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Determinants of Inter-Country Internet Diffusion Rates

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Wunnava, Phanindra V. () (Middlebury College)
Leiter, Daniel B. () (Morgan Stanley)

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This paper employs cross-sectional data from 100 countries to analyze the main determinants of inter-country Internet diffusion rates. We set up an empirical model based on strong theoretical foundations, in which we regress Internet usage on variables that capture social, economic and political differences between these countries. Our results support past findings that economic strength, infrastructure and knowledge of the English language positively affect Internet connectivity. In addition to these indicators, the openness of a country, tertiary enrollment, and income equality are found to also have a significant positive effect on Internet diffusion.

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Paper provided by Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in its series IZA Discussion Papers with number 3666.

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Date of creation: Aug 2008
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Publication status: forthcoming in: American Journal of Economics and Sociology
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Keywords: internet; technological diffusion; inequality; education; English proficiency;

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O33 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Technological Change - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General

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