Impact of Internet Use on Trade Openness: Evidence from Southeast Asian Countries
Tóm tắt
This research aims to examine the impact of Internet use on trade openness in Southeast Asian countries, with eight countries over the period of
1996-2020 as its samples. This study analyzed the data provided by World
Bank using regression methods on random-effects, fixed-effects, and
Driscoll-Kraay standard errors models. The research results show that the
growth of the Internet positively affects trade openness in Southeast Asian
countries. In addition, the result presents a positive relationship between
trade openness with financial development, economic development, and
urban growth rate. This study contributes to enhancing knowledge about
the relationship between Internet usage and trade openness which is sig
nificant to the economic growth in several Southeast Asian countries
