University of Tabriz Applied Theories of Economics 2423-6586 4 3 2017 10 23 The Economic Factors Affecting Internet Diffusion in Iran Using the Fuzzy Regression The Economic Factors Affecting Internet Diffusion in Iran Using the Fuzzy Regression 91 116 6754 FA Behzad Salmani Professor of Economics, University of Tabriz Hamid Zolghadr Ph.D. Student in Economics, University of Tabriz Mostafa Shokri Ph.D. Student in Economics, University of Tabriz 0009-0004-6092-1925 Journal Article 2016 06 20 Internet by creating new conditions and opportunities for economic growth, allows the less developed countries to reduce their deep economic gap with developed countries. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of economic factors on the internet diffusion in Iran over the period of 1994-2015. Using a fuzzy regression, this study is going to estimate the type of relationship between variables which estimates a range of possible values of parameters. Results of the model show that, per capita income, urbanization rate, openness, human capital, and share of the service sector in GDP have a positive effect on the internet diffusion. But the impact of agriculture sector’s share in GDP is negative on the internet diffusion. Internet by creating new conditions and opportunities for economic growth, allows the less developed countries to reduce their deep economic gap with developed countries. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of economic factors on the internet diffusion in Iran over the period of 1994-2015. Using a fuzzy regression, this study is going to estimate the type of relationship between variables which estimates a range of possible values of parameters. Results of the model show that, per capita income, urbanization rate, openness, human capital, and share of the service sector in GDP have a positive effect on the internet diffusion. But the impact of agriculture sector’s share in GDP is negative on the internet diffusion. https://ecoj.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_6754_724f9fc2bed65b7154ce1f07351f3873.pdf