Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/168484 
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Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
14th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the International Telecommunications Society (ITS): "Mapping ICT into Transformation for the Next Information Society", Kyoto, Japan, 24th-27th June, 2017
Publisher: 
International Telecommunications Society (ITS), Calgary
Abstract: 
I estimate the impact of very high-speed broadband networks on some measures of local economic growth in France. I use panel data estimations with time- and municipal-fixed effects. I show that municipalities with a very high-speed broadband network tend to be more attractive for companies. I find a positive impact on the number of companies of all non-farm market sectors operating locally, along with a positive impact on company creation. In addition, municipalities with a very high-speed broadband network provide a more favorable environment for entrepreneurship, as it has a positive effect on the creation of sole proprietorships. The estimation results also show a positive impact on unemployment reduction.
Subjects: 
Fiber
Very High-Speed Broadband
Local Economic Growth
Company Creation
JEL: 
L13
L50
L96
Document Type: 
Conference Paper

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