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Andrés, Luis, Cuberes, David, Diouf, Mame and Serebrisky, Tomás (2010) The diffusion of the Internet: A cross-country analysis. Telecommunications Policy, 34 (5-6). pp. 323-340. ISSN 0308-5961
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Abstract
This paper analyzes the process of Internet diffusion across the world using a panel of 214 countries during the period 1990–2004. Countries are classified as low- or high-income and it is shown that the diffusion process is characterized by a different S-shaped curve in each group. The estimated diffusion curves provide evidence of very slow “catching up”. The paper also explores the determinants of Internet diffusion and shows that network effects are crucial to explain this process. One important finding is that the degree of competition in the provision of the Internet contributes positively to its diffusion.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Technological diffusion; Internet; S-shape curve; Network externalities; Digital divide; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Finance and Accounting |
| Item ID: | 19612 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.telpol.2010.01.003 |
| Depositing User: | David Cuberes |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Mar 2025 16:11 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Telecommunications Policy |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/19612 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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