Race, Internet Usage, and E-Commerce
Review of Black Political Economy, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 7-22, Winter 2003
Posted: 7 Jul 2004
Abstract
The authors examine racial and ethnic differences in computer ownership and Internet usage using data from a survey conducted by the Nomura Research Institute in 2000. They focus on on-line shopping because few studies have examined racial and ethnic differences in e-commerce. The results indicate that blacks and Hispanics are less likely to own or use a computer than are non-Hispanic whites but are not less likely to shop on-line. Indeed, blacks appear to shop on-line more frequently and to spend more than non-Hispanic whites do.
Keywords: Internet, on-line shopping, e-commerce, race
JEL Classification: O33, L86, J15
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