@article{b0ad9e9970614b71b0e9bae9202d1fc8,
title = "Experimenting in the cloud: The digital divide's impact on innovation",
abstract = "This paper builds on a recent National Science Foundation working paper that identified a strong association between cloud use and various types of innovation but did not consider whether 1) cloud adoption is a reliable indicator of the innovation orientation of a firm, or 2) cloud adoption enables various types of innovation. We estimate propensity score matching and endogenous treatment effect models to control for innovation orientation, producing evidence to test the second explanation. Findings support an enabling effect of the cloud on innovation providing concrete evidence of the adverse impact of the digital divide.",
author = "Luyi Han and Wojan, {Timothy R.} and Goetz, {Stephan J.}",
note = "Funding Information: We are grateful to anonymous reviewers for valuable comments. We thank Brian Whitacre and the session participants at the 2022 Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International for helpful comments.This work was supported in part by the United States Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under project # 2020-51150-31870 and USDA Rural Emergence and Vitality under project # 2018-67023-27638 and by the Pennsylvania State University and NIFA Multistate/Regional Research Appropriations under project #NE2249 .This research was supported in part by the National Science Foundation (NSF) , National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) for the Department of Energy (DOE). ORISE is managed by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) under DOE contract number DE-SC0014664 . All opinions expressed in this paper are the author's and do not necessarily reflect the policies and views of NSF, DOE, ORAU, or ORISE. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 Elsevier Ltd",
year = "2023",
month = aug,
doi = "10.1016/j.telpol.2023.102578",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "47",
journal = "Telecommunications Policy",
issn = "0308-5961",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
number = "7",
}