Document Type : Scientific paper
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PhD student in Economics, Department of Economics, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran.
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Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran.
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Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran.
Abstract
Considering the role of digital economy in economic growth of a region, in this study, the growth scenarios of digital economy in Eurasian countries were investigated on growth of Iran's economic sectors. For this purpose, the share of ICT trade to gross domestic product (GDP) was used as digital economy indicator. In addition, in order to collect data, version10 of Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) database was used. The data was aggregated in form of three sectors included of agriculture, industry and services, five production factors include of skilled labor, non-skilled labor, natural resources, land and capital and seven countries including Iran, members of Eurasian Union (Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia) and other countries. Finally, data analysis was done using multi-regional general equilibrium model and MathLab software. Results showed that the countries of Belarus and Iran have the highest and lowest digital economy, respectively. Also, with development of digital economy in Eurasian countries, economic growth of Iran's industrial, agricultural and service sectors will also increase. According to research findings the country's ICT officials are suggested that despite the good growth that specialized infrastructure of digital economy businesses have been in the country in the last few years, they still need to be developed and strengthened, and infrastructures such as specialized laboratories seem to be very key for the development of the digital economy ecosystem.
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