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Robert H. Wilson
Mike Hogg Professor of Urban Policy
LBJ School of Public Affairs
University of Texas at Austin
presented to Science, Technology and Society
Center for Innovation Technology and Policy Research
Instituto Superior Technico
November 24, 1999
Impact of Telecommunications on Economic Development and
Cities
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Infrastruture for the Information Economy
Historical Evolution of the Industry
A Demand for Telecommunication Services
The Impacts on Geography and Economic
Development
Implications for Public Policy
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Infrastruture for the Information Economy
Economic Change and Technology
Growth and Innovation in Services
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Employment Structure of US Economy, 1970 - 96
(employment shares in %)
AGRICONST
CULTURERUCTIONMANUFACTURING
NonMisc. PetroAcivanced
durabieDurabie chemicalMachineryTechnology Total
19703.46.08.63.41.77.85.326.8
19753.35.77.43.01.57.34.723.9
19803.15.86.92.71.56.85.223.1
19853.16.16.12.51.25.35.020.1
19902.86.05.72.31.24.74.618.5
19962.76.15.02.31.24.53.916.9
SERVICES
WholesaleRetailHealth andPublic
DistributiveTradeProducer Trade Consumer Education
Administration Total
19707.73.98.215.88.514.94.863.8
19757.24.18.916.87.816.95.367.0
19807.14.110.216.67.816.95.468.1
19856.94.011.817.68.816.74.970.7
19906.93.912.717.89.017.55.072.8
19966.93.713.518.09.618.34.474.4
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Historical Evolution of the Industry
The Technology
Industry Structure and Deregualtion
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The range of telecommunications services
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The Demand for
Telecommunication Services
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Lloyds Bank International
Hewlett Packard
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Industrial investment in the USA
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The global market for computing and communications services
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Intensive Users of Telecommunications, U.S. 1988
Finance and Insurance
Business Services
Computer and Data Processing Services
Real Estate
Wholesale and Retail
Hotels
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The Impacts on Geography and Economic Development
Decentraliztion vs. Concentration
Urban Impacts
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Sioux Falls, SD
Charlotte, NC
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Dallas
Chicago
New York
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Urban dominance of telecommunications investment and use
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Implications for Public Policy
Prices and Access to Services
Economic Development Policy
Potential for Urban Services
Social Inequalities in the Acesss to Information
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The convergence of urban infrastructure
AGRI
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CONST
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CULTURE
RUCTION
MANUFACTURING
Non
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Misc.
Petro
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Acivanced
durabie
Durabie
chemical
Machinery
Technology
Total
1970
3.4
6.0
8.6
3.4
1.7
7.8
5.3
26.8
1975
3.3
5.7
7.4
3.0
1.5
7.3
4.7
23.9
1980
3.1
5.8
6.9
2.7
1.5
6.8
5.2
23.1
1985
3.1
6.1
6.1
2.5
1.2
5.3
5.0
20.1
1990
2.8
6.0
5.7
2.3
1.2
4.7
4.6
18.5
1996
2.7
6.1
5.0
2.3
1.2
4.5
3.9
16.9
SERVICES
Wholesale
Retail
Health and
Public
Distributive
Trade
Producer
Trade
Consumer
Education
Administration
Total
1970
7.7
3.9
8.
2
15.8
8.5
14.9
4.8
63.8
1975
7.2
4.1
8.9
16.8
7.8
16.9
5.3
67.0
1980
7.1
4.1
10.2
16.6
7.8
16.9
5.4
68.1
1985
6.9
4.0
11.8
17.6
8.8
16.7
4.9
70.7
1990
6.9
3.9
12.7
17.8
9.0
17.5
5.0
72.8
1996
6.9
3.7
13.5
18.0
9.6
18.3
4.4
74.4
