New insights from a multilevel approach to the regional digital divide in the European Union

Autor: Monica Raileanu Szeles
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Telecommunications Policy. 42:452-463
ISSN: 0308-5961
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2018.03.007
Popis: This paper contributes to the literature on digital divide by analysing regional- and country level determinants of the regional digital divide in the EU, based on panel data and using the multilevel analysis- the three level random slope model. The results indicate that only a mix of effective regional and national measures could mitigate the regional digital divide in the EU. Stimulating regional economic growth, increasing the tertiary education attainments, boosting R&D expenditure, and discouraging early leaving from education are regional- and national level policy measures that are found to successfully reduce the regional digital divide in the EU.
Databáze: OpenAIRE