• DocumentCode
    517650
  • Title

    Network infrastructure and economic growth

  • Author

    Xu, Changxin ; Pan, Rong

  • Author_Institution
    Bus. Sch., Hohai Univ., Nanjing, China
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    30-31 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    70
  • Lastpage
    73
  • Abstract
    This paper analyses the effect of network infrastructure imposed on economic growth in China. It also analyses the relationship between network infrastructure and economic growth. And the role Chinese network infrastructure play in economic growth course is discussed in this paper with modified secondary CES Production Function with three factors. Data from 1994 to 2007 in China are utilized and related parameters are selected in accordance with the characteristics of Chinese network infrastructure. The results obtained indicate that it is a general trend to allocate more resources in Chinese network infrastructure industry. Especially, more resources should be allocated to develop and utilize new technology and scarce human resources instead of hardware construction.
  • Keywords
    economic indicators; CES production function; Chinese network infrastructure; constant elasticity of substitution; economic growth; resource allocation; Air transportation; Cities and towns; Elasticity; Humans; Internet; Investments; Irrigation; Power generation economics; Production; Rail transportation; economic growth; human capital; network infrastructure; secondary CES production function with three factors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Networking and Digital Society (ICNDS), 2010 2nd International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Wenzhou
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5162-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICNDS.2010.5479301
  • Filename
    5479301