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+ The Internet and Current Issues Thomas Johnson and James Prow

+ Motivation The internet has changed everything Has it made the world a better place? Many ways of judging this Gross domestic product (GDP), “buying power” Literacy rate Life expectancy

+ Research Questions 150 countries Information technology investment Operationally defined as internet users per population Which issue is most related? Gross domestic product (GDP), “buying power” Literacy rate Life expectancy Determine based on MSEs

+ Results MSEs GDP: Literacy Rate: Life Expectancy: Pearson’s rs GDP: Literacy Rate: Life Expectancy: All vs rate of internet users per population

+ Results Iceland, Norway, Netherlands, Sweden, Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, Qatar, New Zealand, Liechtenstein, Papua New Guinea, Mali, Madagascar, Chad, Guinea, Niger, Burundi, Ethiopia, Timor-Leste, Sierra Leone

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