The faster, the better? The impact of internet speed on employment

Yang Bai

Information Economics and Policy, 2017, vol. 40, issue C, 21-25

Abstract: Does faster broadband generate more economic benefits than normal-speed broadband? This study examines the differential economic impacts of broadband of different speeds. Utilizing the broadband availability and speed data from the National Broadband Map, a first-differenced regression analysis was conducted to investigate if faster broadband more effectively boosts the employment. The analysis shows a positive relationship between broadband availability and county-level employment. However, compared to normal-speed broadband, faster broadband did not generate greater positive effects on employment.

Keywords: Broadband; Download speed; Employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2017.06.004

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