Geographic Variation in Internet Connectivity

This paper presents a measure of Internet "connectivity" (number of connected companies per capita) normalized by the economic "size" of areas in the United States. We use cross sectional variation in connectivity to test some hypotheses about technology adoption. Wefind that areas in the South and Midwest have below average connectivity. Connectivity is also related to the living "attractiveness" of an area.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1996
• Where: HICSS
• Authors: Luke M. Froeb, Richard W. Oliver, David A. Weiskopf
• Keywords: Average Connectivity, Biometrics, Connected Companies, Cross Sectional Variation, HICSS 1996