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Broadband, Firms, and Employment

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In the last few years, spurred by the economic crisis, many governments around the world have implemented programs aimed at deploying broadband in order to stimulate employment growth (see Table 7.1).

Table 7.1 Counter-cyclical government programs
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Notes

  1. 1.

    An estimate of funds dedicated primarily to broadband deployment, as opposed to ancillary activities such as broadband mapping.

  2. 2.

    Atkinson et al. (2009).

  3. 3.

    Op. cit.

  4. 4.

    Op. cit.

  5. 5.

    Op. cit.

  6. 6.

    Op. cit.

  7. 7.

    Varian et al. (2002), Gillett et al. (2006).

  8. 8.

    Crandall et al. (2007).

  9. 9.

    In general, studies based on regression analysis do not differentiate between construction and spillover effects.

  10. 10.

    Gillett et al. (2006).

  11. 11.

    Because of their approach, the researchers did not differentiate between job effects (network construction vs. utilization).

  12. 12.

    See examples in Katz (2010a).

  13. 13.

    Differential employment effects by industry will be reviewed in detail in Sect. 7.3.

  14. 14.

    This effect was also mentioned by Gillett et al. (2006).

  15. 15.

    This said, the available data sets do not enable us to test this last point at this time.

  16. 16.

    It was significant at the 1 % level on the first specification and at the 5 % level on the second one.

  17. 17.

    According to Contreras and Plaza (2008), women were educated but were not part of the labor force. As more women entered the labor force the average schooling years of the population increased but also increased the number of women unemployed looking for jobs.

  18. 18.

    This effect was also mentioned by Gillett et al. (2006).

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Katz, R.L., Berry, T.A. (2014). Broadband, Firms, and Employment. In: Driving Demand for Broadband Networks and Services. Signals and Communication Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07197-8_7

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