The determinants of Internet use controlling for income level: Cross-country empirical evidence

Information Economics and Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 243-256

  Močnik, Dijana ^a   Širec, Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

GINI; High technology; Income level; Information and communication technology; Internet users; Investment in telecommunication

Indexed keywords

HIGH TECHNOLOGY; INCOME LEVELS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET USERS;

ECONOMICS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; INTERNET; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES; WORLD WIDE WEB;

INVESTMENTS;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; INVESTMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953809283     PISSN: 01676245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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