Depopulation of EU Lower-Income RegionsCan Digitalisation via Broadband Access Reduce It?

  1. Anna Garashchuk 1
  2. Fernando Isla Castillo 1
  3. Pablo Podadera Rivera 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Málaga
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    Universidad de Málaga

    Málaga, España

    ROR https://ror.org/036b2ww28

Journal:
Revista de economía mundial

ISSN: 1576-0162

Year of publication: 2023

Issue: 64

Pages: 41-59

Type: Article

DOI: 10.33776/REM.VI64.7489 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openArias Montano editor

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Abstract

Depopulated rural or post-industrial areas, which are often low-income with fewer job opportunities, represent an open challenge for the European Union. Sharp demographic declines especially in Eastern and Southern Europe, due to the intra-EU migration of younger, skilled workers from these areas have become a serious obstacle to the sustainable development of many EU lowerincome regions. The European Parliament highlights the gap in ICT connectivity among other reasons. This paper aims to provide empirical evidence, by applying Panel Data Analysis, that digitalisation of European NUTS-2 regions with lower incomes via Broadband Access may contribute to reversing negative demographic trends.

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