Policy Reform, Economic Growth, and the Digital Divide

An Econometric Analysis

• Author(s): Susmita Dasgupta, Somik Lall, David Wheeler,
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Pages: 18
• Language: en

Description:... The digital divide reflects a gap in telecom access, not lower propensity to use the internet in poor countries. Promoting access for poor households will help, but pro-competitive policy holds the key to rapid progress in narrowing the divide.