To estimate how much it will cost to close the digital divide in broadband access we need two pieces of information: the cost to serve each location, and how many locations there are. In this post, I’m going to come up with a proof-of-concept estimate of the cost to serve
You describe your cost model as being estimated at the Census block level, but aren't the reserve prices, which I gather is what you use as your dependent variable, only available at the block group level? If so, how did you use the reserve prices in a regression where the unit of observation is a Census block?
You describe your cost model as being estimated at the Census block level, but aren't the reserve prices, which I gather is what you use as your dependent variable, only available at the block group level? If so, how did you use the reserve prices in a regression where the unit of observation is a Census block?