New insights from a multilevel approach to the regional digital divide in the European Union |
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Institution: | 1. Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business Administration, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania;2. Institute for Economic Forecasting, Bucharest, Romania |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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Keywords: | Digital divide Internet usage E-commerce Economic growth Regional R11 O33 |
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