The effect of broadband on European Union trade: A regional spatial approach
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UAM. Departamento de Análisis Económico, Teoría Económica e Historia EconómicaPublisher
WilleyDate
2018-08-28Citation
10.1111/twec.12723
World Economy 41.11 (2018): 2895-2913
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1467-9701 (online); 0378-5920 (print)DOI
10.1111/twec.12723Editor's Version
https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.12723Subjects
European Union; information and communication technologies; trade; EconomíaRights
© 2018 The Authors.The World EconomyPublished by John Wiley & Sons LtdAbstract
The positive effect of information and communication technologies (ICT) on trade between countries has been widely studied in the literature, but how ICT impacts regional trade is limited due to the lack of regional trade data. In this paper, we test whether broadband, as a proxy for ICT, increases bilateral trade at the regional level in Europe. We use a novel regional trade database of European Union regions and estimate an origin–destination flow gravity model for 2007 and 2010, accounting for spatial dependence among trade flows. Our results indicate that broadband is positive and significant in explaining trade patterns between European regions during both time periods
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