Broadband and local growth

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Urban Economics
Year: 2012
Volume: 71
Issue: 1
Pages: 100-113

Score contribution per author:

4.022 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

I find a positive relationship between broadband expansion and local economic growth. This relationship is stronger in industries that rely more on information technology and in areas with lower population densities. Instrumenting for broadband expansion with slope of terrain leans in the direction of a causal relationship, though not definitively.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:juecon:v:71:y:2012:i:1:p:100-113
Journal Field
Urban
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-25