EXPLORING BREAK-POINTS AND INTERACTION EFFECTS AMONG PREDICTORS OF THE

INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL DIVIDE

Joel I. Deichmann, Abdolreza Eshghi, Dominique Haughton, Michele Masnghetti, Selin Sayek, and Heikki Topi

In this article, the authors report the results of a comprehensive analysis of the determinants of the international digital divide. Results confirm many findings of past research, but also extend existing knowledge in important ways. By employing Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines (MARS), the authors discover non-linearities and interaction effects among the predictors. Policy implications based on the findings are discussed.