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<journal-id>0301-7036</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Problemas del desarrollo]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Prob. Des]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0301-7036</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22201/iiec.20078951e.2021.206.69627</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The effects of telecommunications infrastructure on Latin America's economic growth]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Los efectos de la infraestructura de las telecomunicaciones en el crecimiento económico de América Latina]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Fawaz]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Popiashvili]]></surname>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Tennessee State University  ]]></institution>
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<country>USA</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2021</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>52</volume>
<numero>206</numero>
<fpage>143</fpage>
<lpage>167</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0301-70362021000300143&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0301-70362021000300143&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0301-70362021000300143&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract We examine the effects of telecommunications infrastructure on economic growth in 15 countries of Latin America (LA) for the period 1995-2016. We estimate the aggregate relationship of economic growth with electricity access, individuals using the internet, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) imports, while accounting for other key macroeconomic variables using a static and dynamic model. The results confirm that there is a positive relationship between economic growth and electricity access, internet accessibility, and ICT imports. These results provide evidence to conclude that telecommunications infrastructure contributes to economic growth for la countries.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Se examinan los efectos de la infraestructura de las telecomunicaciones en el crecimiento económico de América Latina para el periodo 1995-2006. Usando un panel dinámico y estático, se estima la relación agregada de crecimiento económico con acceso a la electricidad, personas usando internet e importaciones de Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC), mientras se controla con otras variables macroeconómicas. Los resultados confirman que existe una relación positiva entre el crecimiento económico y las variables señaladas. Estos resultados proveen evidencia de que la infraestructura de telecomunicaciones contribuye al crecimiento en América Latina.]]></p></abstract>
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