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Measuring the Broadband Bonus in 20 OECD Countries

By: Shane Greenstein and Ryan McDevitt
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Abstract

This paper provides estimates of the economic value created by broadband Internet using measures of new gross domestic product and consumer surplus. The study finds that the economic value created in 30 OECD countries correlates roughly with the overall size of their broadband economies. In addition, price and quality data from the United States suggest that widespread adoption of broadband Internet has occurred without a dramatic decline in prices, which reflects an unobserved increase in broadband quality that conventional government statistics do not capture.

Citation

Greenstein, Shane, and Ryan McDevitt. "Measuring the Broadband Bonus in 20 OECD Countries." OECD Digital Economy Papers, No. 197, OECD Publishing, April 2012.
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Shane M. Greenstein

Technology and Operations Management
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