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Ad networks, consumer tracking, and privacy

D'Annunzio, Anna; Russo, Antonio - 2017 - This version: September 2017

We study the relation between ad networks, consumer privacy and the online advertising market. We consider two …). We show that tracking may increase or decrease the provision of ads, depending on its effect on expected advertising …

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Mums go online : is the internet changing the demand for healthcare?

Amaral-Garcia, Sofia; Nardotto, Mattia; Propper, Carol; … - 2020

We study the effect of internet diffusion on childbirth procedures performed in England between 2000 and 2011. We exploit an identification strategy based on geographical discontinuities in internet access generated by technological factors. We show that broadband internet access increased...

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Distribution and use of knowledge under the laws of the web

Falkinger, Josef (contributor) - 2007

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Net neutrality and internet fragmentation : the role of online advertising

D'Annunzio, Anna; Russo, Antonio - 2015 - This version: July 2015

strategically set termination fees to induce fragmentation. This takes place when advertising revenues are potentially large but … identify an important link between termination fees, the online advertising market and Internet fragmentation. We extend the … model to account for multi-homing consumers, vertically integrated ISPs, third-party advertising platforms and heterogeneous …

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Returns to data : evidence from web tracking

Ullrich, Hannes; Hannane, Jonas; Peukert, Christian; … - 2024

Tracking online user behavior is essential for targeted advertising and is at the heart of the business model of major …

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The effect of information and communication technologies on urban structure

Ioannides, Yannis M.; Overman, Henry G.; … - 2007

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Returns to ICT skills

Oliver, Falck; Heimisch, Alexandra; Wiederhold, Simon - 2016

How important is mastering information and communication technologies (ICT) in modern labor markets? We present the first evidence on this question, drawing on unique data that provide internationally comparable information on ICT skills in 19 countries. Our identification strategy relies on the...

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Telecommunication submarine-cable deployment and the digital divide in Sub-Saharan Africa

Cariolle, Joël - 2018

The recent deployment of fibre-optic submarine cables (SMCs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) raised the prospects for the digital economy expansion and the whole sub-continent take-off, but also exposed countries and populations to new sources of vulnerability. This paper provides empirical evidence...

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ICT adoption in micro and small firms : can internet access improve labor productivity?

Viollaz, Mariana - 2017

This paper analyzes the impact of internet adoption on labor productivity in Peruvian micro and small manufacturing firms over the period 2011-2013. Instrumental variables estimates show that internet adoption: (i) increases firms' labor productivity; (ii) reallocates employment away from...

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Digital infrastructure and local economic development : early internet in Sub-Saharan Africa

Goldbeck, Moritz; Lindlacher, Valentin - 2024

We investigate the impact of early internet availability at basic speeds on local economic development in remote areas of developing countries by analyzing nighttime light emissions across towns in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using a difference-in-differences approach, we exploit submarine cable...

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