Session 8: Role of ICT
Moderator:
Elaine Tan



Global Recovery From COVID-19 Through Digital Technology Applications: A GTAP Simulation

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the adoption, trust, and usage of digital technology have accelerated rapidly through online shopping, work from home, tele health, and online education. It has also changed behaviour which is likely continue even after the pandemic is put under control. This paper examines the benefits of faster digital transformation on economic growth and recovery in the post-Covid world. 

Author/s:

James Villafuerte and Badri Narayanan


JEL codes: H54, E32, J20, O14, O32, O33, C68, D24