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Happy e-Inclusion? The Case of Romania

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  • Turlea, Geomina

    (Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, DG-JRC, European Commission, Seville, Spain.)

  • Ciupagea, Constantin

    (Institute of World Economy, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania)

Abstract

This paper investigates the determinants of adoption of ICT technology by households in Romania, using a probit model based on a time-series cross-section dataset. A particular attention is given to a few psycho-social factors in addition to the recognised role of usual socio-economic determinants, such as income, age, employment status, educational level or gender. The particular findings are that, together with an expected impact of the occupational status and of the educational level, the perceived wellbeing of individuals is one of the most important factors influencing the decision to acquire and use a PC at home. Gender does not seem to have the same importance as in other regions of the world and shows an opposite sign than elsewhere, whereas income influences the decision, but with a weaker effect.

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  • Turlea, Geomina & Ciupagea, Constantin, 2009. "Happy e-Inclusion? The Case of Romania," Journal for Economic Forecasting, Institute for Economic Forecasting, vol. 6(3), pages 110-128, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:rjr:romjef:v:6:y:2009:i:3:p:110-128
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    Keywords

    information and communications technology; e-inclusion; Probit model; Romania; determinants of PC use;
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    JEL classification:

    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • O52 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Europe
    • L86 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Information and Internet Services; Computer Software

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