To identify the determinants of cross-country disparities in personal computer and Internet penetration, we examine a … significant in most specifications for computer use. A similar pattern holds true for Internet use, except that telephone density … differentials. For computers, telephone density and regulatory quality are of second and third importance, while for the Internet …

This paper employs cross-sectional data from 100 countries to analyze the main determinants of inter-country Internet … diffusion rates. We set up an empirical model based on strong theoretical foundations, in which we regress Internet usage on … that economic strength, infrastructure and knowledge of the English language positively affect Internet connectivity. In …

paper examines internet access in India using National Sample Survey 2017-18. It probes the extent of inequality in young …During COVID school closures, learning become mostly restricted to young people who had internet access at home. This … people's internet access across gender, caste, religion, rural-urban sector, private-public schools, and income group. Our …

Computer and Internet use, especially in developing countries, has expanded rapidly in recent years. Even in light of … Internet penetration, both currently and over time, we examine panel data for 161 countries over the 1999-2004 period. We … factors associated with computer and Internet penetration do not differ substantially between developed and developing …

focuses particularly on how two key countries, China and India, have developed in light of the key recommendations in Peril …

to unmarried women in India, on child height. We find robust evidence that the HSAA improved the height and weight of …

Succession Act Amendment (HSAA), which granted inheritance rights to unmarried women in India, on child health. Our findings …