Bitnet -- and likely subsequent versions, including the Internet -- seems to have increased the role of second …

an earnings-weighted basis. In view of this projection, we consider some implications of home internet access quality …, exploiting data from the new Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes. Moving to high-quality, fully reliable home internet …. Our survey data also say that subjective well-being was higher during the pandemic for people with better home internet …

observe $39 billion of total revenue in Internet access in 2006, with broadband accounting for $28 billion of this total …How much economic value did the diffusion of broadband create? We provide benchmark estimates for 1999 to 2006. We …. Depending on the estimate, households generated $20 to $22 billion of the broadband revenue. Approximately $8.3 to $10.6 billion …

taxes would have had on broadband Internet access at an early stage of its diffusion around the country, combining data on … individual demand by area with data on supplier entry in those markets. Applying a tax to broadband in 1998 would have reduced …

Does adoption of broadband internet in firms enhance labor productivity and increase wages? And is this technological … adoption of broadband internet in firms. Our results suggest that broadband internet improves (worsens) the labor outcomes and … internet. We find suggestive evidence that broadband adoption in firms complements skilled workers in executing nonroutine …

We investigate the causal impact of broadband Internet on political participation using data from Italy. We show that … this impact varies across different forms of political engagement and over time. Initially, broadband had a negative effect …, broadband fostered other forms of online and offline participation. Over time, the negative effect was reverted due to the …

Between 2000 and 2008, access to high-speed, broadband internet grew significantly in the United States, but there is … proportion of county residents with access to broadband internet leads to a 1.01 percent reduction in the number of suicides in a … deaths is likely due to economic improvements in counties that have access to broadband internet. Counties with increased …

providers to improve quality. We examine how health outcomes for common procedures in Medicare changed after broadband internet …High-speed internet has increased the amount of information available in health care markets. Online information may … rolled out across ZIP Codes from 1999 to 2008. Estimates imply that broadband expansion improved health outcomes by 5 …