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題名 The Empirics of the Digital Divide: Can Duration Analysis Help?
作者 James Prieger;Hu, Wei-Min
貢獻者 財政系
日期 2009.07
上傳時間 4-Nov-2014 18:10:41 (UTC+8)
摘要 Accurate measurement of digital divides is important for policy purposes. Empirical studies of broadband subscription gaps have largely used cross-sectional data, which cannot speak to the timing of technological adoption. Yet, the dynamics of a digital divide are important and deserve study. With the goal of improving our understanding of appropriate techniques for analyzing digital divides, we review econometric methodology and propose the use of duration analysis. We compare the performance of alternative estimation methods using a large dataset on DSL subscription in the U.S., paying particular attention to whether women, blacks, and Hispanics catch up to others in the broadband adoption race. We conclude that duration analysis best captures the dynamics of the broadband gaps and is a useful addition to the analytic tool box of digital divide researchers. Our results support the official collection of broadband statistics in panel form, where the same households are followed over time.
關聯 Handbook of Research on Overcoming Digital Divides: Constructing an Equitable and Competitive Information Society, 645-665, IGI Global
ISBN: 9781605666990
資料類型 book/chapter
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-699-0.ch035
dc.contributor 財政系en_US
dc.creator (作者) James Prieger;Hu, Wei-Minen_US
dc.date (日期) 2009.07en_US
dc.date.accessioned 4-Nov-2014 18:10:41 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 4-Nov-2014 18:10:41 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 4-Nov-2014 18:10:41 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/71119-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) Accurate measurement of digital divides is important for policy purposes. Empirical studies of broadband subscription gaps have largely used cross-sectional data, which cannot speak to the timing of technological adoption. Yet, the dynamics of a digital divide are important and deserve study. With the goal of improving our understanding of appropriate techniques for analyzing digital divides, we review econometric methodology and propose the use of duration analysis. We compare the performance of alternative estimation methods using a large dataset on DSL subscription in the U.S., paying particular attention to whether women, blacks, and Hispanics catch up to others in the broadband adoption race. We conclude that duration analysis best captures the dynamics of the broadband gaps and is a useful addition to the analytic tool box of digital divide researchers. Our results support the official collection of broadband statistics in panel form, where the same households are followed over time.en_US
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dc.relation (關聯) Handbook of Research on Overcoming Digital Divides: Constructing an Equitable and Competitive Information Society, 645-665, IGI Globalen_US
dc.relation (關聯) ISBN: 9781605666990en_US
dc.title (題名) The Empirics of the Digital Divide: Can Duration Analysis Help?en_US
dc.type (資料類型) book/chapteren
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.4018/978-1-60566-699-0.ch035en_US
dc.doi.uri (DOI) http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-699-0.ch035 en_US