O impacto do programa cinturão digital no PIB per capita dos municípios cearenses

Abstract

This paper aims at evaluating the impact of the Program Cinturão Digital no Ceará - CDC on the per capita GDP of the municipalities of Ceará. In the current scenario, the technological age largely corresponds to GDP growth in all regions of Brazil. In this context, the broadband internet brings countless contributions to its users, which such as the increase in the intellectual development of the individual, through digital inclusion, improvements in health, industry and other areas. Given its wide importance in the current social and economic conjecture of Brazil, it was necessary to study the impact of investing in programs such as CDC on economic results in the cities of Ceará, through an analysis of their respective GDP per capita. The methodology is based on a panel data approach under Fixed Effect. It was verified that there was a positive impact on the per capita GDP from the CDC program, which contributed to the economic and social development for the localities of Ceará.