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The Future of the Digital Economy: How Research and Development Can Address the Digital Divide Amid Resource Constraints

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  • Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo

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The digital economy is unquestionably a globally recognized priority among nations, yet comprehensive scholarly discussions on the specific determinants driving its growth remain relatively limited. To fill this gap, this study pioneers an investigation into how research and development, natural resources, and economic policy uncertainty influence the digital economy in the United States, using data from 1996Q1 to 2020Q4. Given the nonlinear and non-normal distribution of the data, the study employed a series of quantile-based approaches, particularly the wavelet quantile-on-quantile regression (WQQR). The results from the WQQR reveal that research and development, globalization, economic growth, and economic policy uncertainty positively impact the digital economy, while the abundance of natural resources appears to hinder its growth. Based on these findings, policymakers in the United States should prioritize fostering innovation through R&D while addressing the challenges associated with natural resource dependence to drive the growth of the digital economy.

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  • Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo, . "The Future of the Digital Economy: How Research and Development Can Address the Digital Divide Amid Resource Constraints," Politická ekonomie, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 0.
    • Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlpol:v:preprint:id:1496
    DOI: 10.18267/j.polek.1496
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