| ID | 142827 |
| Title Proper | Modelling a causal relationship between the internet and academic research performance in an Australian university |
| Other Title Information | a case study |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mamun, Shamsul Arifeen Khan ; Rahman, Mohammad Mafizur |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This study examines the relationship between academics’ use of the Internet for academic purposes and their research performance using cross-sectional data collected from academics of the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Australia, during the period February–March 2014. In this study, a system of simultaneous equation models is used to control the potential bias associated with simultaneity between the use of the Internet and academics’ research performances. The simultaneity, a potential econometric problem, was overlooked in past studies. A finding of this study is that academics’ use of the Internet is a statistically significant contributor to research output in an Australian university. The estimated elasticity of research output is 0.16 with respect to changes in Internet use. |
| `In' analytical Note | Margin Vol. 10, No.1; Feb 2016: p.143-167 |
| Journal Source | Margin 2016-03 10, 1 |
| Key Words | Australia ; Internet ; Research Production ; Simultaneous Equation Model |