We study the tendency to connect to the Internet, and the online and offline shopping behavior of connected persons, to … draw inferences about whether the Internet is a substitute or a complement for cities. We document that larger markets have … content, suggesting the Internet is a complement to cities. Yet, holding local online content constant, people are less likely …

dataset on 1998-99 Internet shopping behavior and use of information intermediaries by over 30,000 households to examine … strategy and the evolution of market structure. If information weakens the pull of brand, then Internet retailing may grow less …