Katz, RaúlCallorda, Fernando2015-03-032015-03-032013-04http://hdl.handle.net/10625/53797According to a structural model, fixed broadband significantly contributed to the Ecuadorian GDP growth between 2008 and 2012. For every 1% increase in penetration, the average annual contribution to GDP growth was estimated at 0.052%. In addition, a model based on microeconomic data was specified to understand the contribution of broadband to average income levels. The microdata model shows that broadband deployment increases average income by 3.67% annually, confirming broadband’s impact on poverty reduction.Text1 digital file (38 p. : ill.)Application/pdfenECUADORICTBROADBANDINTERNET USEECONOMIC GROWTHSOCIO-ECONOMIC SURVEYSPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONECONOMETRIC MODELSEMPLOYMENT CREATIONSynthesis Report