Quarterly Journal of Social Development
(Previously Human Development)

Quarterly Journal of Social Development (Previously Human Development)

Analysis of Interactive Effects of Internet Development and Business Environment on Rural Poverty in Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
1 Master of Economics, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
Abstract
This research was done to analyze the interactive effects of internet development and business environment on rural poverty. The statistical population and research data in this study include all rural areas of Iran. The calculation period for the years 1978 to 2021 was examined periodically from the household income and expenditure plan and macroeconomic data. The research method is applied, causal correlation and using econometric model. Research data were collected from the Parliament Research Center, Iran Statistics Center, and World Bank WDI software. The collected data were analyzed using Eviews software and the ARDL method. The results showed that the development of the internet and communication with the coefficient of -2/1 causes the reduction of rural poverty. The development of the business environment in Iran reduces rural poverty with a coefficient of -2/1, and the interactive effect of the development of the Internet and the business environment reduces rural poverty with a coefficient of -3/7.
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