fixed broadband connections and economic growth: a dynamic oecd panel analysis

Angelo Castaldo, Alessandro Fiorini and Bernardo Maggi ()
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Bernardo Maggi: Università Sapienza di Roma - Dipartimento di Studi Giuridici, Filosofici ed Economici

No 17, Public Finance Research Papers from Istituto di Economia e Finanza, DSGE, Sapienza University of Rome

Abstract: Technological innovation is viewed as a major stimulus for economic growth. High-speed internet access via broadband infrastructure has been experiencing a prompt development since the end of 90s, thanks to the deployment of both fix and mobile technologies. The present study investigates on the behavior of broadband diffusion as a technological determinant of economic growth in the main OECD countries. The estimations performed allowed to control and interpret the time evolution of the phenomenon according to the achievable target of growth, as resulting from the promotion of broadband internet connections. Our main goal is to provide evidence of a relevant - in quantitative term - relation between broadband diffusion and economic dynamics in the short, medium and long run.

Keywords: Fixed broadband access; economic growth; technology diffusion; dynamic panel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H54 L96 O33 O47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24 pages
Date: 2015-12
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