Policy Reform, Economic Growth, and the Digital Divide : An Econometric Analysis

Policy Reform, Economic Growth, and the Digital Divide : An Econometric Analysis

Rapid growth of Internet use in high-income economies, has raised the specter of a "digital divide" that will marginalize developing countries, because they can neither afford Internet access, nor use it effectively when it is available....

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Main Authors:	Dasgupta, Susmita, Lall, Somik, Wheeler, David
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO TELEPHONES CAPITAL CITIES CITIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION POLICY COMPUTER TRAINING DATA TRANSMISSION DEMOCRACY DIGITAL DIVIDE DSL E-COMMERCE ECONOMIC INCENTIVES EMPLOYMENT FAMILIES HEALTH SERVICES INCOME INFORMATION ECONOMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INHIBITION INNOVATION INSTRUCTION INTERNET ACCESS INTERNET CONNECTIVITY INTERNET CONTENT INTERNET SERVICES INTERNET USE INTERVENTION ISDN LEARNING LITERACY LOW- INCOME COUNTRIES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MEDIA NETWORKS POLICY RESEARCH PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS PUBLIC SECTOR RURAL TELECENTERS RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE DELIVERY TELECOM SERVICES TELECOMMONS TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY TELEPHONE CONNECTIVITY TELEPHONE SERVICE TELEPHONE SERVICES TELEPHONES UNIVERSAL ACCESS WAP WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/1047445/policy-reform-economic-growth-digital-divide-econometric-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19692

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/1047445/policy-reform-economic-growth-digital-divide-econometric-analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19692

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