Broadband adoption in Latin American countries: does geographic proximity matter?
This paper analyzes whether geographic proximity among countries can be a significant factor in explaining fixed and mobile broadband adoption in Latin America. To address the research question if neighbor effects could impact on the broadband penetration of a country, we estimate a Spatial...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Problemas del Desarrollo. Revista Latinoamericana de Economía |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/67411 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.probdes.iiec.unam.mx/index.php/pde/article/view/67411 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | banda ancha fija y móvil telecomunicaciones TIC redes móviles plataformas tecnológicas fixed and mobile broadband telecommunications ICT mobile networks technological platforms |
| Sumario: | This paper analyzes whether geographic proximity among countries can be a significant factor in explaining fixed and mobile broadband adoption in Latin America. To address the research question if neighbor effects could impact on the broadband penetration of a country, we estimate a Spatial Durbin panel data model over the period 2011-2015, for 18 Latin American countries. Results obtained suggest a significant spatial effect of the broadband penetration. In particular, results show positive spatial effects for fixed broadband (confirming previous studies in Europe) but negative spatial effects for mobile broadband adoption. |
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