| dc.contributor.author | Almomani, Mohammad Ahmad | |
| dc.contributor.author | Al Zu’bi, Bashir Khalifeh A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-02-26T15:20:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-02-26T15:20:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-12-10 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1508-2008 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11089/57541 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study compares the impact of using fixed and mobile broadband services and competition in the telecommunications sector on economic growth and labour productivity across 20 countries in Europe and the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region from 2015 to 2021. Broadband usage is measured by the amount of data consumed, while sector competition is assessed using the ICT regulatory tracker index. Two econometric models were employed and applied to two samples: Group A (European countries) and Group B (MENA countries). The results show that broadband use has positive and significant impacts on economic growth and labour productivity in the two groups, but the effect in the European countries was higher. However, the study also finds that competition in the telecommunications sector produces divergent results between the two groups. The study recommends adopting policies to enhance the deployment and affordability of fixed and mobile broadband usage and services. Additionally, since competition serves as a catalyst for broadband usage, enhancing competition in the telecommunications sector is also advised. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | W artykule porównano wpływ wykorzystania usług szerokopasmowego internetu stacjonarnego i mobilnego oraz konkurencji w sektorze telekomunikacyjnym na wzrost gospodarczy i wydajność pracy w 20 krajach Europy i regionu MENA (Bliski Wschód i Afryka Północna) w latach 2015–2021. Wykorzystanie łączy szerokopasmowych mierzy się ilością zużytych danych, natomiast konkurencję sektora ocenia się za pomocą wskaźnika regulacyjnego ICT. Użyto dwóch modeli ekonometrycznych i zastosowano je do dwóch grup badawczych: grupy A (kraje europejskie) i grupy B (kraje regionu MENA). Wyniki pokazują, że korzystanie z usług internetu szerokopasmowego ma pozytywny i znaczący wpływ na wzrost gospodarczy i wydajność pracy w obu grupach, ale wpływ ten był większy w krajach europejskich. Jednak w badaniu stwierdzono również, że konkurencja w sektorze telekomunikacyjnym w obu grupach jest różna. Opracowanie wskazuje na konieczność przyjęcia polityki mającej na celu zwiększenie dostępności i przystępności cenowej usług szerokopasmowego internetu stacjonarnego i mobilnego. Ponadto, ponieważ konkurencja stanowi katalizator wykorzystania szerokopasmowego internetu, zaleca się również zwiększenie jej w sektorze telekomunikacyjnym. | pl |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego | pl |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe;4 | en |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 | |
| dc.subject | economic growth | en |
| dc.subject | productivity | en |
| dc.subject | broadband | en |
| dc.subject | competition | en |
| dc.subject | wzrost gospodarczy | pl |
| dc.subject | wydajność pracy | pl |
| dc.subject | szerokopasmowy internet | pl |
| dc.subject | konkurencja | pl |
| dc.title | The Role of Broadband Usage and Telecommunications Competition in Driving Economic Growth and Labour Productivity: A Comparative Regional Analysis of MENA and Europe | en |
| dc.title.alternative | Rola wykorzystania łączy szerokopasmowych i konkurencji w sektorze telekomunikacyjnym w stymulowaniu wzrostu gospodarczego i wydajności pracy: analiza porównawcza krajów MENA i Europy | pl |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dc.page.number | 7-21 | |
| dc.contributor.authorAffiliation | Almomani, Mohammad Ahmad - Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, Amman, Jordan | en |
| dc.contributor.authorAffiliation | Al Zu’bi, Bashir Khalifeh A. - University of Jordan, Department of Business Economics, School of Business, Amman, Jordan | en |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 2082-6737 | |
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| dc.contributor.authorEmail | Almomani, Mohammad Ahmad - m.momani@icloud.com | |
| dc.contributor.authorEmail | Al Zu’bi, Bashir Khalifeh A. - bashiralzubi@yahoo.com | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.18778/1508-2008.28.26 | |
| dc.relation.volume | 28 | |