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on Information and Communication Technologies |
| By: | Annunziata, Azzurra; Misso, Rosa; Vecchio, Riccardo |
| Abstract: | Paper Presented at INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED WORKSHOP ON INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRI-PRODUCTION AND ENVIRONMENT (AWICTSAE 2008), May 22-23 2008, Alexandroupolis, Greece |
| Keywords: | Wine, ICT, webmarketing, Campania Region, Marketing, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies, |
| Date: | 2008 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:miscpa:37674&r=ict |
| By: | Briggeman, Brian C.; Whitacre, Brian E. |
| Abstract: | Using the 2005 ARMS data, significant factors are identified that influence the decision to purchase farm inputs over the Internet and reasons for not adopting the Internet. Internet input purchasing farmers tend to be younger and more educated. Non-adopters that are more educated most likely cite Internet security concerns as their primary reason for not adopting. |
| Keywords: | ARMS, Internet, Farming, e-commerce, Farm Management, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies, Q12, R1, |
| Date: | 2008 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:saeaed:6871&r=ict |
| By: | Whitacre, Brian |
| Abstract: | This paper examines the shifting influence of household characteristics and telecommunications infrastructure on the residential broadband adoption decision for Oklahoma residents between 2003 and 2006. In particular, the spread of wired telecommunications infrastructure (namely cable Internet and Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL)) is examined, along with the effect that this diffusion has had on broadband access rates. The data indicates that the gap in broadband access rates between rural and urban areas has remained relatively constant over this period despite increased levels of cable and DSL throughout the state. In addition, an inter-temporal decomposition shows that the increasing levels of infrastructure are not the dominant cause of higher broadband rates over time. Instead, shifting returns to specific characteristics (namely income) are found to be the primary contributors. |
| Keywords: | Broadband, Internet, Temporal Diffusion, Public Economics, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies, R11, O18, C1, |
| Date: | 2008 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:saeaed:6934&r=ict |
| By: | Sumit Agarwal; Robert Hauswald |
| Abstract: | Using a unique sample of comparable online and in-person loan transactions, we study the determinants of arm's-length and inside lending focusing on the differential information content across debt types. We find that soft private information primarily underlies relationship lending whereas hard public information drives arm's-length debt. The bank's relative reliance on public or private information in lending decisions then determines trade-offs between the availability and pricing of credit across loan types. Consistent with economic theory, relationship debt leads to informational capture and higher interest rates but is more readily available whereas the opposite holds true for transactional debt. In their choice of loan type, lender switching, and default behavior firms, however, anticipate the inside bank's strategic use of information and act accordingly. |
| Date: | 2008 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fip:fedhwp:wp-08-10&r=ict |
| By: | Rufus Pollock |
| Abstract: | An extensive empirical literature indicates that, even without formal intellectual property rights, innovators enjoy a variety of first-mover advantages and that `imitation' is itself a costly activity. There is also accumulating evidence that an `open' approach to knowledge production can deliver substantial efficiency advantages. This paper introduces a formal framework incorporating all of these factors. We examine the relative performance of an `open' versus a `closed' (proprietary) regime, and explicitly characterise the circumstances in which an open approach, despite its effect on facilitating imitation, results in a higher level of innovation. |
| Keywords: | Innovation, Imitation, Intellectual Property, Openness, Open Source |
| JEL: | L17 L5 O3 |
| Date: | 2008–11–20 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:eei:rpaper:eeri_rp_2008_20&r=ict |