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The Impacts of Dıgıtalızatıon on Human Development: An Empırıcal Examınatıon of OECD Countrıes

DİJİTALLEŞMENİN İNSANİ GELİŞMEYE ETKİLERİ: OECD ÜLKELERİ ÜZERİNE AMPİRİK BİR İNCELEME

Zerife Yildirim(HARRAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-2478-2823
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251–265
Publication Date
2025-12-31
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On the other hand, no causal relationship was found for the R&D variable.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The ultimate goal in the development of countries is to raise the social welfare levels of their citizens.
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Key Findings & Data:In this context, the effects of the Human Capital Index (HCI) represented by the use of digital technological tools, the Online Services Index (OSI), and the impact of Research-Development(R&D) expenditures on the Human Development lndex (HDI) were examined using panel data analysis for 15 selected OECD countries for the period 2010–2021. ln the study, cross-sectional dpendence, stationarity (unit root tests), and coefficient homogeneity were examined sequentially.
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Conclusion & Impact:On the other hand, no causal relationship was found for the R&D variable.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
📍Scope:2010–2021 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Dijital Teknolojik Araçların Kullanımı · Eşbütünleşme Analizi · Nedensellik Analizi

Abstract

The ultimate goal in the development of countries is to raise the social welfare levels of their citizens. Societies with high welfare levels also have high levels of human development. Many factors influence human development. Digitalization is one of the important factors permeating this development in every field. This study focuses on how digitalization and the increasing use of digital technological tools in daily life affect the level of human development. In this context, the effects of the Human Capital Index (HCI) represented by the use of digital technological tools, the Online Services Index (OSI), and the impact of Research-Development(R&D) expenditures on the Human Development lndex (HDI) were examined using panel data analysis for 15 selected OECD countries for the period 2010–2021. ln the study, cross-sectional dpendence, stationarity (unit root tests), and coefficient homogeneity were examined sequentially. Furthermore, the cointegation relationship and the causality relationship among the variables under investigation were analyzed. According to the analysis results, there is a cointegration relationship and a causal relationship between the variables. Accordingly, a bidirectional causal relationship was found between HDI and HCI. Another causal relationship occurred unidirectionally from OSI to HDI. The variables included in the analyzes explain the HDI or have a causal effect on the HDI. On the other hand, no causal relationship was found for the R&D variable.

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Ülkelerin kalkınmasında nihai amaç vatandaşlarının sosyal refah düzeylerini yükseltmektir. Yüksek refah düzeyine sahip toplumların insani gelişmişlik seviyeleri de yüksek olmaktadır. İnsani gelişmişliği etkileyen birçok faktör bulunmaktadır. Dijitalleşme de bu gelişmişliğe her alanda nüfuz eden önemli faktörlerden biridir. Dijitalleşme ve dijital teknolojik araçların günlük yaşamda kullanım düzeyindeki artışların insani gelişmişlik düzeyini nasıl etkilediği bu çalışmanın konusunu oluşturmaktadır. Bu kapsamda, dijital teknolojik araçların kullanımıyla temsil edilen İnsan Sermayesi Endeksi (ISE), Çevrimiçi Hizmetler Endeksi (CHE) ve Araştırma-Geliştirme (ARGE) harcamalarının İnsani Gelişme Endeksi (IGE) üzerindeki etkileri, 2010-2021 dönemine dair seçilen 15 OECD ülkesi için panel veri analizi kullanılarak incelenmiştir. Çalışmada sırasıyla, yatay kesit bağımlılığı, durağanlık (birim kök testleri) ve katsayıların homojenliği incelenmiştir. Ayrıca incelenen değişkenler arasındaki eşbütünleşme ilişkisi ve nedensellik ilişkisi analiz edilmiştir. Analiz sonuçlarına göre değişkenler arasında bir eşbütünleşme ilişkisi ve nedensellik ilişkisi bulunmaktadır. Buna göre, IGE ile ISE arasında çift yönlü bir nedensellik ilişkisi tespit edilmiştir. Diğer bir nedensellik ilişkisi CHE’den IGE’ye tek yönlü olarak gerçekleşmiştir. Analizlere dahil edilen değişkenler IGE'yi açıklamakta veya IGE üzerinde nedensel bir etkiye sahip olmaktadır. Diğer taraftan ARGE değişkeni için herhangi bir nedensel ilişki bulunamamıştır.

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Yildirim, Z. (2025). The Impacts of Dıgıtalızatıon on Human Development: An Empırıcal Examınatıon of OECD Countrıes. Uşak Üniversitesi Uygulamalı Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 2, 251–265. https://ajindex.com/articles/1623676

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