5. Data and Modeling Challenges in International Comparisons

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1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction: Numbers That Matter 1
5. PART I: THEORY
6. 1. Beyond Broadband Access 9
7. 2. Understanding Digital Gaps 23
8. 3. Broadband Microfoundations 51
9. 4. Adoption Factors of Ubiquitous Broadband 69
10. 5. Data and Modeling Challenges in International Comparisons 88
11. 6. Data, Policy, and Democracy 103
12. 7. “Rulers of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens” 113
13. PART II: THE USE AND ABUSE OF DATA IN INFORMATION POLICY MAKING
14. 8. PhD Heal Thyself 131
15. 9. Case Studies in Results-Driven Decision Making at the FCC 143
16. 10. The Determinants of Disconnectedness 158
17. 11. European Broadband Spending 189
18. 12. Using Data for Policy Development 209
19. Notes 229
20. Bibliography 269
21. List of Contributors 297
22. Index 305