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 …

as internet access and internet use. We argue that the global digital divide, as measured by cross-country differences in … internet access and use, could be explained by cross-country differences in ethnic heterogeneity. We use indices of ethnic and … of a negative association between ethnic heterogeneity and the use and access of internet. Thus, cross …