Has the Internet Increased Exports for Firms from Low and Middle-Income Countries?

Many commentators have suggested that the internet is one of the forces driving globalization. This paper assesses one aspect of these claims, looking at whether internet access appears to affect the export performance using data from enterprises in low and middle-income economies in Eastern Europe...

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Main Author:	Clarke, George R. G.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140 Information and Internet Services Computer Software L860
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5533

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spelling	okr-10986-55332021-04-23T14:02:22Z Has the Internet Increased Exports for Firms from Low and Middle-Income Countries? Clarke, George R. G. Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140 Information and Internet Services Computer Software L860 Many commentators have suggested that the internet is one of the forces driving globalization. This paper assesses one aspect of these claims, looking at whether internet access appears to affect the export performance using data from enterprises in low and middle-income economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The paper finds a strong correlation between exporting and internet access at the enterprise level. Moreover, this correlation remains after controlling factors that might affect both exports and internet connectivity and self-selectivity. 2012-03-30T07:33:17Z 2012-03-30T07:33:17Z 2008 Journal Article Information Economics and Policy 01676245 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5533 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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description	Many commentators have suggested that the internet is one of the forces driving globalization. This paper assesses one aspect of these claims, looking at whether internet access appears to affect the export performance using data from enterprises in low and middle-income economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The paper finds a strong correlation between exporting and internet access at the enterprise level. Moreover, this correlation remains after controlling factors that might affect both exports and internet connectivity and self-selectivity.
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title	Has the Internet Increased Exports for Firms from Low and Middle-Income Countries?
title_short	Has the Internet Increased Exports for Firms from Low and Middle-Income Countries?
title_full	Has the Internet Increased Exports for Firms from Low and Middle-Income Countries?
title_fullStr	Has the Internet Increased Exports for Firms from Low and Middle-Income Countries?
title_full_unstemmed	Has the Internet Increased Exports for Firms from Low and Middle-Income Countries?
title_sort	has the internet increased exports for firms from low and middle-income countries?
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Has the Internet Increased Exports for Firms from Low and Middle-Income Countries?

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