Bridging the Digital Divide : How Enterprise Ownership and Foreign Competition Affect Internet Access in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Many observers attributed the rapid productivity growth observed in the United States in the mid- to late 1990s, to the growing use of information, and the Internet. This in turn created concern that developing, and transition economies - where use...
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okr-10986-195852021-04-23T14:03:43Z Bridging the Digital Divide : How Enterprise Ownership and Foreign Competition Affect Internet Access in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Clarke, George R.G. BANKING SYSTEMS CAPITAL GOODS CAPITAL MARKETS COMPUTER HARDWARE DEMONSTRATION EFFECTS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DIFFUSION OF TECHNOLOGY DIGITAL DIVIDE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT ENGINEERS ENTERPRISE OWNERSHIP EXPENDITURES FIXED COSTS FOREIGN ENTRY FOREIGN INVESTMENT GNP GROWTH IMPORTS INCOME INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNET ACCESS INTERNET CONNECTIVITY INTERNET SERVICES INTERNET USE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LICENSING LOCAL ENTERPRISES MARGINAL COSTS MARKET COMPETITION MONOPOLIES NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY OIL OIL SECTOR POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH RETAINED EARNINGS TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TELEPHONE SERVICES TRANSITION ECONOMIES URBANIZATION Many observers attributed the rapid productivity growth observed in the United States in the mid- to late 1990s, to the growing use of information, and the Internet. This in turn created concern that developing, and transition economies - where use of information technology, and the Internet was less widespread - would be left behind as productivity, and growth accelerated in technologically advanced countries, and stagnated elsewhere. Using enterprise-level data from twelve transition economies, the author looks at factors that affect whether enterprises in these countries are connected to the Internet. He finds that foreign-owned enterprises are more likely to have Internet access than other enterprises. And that employee-owned enterprises are less likely to have access. Even after controlling for other factors that might affect Internet connectivity, the quality of a country's telecommunications infrastructure appears to have a significant effect on the likelihood that an enterprise in that country has Internet access. Reducing corruption, and taking other steps to improve the business environment, would benefit domestic economies, even if Internet access had little short-term impact on productivity, or growth. 2014-08-21T19:08:24Z 2014-08-21T19:08:24Z 2001-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/07/1551960/bridging-digital-divide-enterprise-ownership-foreign-competition-affect-internet-access-eastern-europe-central-asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19585 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2629 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia Central Asia Europe and Central Asia Eastern Europe |
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BANKING SYSTEMS CAPITAL GOODS CAPITAL MARKETS COMPUTER HARDWARE DEMONSTRATION EFFECTS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DIFFUSION OF TECHNOLOGY DIGITAL DIVIDE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT ENGINEERS ENTERPRISE OWNERSHIP EXPENDITURES FIXED COSTS FOREIGN ENTRY FOREIGN INVESTMENT GNP GROWTH IMPORTS INCOME INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNET ACCESS INTERNET CONNECTIVITY INTERNET SERVICES INTERNET USE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LICENSING LOCAL ENTERPRISES MARGINAL COSTS MARKET COMPETITION MONOPOLIES NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY OIL OIL SECTOR POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH RETAINED EARNINGS TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TELEPHONE SERVICES TRANSITION ECONOMIES URBANIZATION |
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BANKING SYSTEMS CAPITAL GOODS CAPITAL MARKETS COMPUTER HARDWARE DEMONSTRATION EFFECTS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DIFFUSION OF TECHNOLOGY DIGITAL DIVIDE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT ENGINEERS ENTERPRISE OWNERSHIP EXPENDITURES FIXED COSTS FOREIGN ENTRY FOREIGN INVESTMENT GNP GROWTH IMPORTS INCOME INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNET ACCESS INTERNET CONNECTIVITY INTERNET SERVICES INTERNET USE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LICENSING LOCAL ENTERPRISES MARGINAL COSTS MARKET COMPETITION MONOPOLIES NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY OIL OIL SECTOR POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH RETAINED EARNINGS TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TELEPHONE SERVICES TRANSITION ECONOMIES URBANIZATION Clarke, George R.G. Bridging the Digital Divide : How Enterprise Ownership and Foreign Competition Affect Internet Access in Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
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Many observers attributed the rapid
productivity growth observed in the United States in the
mid- to late 1990s, to the growing use of information, and
the Internet. This in turn created concern that developing,
and transition economies - where use of information
technology, and the Internet was less widespread - would be
left behind as productivity, and growth accelerated in
technologically advanced countries, and stagnated elsewhere.
Using enterprise-level data from twelve transition
economies, the author looks at factors that affect whether
enterprises in these countries are connected to the
Internet. He finds that foreign-owned enterprises are more
likely to have Internet access than other enterprises. And
that employee-owned enterprises are less likely to have
access. Even after controlling for other factors that might
affect Internet connectivity, the quality of a
country's telecommunications infrastructure appears to
have a significant effect on the likelihood that an
enterprise in that country has Internet access. Reducing
corruption, and taking other steps to improve the business
environment, would benefit domestic economies, even if
Internet access had little short-term impact on
productivity, or growth. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Clarke, George R.G. |
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Clarke, George R.G. |
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Clarke, George R.G. |
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Bridging the Digital Divide : How Enterprise Ownership and Foreign Competition Affect Internet Access in Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
| title_short |
Bridging the Digital Divide : How Enterprise Ownership and Foreign Competition Affect Internet Access in Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
| title_full |
Bridging the Digital Divide : How Enterprise Ownership and Foreign Competition Affect Internet Access in Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
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Bridging the Digital Divide : How Enterprise Ownership and Foreign Competition Affect Internet Access in Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
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Bridging the Digital Divide : How Enterprise Ownership and Foreign Competition Affect Internet Access in Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
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bridging the digital divide : how enterprise ownership and foreign competition affect internet access in eastern europe and central asia |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/07/1551960/bridging-digital-divide-enterprise-ownership-foreign-competition-affect-internet-access-eastern-europe-central-asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19585 |
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