Broadband Internet in the U.S.
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2013
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Parajuli, Jitendra
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This dissertation examines resource utilization and new firm formation in relation to broadband Internet in the U.S. Data envelopment analysis was used to assess the utilization of broadband Internet. Analyses at the state level from 2005 through 2007 suggest that broadband adoption and use is not equally efficient across the U.S. states. Although the instantaneous efficiencies are relatively high for many states, the changes in total factor productivity suggest that the efficiency of broadband adoption and use increases over time. Moreover, it is observed that efficiency values are often spatially autocorrelated, which suggest spatial dependence from spillovers or interstate competition. This leads to a particular spatial diffusion pattern in broadband adoption.
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Public policy, Broadband, Infrastructure, Internet, Telecommunications