Journal
TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY
Volume 46, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2022.102353
Keywords
Internet; Educational inequality; Information and communications technologies; Covid-19; Spatial econometrics
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This study investigates the determinants of Internet access and its effect on educational inequality during the Covid-19 pandemic in OECD countries. The findings reveal that despite the increase in Internet access, the response to the pandemic has led to educational inequalities. Furthermore, economic development indicators are effective in increasing Internet access and reducing educational inequality.
This study investigates the determinants of Internet access and its effect on educational inequality in OECD countries during the period of the Covid-19 pandemic. The spatial panel data model is used to include the neighborhood in the model relating to educational inequality. The findings from the study reveal that despite the increase in Internet access during the Covid-19 period, the response to the pandemic has caused education inequalities. Furthermore, economic development indicators are effective in increasing Internet access and reducing educational inequality. Finally, the study shows that, as improvements in income levels can increase Internet access, which results in a reduction in educational inequality.
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