The diffusion of the internet and the geography of the digital divide in the united states
By: Shane Greenstein, Jeff Prince
Contributors: Prince, Jeff; National Bureau of Economic Research
Series: NBER working paper series -- working paper 12182; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) -- working paper no. 12182.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Description: "This paper analyses the rapid diffusion of the Internet across the United States over the past decade for both households and firms.  We put the Internet's diffusion into the context of economic diffusion theory where we consider costs and benefits on the demand and supply side.  We also discuss several pictures of the Internet's physical presence using some of the current main techniques for Internet measurement.  We highlight different economic perspectives and explanations for the digital divide, that is, unequal availability and use of the Internet"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
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