The impact of broadband and other infrastructure on the location of new business establishments

Daire McCoy; Sean Lyons; Edgar Morgenroth; Donal Palcic; Leonie Allen

doi:10.1111/jors.12376

The impact of broadband and other infrastructure on the location of new business establishments

Daire McCoy
, Sean Lyons
, Edgar Morgenroth
, Donal Palcic
, Leonie Allen

Department of Economics

Economic and Social Research Institute
The London School of Economics and Political Science
Trinity College Dublin
The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg)

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Abstract

This paper analyzes the impact of broadband infrastructure, along with a range of other local characteristics such as motorways and other infrastructure, availability of human capital, and access to third-level educational facilities, on the location of new business establishments. The sample period spans the introduction and recent history of broadband in Ireland. The results indicate that the availability of broadband infrastructure is a significant determinant, but its effects may be mediated by the presence of sufficiently high human capital in an area.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	509-534
Number of pages	26
Journal	Journal of Regional Science
Volume	58
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jors.12376
Publication status	Published - Jun 2018

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SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

ICT
count panel regression model
infrastructure
new business establishments

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