Internet Adoption Trends during COVID-19

By David Amaglobeli, Mengfei Gu, Mariano Moszoro, Yue Zhou, Patricia L Escalante

March 31, 2023

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David Amaglobeli, Mengfei Gu, Mariano Moszoro, Yue Zhou, and Patricia L Escalante. Internet Adoption Trends during COVID-19, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2023) accessed December 21, 2024

Summary

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 the quality of connectivity (intensive margin). The data also support that, despite a decline in internet prices over the past decade, affordability of digital services remains a concern for low-income developing countries.

Subject: Economic sectors, Technology

Keywords: COVID-19, Digitalization, Internet

Publication Details

Pages:

9
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Series:

IMF Notes No 2023/001
Stock No:

INSEA2023001
ISBN:

9798400238857
ISSN:

2957-4390

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