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The Determinants of the Global Digital Divide : A Cross-Country Analysis of Computer and Internet Penetration
Chinn, Menzie D.; Fairlie, Robert W. - 2004
generally very similar. Our results suggest that public investment in human capital, telecommunications infrastructure, and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262051
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How Reliable Are Social Safety Nets? Value and Accessibility in Situations of Acute Economic Need
Immervoll, Herwig; Hyee, Raphaela; Fernandez, Rodrigo; … - 2022
Social protection systems use a range of entitlement criteria. First-tier support typically requires contributions or past employment in many countries, while safety net benefits are granted on the basis of need. In a context of volatile and uncertain labour markets, careful and continuous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013351771
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De-facto Gaps in Social Protection for Standard and Non-standard Workers: An Approach for Monitoring the Accessibility and Levels of Income Support
Immervoll, Herwig; Fernandez, Rodrigo; Hyee, Raphaela; … - 2022
Social protection systems play a key stabilising role for individuals and societies, especially in the recent context of heightened uncertainties. Income stabilisation and related social policy objectives hinge on the extent to which social protection is accessible for those requiring support....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013351828
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Broadband Internet: An Information Superhighway to Sex Crime?
Bhuller, Manudeep; Havnes, Tarjei; Leuven, Edwin; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
question. A public program with limited funding rolled out broadband access points in 2000-2008, and provides plausibly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009003934
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The Impact of Internet Diffusion on Marriage Rates: Evidence from the Broadband Market
Bellou, Andriana - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
of this market: marriage rates. Exploring sharp temporal and geographic variation in the pattern of consumer broadband …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010887066
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Offline Effects of Online Connecting: The Impact of Broadband Diffusion on Teen Fertility Decisions
Guldi, Melanie; Herbst, Chris M. - 2015
Broadband (high-speed) internet access expanded rapidly from 1999 to 2007. This expansion is associated with higher … teens make. Specifically, we look at the relationship between increased broadband access and teen fertility. We hypothesize … broadband internet on teen fertility as well as the mechanisms underlying this effect. Our results suggest that increased …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011288197
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The impact of internet diffusion on marriage rates: Evidence from the broadband market
Bellou, Andriana - 2013
of this market: marriage rates. Exploring sharp temporal and geographic variation in the pattern of consumer broadband …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293205
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Broadband internet: An information superhighway to sex crime?
Bhuller, Manudeep; Havnes, Tarjei; Leuven, Edwin; … - 2011
question. A public program with limited funding rolled out broadband access points in 2000-2008, and provides plausibly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278704
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Technological Change and Domestic Outsourcing
Bergeaud, Antonin; Mazet-Sonilhac, Clément; … - 2021
question of the technological drivers of this phenomenon by studying the impact of the staggered diffusion of broadband … internet in France during the 2000s. Our results confirm that broadband technology increases firm productivity and the relative … demand for high-skill workers. Further, we show that broadband internet led firms to outsource some non-core occupations to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012658182
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The Determinants of the Global Digital Divide: A Cross-Country Analysis of Computer and Internet Penetration
Chinn, Menzie D.; Fairlie, Robert W. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
generally very similar. Our results suggest that public investment in human capital, telecommunications infrastructure, and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822834