The Impact of Broadband on Economic Activity in Rural Areas: Evidence from German Municipalities

Nadine Fabritz

No 166, ifo Working Paper Series from ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich

Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of broadband availability on economic activity as measured by local employment rates. Using panel data on broadband coverage in 8,460 West German municipalities for the period from 2005 to 2009, we find, in fixed effects regressions, an overall positive, but economically rather limited, relationship between local employment and local broadband infrastructure. The effect is larger in rural municipalities and is likely to stem from the service sector.

JEL-codes: L96 O10 O20 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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