Abstract This paper estimates the effect of the expansion of broadband infrastructure, which enables high-speed Internet, on population development in panel of Finnish areas in the period 2010–2018. The study differs from previous studies in that it uses accurate statistics on the availability of broadband in 1 km * 1 km population grids. Therefore, the impact of broadband availability on rural development is evaluated more accurately than previously. The results of the Difference-in-difference (DiD) regression analysis show that the availability of broadband reduces depopulation of remote and sparsely populated rural areas. In this respect, the telecommunication policy in Finland has been successful, and the findings encourage the expansion of broadband infrastructure in rural areas.

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基于人口网格的宽带扩展对农村地区人口发展影响的评估

摘要 本文估计了 2010-2018 年期间芬兰地区面板中宽带基础设施的扩展对人口发展的影响，使高速互联网成为可能。该研究与之前的研究不同，它使用了关于 1 公里 * 1 公里人口网格中宽带可用性的准确统计数据。因此，宽带可用性对农村发展的影响的评估比以前更准确。差异中的差异 (DiD) 回归分析的结果表明，宽带的可用性减少了偏远和人口稀少的农村地区的人口减少。在这方面，芬兰的电信政策是成功的，调查结果鼓励了农村地区宽带基础设施的扩展。