This study examines the causal relationship between the Internet and economic factors in Asian economies between 1997 and 2017. The economic factors consist of gross domestic product (GDP), foreign direct investment (FDI), imports, and exports. A comparative analysis of East, South, and Western Asia was conducted using a panel vector autoregressive model. The findings show bidirectional causality between FDI and Internet use in South Asia, unidirectional causality from Internet use to FDI in East Asia, and unidirectional causality from FDI to Internet use in Western Asia. Moreover, the findings indicate unidirectional causality from exports to Internet use in East Asia and unidirectional causality from Internet use to exports in South Asia, but no impact in Western Asia. Finally, the results show unidirectional causality from Internet use to GDP in Western Asia. As these results suggest that Internet use has boosted economic performance in Asia, policy makers in the region should improve Internet use with a focus on economic growth, improving transaction efficiency, and facilitating foreign investment.

本研究调查了1997年至2017年间互联网与亚洲经济体中经济因素之间的因果关系。经济因素包括国内生产总值（GDP），外国直接投资（FDI），进口和出口。使用面板向量自回归模型对东亚，南亚和西亚进行了比较分析。研究结果表明，南亚外国直接投资与互联网使用之间存在双向因果关系，东亚从互联网使用到外国直接投资之间存在单向因果关系，西亚从外国直接投资到互联网使用之间存在单向因果关系。此外，研究结果表明，东亚地区从出口到互联网使用的单向因果关系和南亚地区从互联网使用到出口的单向因果关系，但对西亚没有影响。最后，结果表明，西亚从互联网使用到GDP的单向因果关系。由于这些结果表明，互联网的使用提高了亚洲的经济表现，该地区的决策者应改善互联网的使用，重点是经济增长，提高交易效率和促进外国投资。