method in the time period of 1992-2018.The results showed Expanding the use of ICT  in the mentioned countries has a positive effect on improving the quality of the environment And It has reduced the emission of carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases and ecological footprint.Furthermore, the consequences of ICT on the quality of the environment in the long term have been more than in the short term. Therefore, the findings showed that the substitution effect of ICT (substitution of online activities) compared to Income effect (increased leisure time from the substitution effect and increased travel demand) in the case study has been dominant.

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