What really matters: Regional versus individual determinants of the digital divide in Germany

Research Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 173-185

  Schleife, Katrin ^a  

^a Berlecon Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Internet use; Network effects

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL DIVIDE; GERMANY; INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS; INTERNET USE; LARGE DATASETS; NETWORK EFFECTS; POPULATION DENSITIES; URBAN POPULATION;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

INTERNET;

EID: 74149085585     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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