Determinants of Internet Use in the European Union (Econometric Approach)
Title | Determinants of Internet Use in the European Union (Econometric Approach) |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2012 |
Authors | Wilusz, D. |
Secondary Title | Intercathedra |
Volume | 2 |
Issue | 28 |
Pagination | 88-92 |
Publisher | Department of Economics and Wood Industry Management Poznań University of Life Sciences |
ISSN Number | 1640-3622 |
Punkty ministerialne | 8 |
Keywords | digital exclusion, econometrics, Information Society |
Abstract | Although the IT revolution contributes to the development of Information Society, a part of citizens is excluded from this society because they have neither possibility nor need to use the Internet. This paper focuses on statistical determination and analysis of factors influencing the increase of the percentage of European Union citizens often using the Internet. The ordinary least square method has been used to estimate econometric model describing the change in percentage of EU27 citizens frequently using the Internet. Additionally, the paper applies the model to simulate the effects of political decisions concerning the development of Information Society. |
URL | https://www1.up.poznan.pl/intercathedra/files/Intercathedra%202012%20No%2028-2[1].pdf#page=88 |