The Psychological Role of Covid-19 in the Trend towards the Digital Economy in Jordan

Abstract

The study aimed to find out the economic effects of the new coronavirus epidemic (COVID_19) on the economic sectors, and the role of the coronavirus in the transition to the digital economy, and the study used the descriptive approach to describe the changing data during the period of the pandemic, and concluded that the coronavirus pandemic has a clear impact on the intensification of work in the digital economy. The study also showed the weaknesses in the infrastructure in Jordan to move to the digital economy, and the results showed a negative impact on the output of demand and supply in the economic sectors such as transport, trade, tourism and agriculture, but it positively affected the reduction of the trade balance deficit. The study recommended that the infrastructure of the digital economy should be taken care of in addition to providing awareness of the digital economy through schools, universities and training institutes, as well as supporting the renewable energy sector to reduce transport costs.