Internet infrastructure and regional convergence: Evidence from Turkey

Mehmet Güney Celbis; Denis de Crombrugghe

doi:10.1111/pirs.12244

Internet infrastructure and regional convergence: Evidence from Turkey

Mehmet Güney Celbis^*, Denis de Crombrugghe

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This study presents novel evidence regarding the role of regional internet infrastructure in reducing regional per capita income disparities. We base our study on the assumptions that (1) the diffusion of information homogenizes regional economies through reducing the dissimilarities in institutions and culture, and (2) the telecommunication capacity, represented by the internet infrastructure of a region, facilitates this flow of information. Using the data from the 26 statistical NUTS-2 regions of Turkey for the period 1999-2011, we find evidence that internet infrastructure increases the speed of regional convergence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	387-409
Number of pages	24
Journal	Papers in Regional Science
Volume	97
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/pirs.12244
Publication status	Published - Jun 2018

Keywords

Convergence
internet
telecommunication
infrastructure
regions
spatial dependence
BROAD-BAND PROVISION
PANEL-DATA MODELS
ECONOMIC-GROWTH
SPATIAL-DISTRIBUTION
CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP
INCOME CONVERGENCE
FIRM LOCATION
UNITED-STATES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
REGRESSIONS

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