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Document Type : Thesis 
Document Title :
THE IMPACT OF KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SAUDI ARABIA
اثر اقتصاد المعرفة على النمو الاقتصادي بالمملكة العربية السعودية
 
Subject : Faculty of Economics and Administration 
Document Language : Arabic 
Abstract : This study aimed to measure the impact of the knowledge economy on long-term economic growth in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the period (2018 -2016). A basic hypothesis was tested (a statistically significant positive relationship between the aspects of knowledge economy and long-term economic growth in Saudi Arabia). To achieve this goal, the presentation of the concepts of the knowledge economy, its aspects and basic indicators, and the theoretical background of the relationship between knowledge and economic growth and the transfer of impact to total productivity were presented. The experiences of some countries were also presented in the knowledge economy, Arab countries and some countries in the Middle East and North Africa, in preparation for measuring impact. The first phase involves obtaining a time series for the total productivity factor of the production components in the non-oil sector in Saudi Arabia, which is the variable of the study, and then estimating the impact of the knowledge economy on the total productivity of the non-oil sector. to him, it was done using ordinary least squares corrected entirely (FMOLS) fully Modified ordinary Lest Square. The results of the study indicate a rise in the relative situation of the Kingdom compared to some countries in the region as well as some Arab countries in the most important indicators related to the Kingdom's sub-indicators were not at a single pace where performance was more advanced for ICT and education and the economic system has improved slightly, Innovation (R & D) has declined. The results of the study also indicate that there is a positive and moral impact on the knowledge economy aspects of human capital, ICT and foreign direct investment, and the economic system on the growth rate of total production factor (TFP) in the non-oil sector in Saudi Arabia and then economic growth. The study concludes that the knowledge economy is an important determinant of economic growth long-term, and therefore continue to require increased investment of the various aspects of this economy to support growth in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 
Supervisor : Dr. fareed Hashim Flemban 
Thesis Type : Master Thesis 
Publishing Year : 1440 AH
2018 AD 
Co-Supervisor : Dr. Ahmed Ahmed Reyad 
Added Date : Tuesday, November 13, 2018 

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فريد ظاهر الشهريAlshehri, Fareed ZahirResearcherMaster 

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