IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL: INTERNET ACCESS AND INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY

Using a panel of up to 114 countries covering the years 1990 through 2010, we estimate the effect of Internet use on changes in countries' Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) scores. The point estimates suggest that the marginal effect is generally positive. However, starting from above‐average...

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Published in:Contemporary economic policy 2015-10, Vol.33 (4), p.649-667
Main Authors: Sheehan, Kathleen M., Young, Andrew T.
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Access
Access to information
China
Countries
Economic indicators
Freedoms
Hong Kong
Institutional change
Interaction
Internet
Internet access
Manycountries
New technology
Nigeria
Organizational change
Pakistan
Social media
Studies
Switzerland
United Kingdom
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China
Countries
Economic indicators
Freedoms
Hong Kong
Institutional change
Interaction
Internet
Internet access
Manycountries
New technology
Nigeria
Organizational change
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Social media
Studies
Switzerland
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