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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 …
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between 2007 and 2012, contributing to the expanding literature that exploits internet data for the prediction of events …
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India that examined the economics of rural Internet kiosks, and relate this multifaceted case study to the theoretical …
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How can information technology (IT) contribute to rural development? What are the channels through which impacts can be realized, and what are the practical means for realizing potential benefits? This paper examines several ongoing projects that aim to provide IT-based services to rural...
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This monograph compares the methodologies and progress of the different existing models of information and communication technology (ICT) use for broad-based development and economic growth in India. It will examine the role of complementary reforms in government administration and policies. The...
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franchise of over 1000 locally-owned, Internet kiosks in rural villages in India. We seek to assess how this new sustainable …
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In this paper we provide an overview of the situation of the Internet in Latin America and argue that, although … environment for innovation in the countries; in that respect, the adoption of the Internet may prove to be no different than other … the fact that countries with better telephone infrastructure are also the ones with more Internet hosts. We found that the …
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On the Internet it is easy for someone to obtain a new identity. This introduces opportunities to misbehave without …
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We address the problem of learning and implementation on the Internet. When agents play repeated games in distributed … environments like the Internet, they have very limited {\em a priori} information about the other players and the payoff matrix …
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We analyze the trading activity in an Internet chat room with approximately 1,300 participants. Traders make posts in …
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