Title :
ICT Exports of IRAN and Middle East Countries
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Appl. Sci. of Post & Commun., Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
This paper analyzes the ICT exports of Middle East countries and Iran. Revealed comparative advantage (RCA) in ICT exports for each country of the Middle East were computed using the Balassa index. The resulting numerical ratio for each country as reflected in the computed Balassa index indicated the ICT export strength of each Middle Eastern country in terms of the combined exports of the region. Results revealed that Iran and Middle Eastern countries have a low comparative advantage in terms of ICT exportation.
Keywords :
international trade; numerical analysis; Balassa index; ICT exports; IRAN countries; Middle East countries; numerical ratio; revealed comparative advantage; Communication industry; Communications technology; Computer networks; Context; Equations; Information technology; International trade; Manufacturing; Technological innovation; Trade agreements; Balssaindex; Export; ICT; Iran; Middle East;
Conference_Titel :
Computer and Network Technology (ICCNT), 2010 Second International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bangkok
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-4042-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6962-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICCNT.2010.52
