Specification uncertainty in modeling internet adoption: A developing city case analysis

Publicado en

  • Utilities Policy

Resumen

  • Internet adoption fosters economic growth and development. Specifying policy control drivers is particularly relevant for developing countries. However, there is no consensus on the most relevant variables. We explored 33.6 million potential models to identify the most important determinants of household internet adoption using stochastic search variable selection and socioeconomic data from Medellín, Colombia. We found that monthly income, the head of household education and voting, and having a computer and cable television at home are the most relevant variables.

fecha de publicación

  • 2021

Líneas de investigación

  • Internet adoption
  • Posterior probability
  • Stochastic search variable selection

Volumen

  • 70