Broadband and local growth

I find a positive relationship between broadband expansion and local economic growth. This relationship is stronger in industries that rely more on information technology and in areas with lower population densities. Instrumenting for broadband expansion with slope of terrain leans in the direction of a causal relationship, though not definitively.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Kolko, Jed
Published in:	Journal of Urban Economics. - Elsevier, ISSN 0094-1190. - Vol. 71.2012, 1, p. 100-113
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Internet \| Broadband \| Local economic development \| Employment growth

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	L9 - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities ; O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development ; R3 - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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