TY - JOUR
T1 - Dividing or uniting Europe? Internet usage in the EU
AU - Orviska, Marta
AU - Hudson, John
PY - 2009/11
Y1 - 2009/11
N2 - Using Heckman’s sample selection procedure, we first analyse access to the Internet and then specific Internet usage given individual Internet access, across the EU countries using Eurobarometer data for 2004 and 2005. Internet access varies more within countries than between them. But the reverse is the case for Internet usage given access. Two specific country attributes are identified: first gross national income and the rule of law reflecting the extent to which people have confidence in the security of the Internet. Further variables also emphasize the importance of trust.
AB - Using Heckman’s sample selection procedure, we first analyse access to the Internet and then specific Internet usage given individual Internet access, across the EU countries using Eurobarometer data for 2004 and 2005. Internet access varies more within countries than between them. But the reverse is the case for Internet usage given access. Two specific country attributes are identified: first gross national income and the rule of law reflecting the extent to which people have confidence in the security of the Internet. Further variables also emphasize the importance of trust.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70349780397&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infoecopol.2009.06.002
U2 - 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2009.06.002
DO - 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2009.06.002
M3 - Article
SN - 0167-6245
VL - 21
SP - 279
EP - 290
JO - Information Economics and Policy
JF - Information Economics and Policy
IS - 4
ER -