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  "title": "Internet Adoption Trends during COVID-19",
  "publication": "IMF Notes, March 31, 2023",
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  "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",
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      "heading": "Overview and Authors",
      "content": "- Title: Internet Adoption Trends during COVID-19\n- Authors: David Amaglobeli, Mengfei Gu, Mariano Moszoro, Yue Zhou, Patricia L Escalante\n- Publication date: March 31, 2023\n- Series: IMF Notes No 2023/001\n- Issue: 001\n- Volume: 2023\n- Pages: 9\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400238857.068\n- ISBN: 9798400238857\n- ISSN: 2957-4390"
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      "heading": "Key Findings on Internet Adoption",
      "content": "- The paper examines the common perception that internet adoption accelerated globally during the COVID-19 pandemic.\n- Data show little evidence of a faster expansion of access to internet (extensive margin) across all country income groups.\n- Data show strong evidence of acceleration in the improvement in the quality of connectivity (intensive margin).\n- Despite a decline in internet prices over the past decade, affordability of digital services remains a concern for low-income developing countries."
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      "heading": "Data and Evidence Emphasis",
      "content": "- Extensive margin (access to internet): little evidence of faster expansion across all country income groups during COVID-19.\n- Intensive margin (quality of connectivity): strong evidence of acceleration in improvement during COVID-19.\n- Price trends: decline in internet prices over the past decade is documented, but affordability issues persist for low-income developing countries."
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      "heading": "Subject and Keywords",
      "content": "- Subject: Economic sectors, Technology\n- Keywords: COVID-19, digitalization, Internet"
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      "content": "- Format example provided: Chicago citation in the source includes an accessed date of 9/5/2026.\n- The paper is available through the IMF eLibrary and a PDF download option is indicated on the landing page.\n\nSource: Internet Adoption Trends during COVID-19, IMF Notes (March 31, 2023).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Internet Adoption Trends during COVID-19\n  - Internet Adoption Trends during COVID-19 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Internet Adoption Trends during COVID-19 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/imf-notes/issues/2023/03/31/internet-adoption-trends-during-covid-19-531506"
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    "Published: March 31, 2023",
    "Series: IMF Notes",
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    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400238857.068",
    "Title: Internet Adoption Trends during COVID-19",
    "Authors: David Amaglobeli, Mengfei Gu, Mariano Moszoro, Yue Zhou, Patricia L Escalante",
    "Publication date: March 31, 2023",
    "Series: IMF Notes No 2023/001",
    "Issue: 001",
    "Volume: 2023",
    "Pages: 9",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400238857.068",
    "ISBN: 9798400238857",
    "ISSN: 2957-4390",
    "The paper examines the common perception that internet adoption accelerated globally during the COVID-19 pandemic.",
    "Data show little evidence of a faster expansion of access to internet (extensive margin) across all country income groups.",
    "Data show strong evidence of acceleration in the improvement in the quality of connectivity (intensive margin).",
    "Despite a decline in internet prices over the past decade, affordability of digital services remains a concern for low-income developing countries.",
    "Extensive margin (access to internet): little evidence of faster expansion across all country income groups during COVID-19.",
    "Intensive margin (quality of connectivity): strong evidence of acceleration in improvement during COVID-19.",
    "Price trends: decline in internet prices over the past decade is documented, but affordability issues persist for low-income developing countries.",
    "Subject: Economic sectors, Technology",
    "Keywords: COVID-19, digitalization, Internet",
    "Format example provided: Chicago citation in the source includes an accessed date of 9/5/2026.",
    "The paper is available through the IMF eLibrary and a PDF download option is indicated on the landing page.",
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