Investigating the impact of ICT-trade nexus on competitiveness in Eastern and Western European countries

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dc.contributor.authorSoylu, Ozgur Bayram
dc.contributor.authorAdeleye, Bosede Ngozi
dc.contributor.authorErgül, Murat
dc.contributor.authorOkur, Fatih
dc.contributor.authorBalsalobre-Lorente, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-28T12:09:00Z
dc.date.available2026-02-28T12:09:00Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentBayburt Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Since competitiveness is crucial in international trade, this paper contributes to the literature by interrogating the information and communication technology (ICT)-trade nexus on competitiveness in Eastern and Western European countries. Does ICT usage promote or hinder the impact of trade openness on competitiveness? This study attempts to answer two questions: (1) is the interaction of trade and ICT significant in promoting competitiveness? (2) Is the effect significantly different by European classification? Design/methodology/approach: With data on 17 European countries from 2007 to 2020 and using mobile phones and fixed telephone usage as ICT indicators, the study engages the bootstrapped ordinary least squares (BOLS) and method of moments quantile regression (MM-QR) techniques to probe the discourse. Findings: The empirical findings reveal that (1) the interaction of trade and ICT boost competitiveness; (2) the effect of mobile phone is consistent across the full, East, and West European samples; (3) the interaction effect is also significant across the conditional distribution of competitiveness and (4) mobile phones and fixed broadband usage reveal “leapfrog” effect across the quantiles. Overall, the study submits that ICT usage will enhance the impact of trade, and thus, ICT is a critical enabler of competitiveness in Europe; policy recommendations were discussed. Originality/value: To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first study examining the interaction effect of trade openness and ICT usage on competitiveness in Europe. In other words, the authors attempt to analyze how ICT usage influences trade-competitiveness dynamics. To fill the gap in the literature, the authors' use a sample of 17 European countries from 2007 to 2020. The variables of interest are the competitiveness index, trade openness, and four ICT indicators (mobile phone, fixed telephone subscriptions, fixed telephone subscriptions, and Internet users). © 2022, Emerald Publishing Limited.
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/JES-12-2021-0638
dc.identifier.endpage789
dc.identifier.issn01443585
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85132763872
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage773
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1108/JES-12-2021-0638
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12403/5781
dc.identifier.volume50
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEmerald Publishing
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Economic Studies
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20260218
dc.subjectBootstrap OLS
dc.subjectCompetitiveness
dc.subjectICT
dc.subjectQuantile regression
dc.subjectTrade openness
dc.titleInvestigating the impact of ICT-trade nexus on competitiveness in Eastern and Western European countries
dc.typeArticle

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