Determinants of internet use in Spain
Entity
UAM. Departamento de Estructura Económica y Economía del DesarrolloPublisher
RoutledgeDate
2011-03-01Citation
10.1080/10438590903378017
Economics of Innovation and New Technology 20.2 (2011): 127–152
ISSN
1043-8599DOI
10.1080/10438590903378017Editor's Version
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10438590903378017Subjects
Digital divide; Internet; Moulton; Spain; EconomíaRights
© 2011 Taylor & FrancisAbstract
This paper analyzes the impact of a variety of socio‐economic, demographic and regional
factors to explain Internet use and the frequency of use by individuals in Spain. We have
employed binomial and ordered probit models with a Heckman’s two‐stage estimation
procedure. This allows us to distinguish between different variables and explain both use
and the intensity of use, respectively. Internet use is mainly associated with education,
age, occupation, employment in service sector, nationality, urban areas and regional
GDP per capita. In contrast, frequency of Internet usage is positively related to broadband
connection, education, Internet skills, the ways through which Internet skills are
acquired, gender, and population size. Knowledge of differences in the determinants
of Internet use and its extent of use may help to specify the most suitable policies for
each case.
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Google Scholar:Lera López, Fernando
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Billón Currás, Margarita
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Gil Izquierdo, María
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