Internet use in transition economies: Economic and institutional determinants

Arbeitspapier

The purpose of the study is two-fold. First, it examines whether Internet usage converges across the geographical space comprising the European Union and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Second, it aims to expand the currently rather limited empirical evidence on the determinants of Internet usage. With regards to convergence, the data show β and σ convergence over the period 1995 to 2001, although the speed of convergence is low. The empirical analysis of the determinants of Internet usage across CEE shows that the state of liberalization of the telecommunications sector and the state of political and civil freedoms are important factors in addition to the more traditional variables such as per capita income, openness to foreign influences and education. – Internet ; transition economies ; institutions ; communication technology

Object Details

• ISBN: 9291903175
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: WIDER Discussion Paper ; No. 2002/95

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Information and Internet Services; Computer Software ; Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Factor and Product Markets; Industry Studies; Population ; Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Legal Institutions; Illegal Behavior
• Subject: Internet ; Übergangswirtschaft ; Osteuropa

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Muller, Patrice
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
• (where): Helsinki
• (when): 2002

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/52837
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