Race, Internet usage, and E-commerce

Hiroshi Ono () and Madeline Zavodny

No 2002-1, FRB Atlanta Working Paper from Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Abstract: The authors examine racial and ethnic differences in computer ownership and Internet usage using data from a survey conducted by the Nomura Research Institute in 2000. They focus on on-line shopping because few studies have examined racial and ethnic differences in e-commerce. The results indicate that blacks and Hispanics are less likely to own or use a computer than are non-Hispanic whites but are not less likely to shop on-line. Indeed, blacks appear to shop on-line more frequently and to spend more than non-Hispanic whites do.

Keywords: Internet; Electronic commerce; Consumer behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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