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Table 1 Variables definition, mean and source of data.

From: Internet usage, innovation and human development nexus in Africa: the case of ECOWAS

Data

Identifier

Data source

Human development (proxied by Human Development Index)

HDI

UNDP (2015)

Innovation (scientific and technical journal)

SCIJ

World Bank (2017a)

Number of Internet users per 100 people

INTUSPH

World Bank (2017a)

Technological knowledge: (number of Internet users * scientific and technical journal)

INTPHSCI

World Bank (2017a)

Primary school enrolment (pupils)—female

PSE

World Bank (2017a)

Institution

RULE

World Bank (2017b)

Domestic credit by financial institutions in constant US$

CREDIT

World Bank (2017a)

Gross domestic product per capita growth rate

GDPPCGR

World Bank (2017a)