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Telecommunications Infrastructure and Regional Economic Development: The Case of Poland

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  • Andrzej Cieślik
  • Magdalena Kaniewska

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Cieślik A. and Kaniewska M. (2004) Telecommunications infrastructure and regional economic development: the case of Poland, Regional Studies38, 713-725. We develop a theoretical model that establishes a link between telecommunications infrastructure and the regional level of income. This relationship is subsequently tested using Polish regional panel data for the 1990s. The empirical results confirm that there exists a positive and statistically significant causal relationship between telecommunications infrastructure and income at the regional level. With causality running from telecommunications to income, telecommunications policy should be viewed as an important part of regional policy aimed at reducing spatial income disparities in Poland. We can expect that EU enlargement and the harmonization of Polish telecommunication law with EU regulations should contribute to more even regional development in Poland. Cieślik A. et Kaniewska M. (2004) Infrastructure des telecommunications et le developpement economique regional: etude de cas de la Pologne, Regional Studies38, 713-725. Cet article cherche a developper un modele theoretique qui etablit un lien entre l'infrastructure des telecommunications et le niveau des revenus regionaux. Par la suite, on teste ce rapport employant des donnees regionales polonaises par echantillon permanent pour les annees 1990. Les resultats empiriques confirment l'existence d'une correlation etroite et statistiquement importante entre l'infrastructure des telecommunications et le revenu regional. Etant donne que la causalite va des telecommunications au revenu, une politique en faveur des telecommunications devrait etre consideree comme partie integrante d'une politique regionale destinee a reduire les ecarts des revenus regionaux en Pologne. L'elargissement de l'Ue et l'harmonisation de la loi polonaise sur les telecommunications, conjointement avec la reglementation de l'Ue, devraient contribuer a un reequilibrage du developpement economique regional en Pologne. Cieślik A. und Kaniewska M. (2004) Telekommunikationsinfrastruktur und regionalwirtschaftliche Entwicklung: der Fall Polen, Regional Studies38, 713-725. Die Entwicklung eines theoretischen Modells dient dazu, eine Verbindung zwischen Telekommunikationsinfrastruktur und regionaler Einkommenshohe herzustellen. Diese Beziehung wird anschliessend mit Hilfe polnischer Regionaldatenlisten fur die neunziger Jahre gepruft. Die empirschen Daten bestatigen, dass eine auf Regionalebene positive und statistisch signifikante Kausalbeziehung zwischen Telekommunikationsinfrastruktur und Einkommen besteht. Angesichts der von Telekommunkatione ausgehenden und sich auf Einkommen auswirkenden Kausalitat liegt es nahe, die Kommunkationspolitik als wichtigen Bestandteil der Regionalpolitik anzusehen, doch Ziel es sein sollte, raumliche Einkommensunterschiede in Polen abzuschwachen. Es ist erwarten, dass die Erweiterung der EU und die Harmonisierung des polnischen Telekommunkationsgesetzes mit den Bestimmungen der EU zu einer gleichmassigeren Regionalentwicklung in Polen beitragen wird. Cieślik A. y Kaniewska M. (2004) Infraestructura de telecomunicaciones y desarrollo economico regional: el caso de Polonia, Regional Studies38, 713-725. Desarrollamos un modelo teorico que establece un vinculo entre la infraestructura de telecomunicaciones y el nivel regional de renta. Esta relacion se comprueba posteriormente utilizando el panel de datos regionales de Polonia para los anos 90. Los resultados empiricos confirman que existe una relacion causal positiva y estadisticamente significativa entre la infraestructura de telecomunicaciones y el nivel de renta regional. Con una causalidad que va en direccion de telecomunicaciones a renta, las politicas de telecomunicaciones se deberian ver como una parte importante de la politica regional dirigida a reducir disparidades espaciales en el nivel de renta en Polonia. Podemos esperar que la ampliacion de la Union Europea y la armonizacion de la ley de telecomunicacion Polaca con las regulaciones de la UE debe contribuir a un desarrollo regional en Polonia mas equitativo.

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  • Andrzej Cieślik & Magdalena Kaniewska, 2004. "Telecommunications Infrastructure and Regional Economic Development: The Case of Poland," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(6), pages 713-725.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:38:y:2004:i:6:p:713-725
    DOI: 10.1080/003434042000240996
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