How important are mobile broadband networks for the global economic development?

•We find a statistically significant effect from mobile broadband (MBB) on GDP.•A 10 percent increase in MBB adoption causes a 0.8 percent increase in GDP.•The economic effect from MBB gradually decreases over time.•The effect from MBB is smaller in OECD-countries compared to the rest of the world....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Information economics and policy 2018-12, Vol.45, p.16-29
Hauptverfasser:	Edquist, Harald, Goodridge, Peter, Haskel, Jonathan, Li, Xuan, Lindquist, Edward
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	21st century Broadband Broadband communication systems Economic development Economic growth Employment GDP Gross Domestic Product Human capital ICT Instrumental variables Mobile broadband Networks Penetration
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