Broadband upgrade and firm performance in rural areas: Quasi-experimental evidence

This paper analyzes the impact of advanced (up to 20 Mbps download, up to 1 Mbps upload) broadband accessibility on firm performance by exploiting a unique local policy of a staggered broadband infrastructure upgrade across rural municipalities. In a difference-in-differences framework based on long...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Regional science and urban economics 2019-07, Vol.77, p.87-103
Hauptverfasser:	Canzian, Giulia, Poy, Samuele, Schüller, Simone
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Access Broadband Broadband Internet Employment Financial performance Firm performance Impact analysis Infrastructure Infrastructure policy Organizational performance Productivity Quasi-experimental methods Quasi-natural experiment Regional economic development Rural areas Rural communities
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