This paper analyses the rapid diffusion of the Internet across the United States over the past decade for both … households and firms. We put the Internet's diffusion into the context of economic diffusion theory where we consider costs and … benefits on the demand and supply side. We also discuss several pictures of the Internet's physical presence using some of the …

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 …

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 …

variation in the timing of the introduction of high-speed internet service, we also demonstrate that the introduction of home … reading test scores. Further evidence suggests that providing universal access to home computers and high-speed internet …

Canada, including regulations on businesses and gatherings, school closures, travel and self-isolation, and long-term care …, Canada's most populous province. We find that, in the first few weeks after implementation, mask mandates are associated with … could have reduced the weekly number of new cases in Canada by 25 to 40 percent in mid-August, which translates into 700 to …

provincial vaccination rates and 790,000 or more first doses for Canada as a whole as of October 31, 2021 (5 to 13 weeks after …

U.S. airlines have lost nearly $60 billion (2009 dollars) in domestic markets since deregulation, most of it in the … that challenges the economics of deregulation. I examine some of the most common explanations among industry participants …