ICT diffusion across US and EU industries: Does upstream regulation matter?

Sotiris Papaioannou ()

Economics Letters, 2017, vol. 156, issue C, 102-105

Abstract: We use parametric and semi-parametric econometric techniques to show that upstream regulation affects negatively Information and Communication Technology (ICT) investment. This influence becomes positive only at low levels of regulation. Overall, a nonlinear U shaped relationship arises between regulation and ICT.

Keywords: ICT; Upstream regulation; Nonlinearities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O3 O5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2017.04.026

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