Internet Use and Labor Market Participation: Additional Insights from New and Old Data
9 Pages Posted: 27 Oct 2011
Date Written: August 18, 2011
Abstract
This study finds that Americans who use the Internet are more likely to continue active job searches and less likely to drop out of the labor force than those that do not use the Internet.
Keywords: Broadband, Internet, Telecommunications, FCC, Job Search, Labor Markets
JEL Classification: L96, J64
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Ford, George S., Internet Use and Labor Market Participation: Additional Insights from New and Old Data (August 18, 2011). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1949878 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1949878
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