Diffusion of the Internet : A Cross-Country Analysis
This paper analyzes the process of Internet diffusion across the world using a panel of 199 countries during 1990-2004. The authors group countries in two categories-low and high-income countries-and show that the Internet diffusion process is well...
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okr-10986-76362021-04-23T14:02:34Z Diffusion of the Internet : A Cross-Country Analysis Andrés, Luis Cuberes, David Diouf, Mame Astou Serebrisky, Tomás ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES ACCESS TO INTERNET ADOPTION OF INFORMATION ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES BANDWIDTH BASIC BENCHMARK BROADBAND CABLE MODEM CLASSIFICATION COMPUTERS COMPUTING CONNECTIVITY CONNECTIVITY INFRASTRUCTURE CONTENTS DIGITAL DIGITAL DIVIDE DSL ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELECTRONIC MAIL EMAIL ADDRESSES ENTRY EXTERNALITIES GROUP OF USERS HIGH INCOME HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES HIGH-SPEED HUMAN CAPITAL ICT INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME GROUPS INCOME LEVEL INCOME LEVELS INDICES INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION ECONOMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION INTERNET ACCESS INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS INTERNET SERVICES INTERNET USE ISP ISPS LATIN AMERICAN LIBRARIES LOSS OF INFORMATION LOW INCOME MANUFACTURING MARKETING MIDDLE INCOME MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES NETWORK EXTERNALITIES NETWORK INDUSTRIES NEW TECHNOLOGY NUMBER OF USERS PENETRATION RATES PERSONAL COMPUTER PHONE LINES PROBABILITY PRODUCT INNOVATIONS PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PURCHASING POWER READING RESULT RESULTS ROBUSTNESS ANALYSIS SAN SEARCH SIMULATION SITES TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS TELEPHONE TIME PERIOD TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO USER USER MODEL USERS USES WEB WEB SITES WEBSITE This paper analyzes the process of Internet diffusion across the world using a panel of 199 countries during 1990-2004. The authors group countries in two categories-low and high-income countries-and show that the Internet diffusion process is well characterized by an S-shape curve for both groups. Low-income countries display a steeper diffusion curve that is equivalent to a right shift of the diffusion curve for high-income countries. The estimated diffusion curves provide evidence of a "catching-up" process, although a very slow one. The paper explores the determinants of Internet diffusion at the country level and across the same income groups. The most novel finding is that network effects seem to be crucial-the number of Internet users in a country in a given year is positively associated with the number of users in the previous year. The findings also show that the degree of competition in the provision of Internet service contributes positively to its diffusion, and there are significant positive language externalities. 2012-06-11T14:44:30Z 2012-06-11T14:44:30Z 2007-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/8821826/diffusion-internet-cross-country-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7636 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4420 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES ACCESS TO INTERNET ADOPTION OF INFORMATION ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES BANDWIDTH BASIC BENCHMARK BROADBAND CABLE MODEM CLASSIFICATION COMPUTERS COMPUTING CONNECTIVITY CONNECTIVITY INFRASTRUCTURE CONTENTS DIGITAL DIGITAL DIVIDE DSL ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELECTRONIC MAIL EMAIL ADDRESSES ENTRY EXTERNALITIES GROUP OF USERS HIGH INCOME HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES HIGH-SPEED HUMAN CAPITAL ICT INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME GROUPS INCOME LEVEL INCOME LEVELS INDICES INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION ECONOMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION INTERNET ACCESS INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS INTERNET SERVICES INTERNET USE ISP ISPS LATIN AMERICAN LIBRARIES LOSS OF INFORMATION LOW INCOME MANUFACTURING MARKETING MIDDLE INCOME MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES NETWORK EXTERNALITIES NETWORK INDUSTRIES NEW TECHNOLOGY NUMBER OF USERS PENETRATION RATES PERSONAL COMPUTER PHONE LINES PROBABILITY PRODUCT INNOVATIONS PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PURCHASING POWER READING RESULT RESULTS ROBUSTNESS ANALYSIS SAN SEARCH SIMULATION SITES TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS TELEPHONE TIME PERIOD TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO USER USER MODEL USERS USES WEB WEB SITES WEBSITE |
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES ACCESS TO INTERNET ADOPTION OF INFORMATION ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES BANDWIDTH BASIC BENCHMARK BROADBAND CABLE MODEM CLASSIFICATION COMPUTERS COMPUTING CONNECTIVITY CONNECTIVITY INFRASTRUCTURE CONTENTS DIGITAL DIGITAL DIVIDE DSL ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELECTRONIC MAIL EMAIL ADDRESSES ENTRY EXTERNALITIES GROUP OF USERS HIGH INCOME HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES HIGH-SPEED HUMAN CAPITAL ICT INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME GROUPS INCOME LEVEL INCOME LEVELS INDICES INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION ECONOMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION INTERNET ACCESS INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS INTERNET SERVICES INTERNET USE ISP ISPS LATIN AMERICAN LIBRARIES LOSS OF INFORMATION LOW INCOME MANUFACTURING MARKETING MIDDLE INCOME MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES NETWORK EXTERNALITIES NETWORK INDUSTRIES NEW TECHNOLOGY NUMBER OF USERS PENETRATION RATES PERSONAL COMPUTER PHONE LINES PROBABILITY PRODUCT INNOVATIONS PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PURCHASING POWER READING RESULT RESULTS ROBUSTNESS ANALYSIS SAN SEARCH SIMULATION SITES TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS TELEPHONE TIME PERIOD TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO USER USER MODEL USERS USES WEB WEB SITES WEBSITE Andrés, Luis Cuberes, David Diouf, Mame Astou Serebrisky, Tomás Diffusion of the Internet : A Cross-Country Analysis |
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Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4420 |
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This paper analyzes the process of
Internet diffusion across the world using a panel of 199
countries during 1990-2004. The authors group countries in
two categories-low and high-income countries-and show that
the Internet diffusion process is well characterized by an
S-shape curve for both groups. Low-income countries display
a steeper diffusion curve that is equivalent to a right
shift of the diffusion curve for high-income countries. The
estimated diffusion curves provide evidence of a
"catching-up" process, although a very slow one.
The paper explores the determinants of Internet diffusion at
the country level and across the same income groups. The
most novel finding is that network effects seem to be
crucial-the number of Internet users in a country in a given
year is positively associated with the number of users in
the previous year. The findings also show that the degree of
competition in the provision of Internet service contributes
positively to its diffusion, and there are significant
positive language externalities. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
| author |
Andrés, Luis Cuberes, David Diouf, Mame Astou Serebrisky, Tomás |
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Andrés, Luis Cuberes, David Diouf, Mame Astou Serebrisky, Tomás |
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Andrés, Luis |
| title |
Diffusion of the Internet : A Cross-Country Analysis |
| title_short |
Diffusion of the Internet : A Cross-Country Analysis |
| title_full |
Diffusion of the Internet : A Cross-Country Analysis |
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Diffusion of the Internet : A Cross-Country Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Diffusion of the Internet : A Cross-Country Analysis |
| title_sort |
diffusion of the internet : a cross-country analysis |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/8821826/diffusion-internet-cross-country-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7636 |
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