The broadband digital divide and the nexus of race, competition, and quality

Title	The broadband digital divide and the nexus of race, competition, and quality
Creator	胡偉民 Prieger, James;Hu, Wei-Min
Contributor	財政系
Key Words	DSL; Digital divide; Broadband demand; Redlining
Date	2008-06
Date Issued	25-Mar-2016 17:35:05 (UTC+8)
Summary	We examine the gap in broadband access to the Internet between minority groups and white households with geographically fine data on DSL subscription. In addition to income and demographics, we also examine quality of service and competition as components of the Digital Divide. The gaps in DSL demand for blacks and Hispanics do not disappear when income, education, and other demographic variables are accounted for. However, lack of competition is an important driver of the Digital Divide for blacks. Service quality is an important determinant of demand, and ignoring it masks the true size of the DSL gap for Hispanics.
Relation	Information Economics and Policy, Vol.20, No.2, pp.150-167
Type	article
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infoecopol.2008.01.001

dc.contributor	財政系
dc.creator (作者)	胡偉民	zh_TW
dc.creator (作者)	Prieger, James;Hu, Wei-Min
dc.date (日期)	2008-06
dc.date.accessioned	25-Mar-2016 17:35:05 (UTC+8)	-
dc.date.available	25-Mar-2016 17:35:05 (UTC+8)	-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間)	25-Mar-2016 17:35:05 (UTC+8)	-
dc.identifier.uri (URI)	http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/82965	-
dc.description.abstract (摘要)	We examine the gap in broadband access to the Internet between minority groups and white households with geographically fine data on DSL subscription. In addition to income and demographics, we also examine quality of service and competition as components of the Digital Divide. The gaps in DSL demand for blacks and Hispanics do not disappear when income, education, and other demographic variables are accounted for. However, lack of competition is an important driver of the Digital Divide for blacks. Service quality is an important determinant of demand, and ignoring it masks the true size of the DSL gap for Hispanics.
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dc.relation (關聯)	Information Economics and Policy, Vol.20, No.2, pp.150-167
dc.subject (關鍵詞)	DSL; Digital divide; Broadband demand; Redlining
dc.title (題名)	The broadband digital divide and the nexus of race, competition, and quality
dc.type (資料類型)	article
dc.identifier.doi (DOI)	10.1016/j.infoecopol.2008.01.001
dc.doi.uri (DOI)	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infoecopol.2008.01.001