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Regional versus individual aspects of the digital divide in Germany

This paper analyzes the regional dimension of the German digital divide. It considers the impact of regional characteristics on differences in the share of Internet use between German counties. In addition, it studies the influence of regional factors as well as individual characteristics on the individual probability of becoming a new Internet user. Based on two large data sets, SOEP and INKAR, the analyses show that it is not the rusticity of a region itself that explains regional differences in Internet use. The results rather indicate that it is the different composition of the population between rural and urban areas that accounts for the regional digital divide.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 06-085

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Household Analysis: General
Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
Thema
digital divide
Internet use
regional differences

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Schleife, Katrin
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
(wo)
Mannheim
(wann)
2006

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Schleife, Katrin
  • Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)

Entstanden

  • 2006

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