Internet Adoption Trends during COVID-19

This paper examines the common perception that internet adoption accelerated globally during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data show little evidence of a faster expansion of access to internet (extensive margin) across all country income groups but strong evidence of acceleration in the improvement in...

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Main Author: Amaglobeli, David
Other Authors: Escalante, Patricia, Gu, Mengfei, Moszoro, Mariano
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2023
Series:IMF Notes
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