Internet and Income Inequality: A Research Note

Yongzheng Liu

International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU from International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

Abstract: By using a sample of 51 developed and developing countries, this research note empirically examines the impact of internet diffusion on income inequality. To address the potential endogeneity issue of internet diffusion, I employ lightning density as an instrument for internet diffusion and use an instrumental variable method for the estimations. I find that internet diffusion significantly reduces income inequality. The results are robust across alternative specifications.

Pages: 11 pages
Date: 2017-12
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