Does broadband affect local economic outcomes less than we thought? Micro evidence from Louisiana.
High‐speed internet access is a core tenet of economic development strategies post‐COVID. While expanding access is linked to many positive benefits, evidence associating broadband to job growth and business formation is more mixed. This study expands the literature along several dimensions, most no...
| Publicado en: | Contemporary Economic Policy Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 68 - 94 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jan2024
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