The contribution of broadband to the economic development of First Nations in Canada.

Centre for the Study of Living Standards, (issuing body.). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm), (distributor.).

Summary: "The faster access to information made possible by broadband Internet connectivity has had an important impact on the economy, transforming existing production processes and making new ones possible. The economic literature has shown that, in general, broadband has a statistically significant, positive effect on economic development. This report represents a first attempt at estimating the impact of broadband on economic development and job creation in First Nations reserves in Canada using econometric techniques. The report offers an up-to-date overview on the state of broadband availability in First Nations reserves, providing both national and provincial breakdowns of the data. It also details the main findings of the literature on the effect of broadband on economic development. Using a sample of 241 First Nations reserves and data from the 2001 and 2006 Aboriginal Population Profiles, we estimate the impact of broadband on average earnings and employment growth. Our econometric analysis failed to show a statistically significant impact of broadband on economic development. This finding, however, should be interpreted with caution, as severe data limitations might have affected the accuracy of the results. It is suggested that future econometric studies on the topic would benefit from more and better broadband data"--Abstract.

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Physical Description: remote
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1 electronic text (65 pages) : colour illustrations.
Publisher: Ottawa, Ontario : Centre for the Study of Living Standards, [2013]
Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"July 2013". Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographic references (pages 56-60).
Formatted Contents Note:	Executive summary -- I. Introduction -- II. Definitions, basic concepts, and data sources. A. Definitions ; B. Why does broadband matter? ; C. First Nations definitions ; D. Data sources -- III. An overview of the state of broadband availability in First Nations in Canada. A. Broadband availability in First Nations reserves ; B. Broadband availability and remoteness ; C. Internet service providers (ISPs) -- IV. Measuring the impact of broadband on economic development: literature review. A. Growth model studies ; B. Production function studies ; C. Case studies ; D. The evidence so far -- V. An empirical assessment of the economic impacts of broadband on First Nations in Canada. A. The model ; B. Summary statistics ; C. Estimation results ; D. Data limitations and discussion -- VI. Policy background and recommendations. A. Broadband policy overview ; B. First Nations broadband policy overview ; C. Policy recommendations -- VII. Future research -- VIII. Conclusion -- References -- Appendix: List of reserves - main sample.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Title from cover.