University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division
Abstract
The authors thank Joe Lear, University of Missouri System; Alice Roach, University of Missouri and TaylorAnn Washburn, University of Missouri, for their assistance and input."This publication highlights findings from a recent MU Extension study that investigated how broadband has affected rural employment. It found that broadband availability and adoption had positive and economically significant impacts on rural employment rates during the COVID-19 pandemic and before the pandemic. Results suggest that increasing broadband infrastructure availability and adoption should provide economic benefits for rural communities. Understanding how broadband availability and adoption affected rural employment during the pandemic helps to gauge how broadband infrastructure and its uptake may impact rural areas going forward as society relies more on technology."--Page 1.Written by Catherine Isley (Former Exceed Graduate Research Assistant), Zane Nichols (Exceed Undergraduate Communications Assistant), Sarah A. Low (Associate Professor of Regional Economics, MU Extension Exceed)New 6/2022Includes bibliographical reference
