Impact of next-generation access networks on the innovation efficiency of Portuguese municipalities: A spatial econometrics approach

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2021

Autores

Ribeiro, VM (Autor) FEP; Bao, L (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: REGIONAL SCIENCE POLICY AND PRACTICE

Vol. 13

Páginas: 1615-1637

ISSN: 1757-7802

Indexação

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ID Authenticus: P-00V-3EQ

DOI: 10.1111/rsp3.12436

Abstract (EN): This study evaluates the impact of next-generation-access network coverage on the innovation efficiency of 278 Portuguese municipalities through a spatial panel data analysis focused on the period 2012-2015. We find evidence that the additional territorial coverage of next-generation access networks has a significant, negative, indirect, and permanent effect on the innovation efficiency of Portuguese municipalities. Other results include significant time dependence effects and stronger marginal effects in the long run. Several extensions reinforce the qualitative nature of benchmark outcomes. From a regulatory point of view, this research identifies a trade-off in the Portuguese telecommunications industry: universal (restricted) access to next-generation access networks can reduce (improve) the innovation efficiency of Portuguese municipalities, respectively.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 23