Bridging the rural divide: The impact of broadband grants on US agriculture
研究美国社区连接补助计划对农业的影响，发现获得补助的邮编区三年后作物生产力提高9.3%，低收入地区增幅达6.3%至13.8%，表明农村宽带基建政策能促进农业生产力。
Abstract Since 2002, the Community Connect Grants (CCG) Program has provided financial assistance to provide broadband service in rural, economically challenged communities where service does not exist. We employ the event study model to show that a zip code receiving the grant experiences a 9.3 per cent increase in crop productivity after three years. This positive effect is predominantly driven by low-income areas that see a consistently positive increase in crop productivity, ranging from 6.3 to 13.8 per cent. Our findings conclude that policies designed to expand high-speed broadband infrastructure in rural areas can further develop the agricultural sector through gains in productivity.