RT Journal Article T1 Depopulation of EU Lower-income Regions: Can Digitalisation via Broadband Access Reduce it? T2 Despoblación de las regiones de bajos ingresos de la UE: ¿puede la digitalización a través del acceso de banda ancha reducirlo? A1 Garashchuk, Anna A1 Isla-Castillo, Fernando A1 Podadera-Rivera, Pablo K1 Población rural - Unión Europea K1 Éxodo rural K1 Internet K1 Redes de banda ancha AB Depopulated rural or post-industrial areas, which are often low-income withfewer job opportunities, represent an open challenge for the European Union.Sharp demographic declines especially in Eastern and Southern Europe, dueto the intra-EU migration of younger, skilled workers from these areas havebecome a serious obstacle to the sustainable development of many EU lowerincome regions. The European Parliament highlights the gap in ICT connectivityamong other reasons.This paper aims to provide empirical evidence, by applying Panel DataAnalysis, that digitalisation of European NUTS-2 regions with lower incomes viaBroadband Access may contribute to reversing negative demographic trends. PB Universidad de Huelva YR 2023 FD 2023-08-11 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31218 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31218 LA eng NO Garashchuk, A., Isla Castillo, F., & Podadera Rivera, P. (2023). Despoblación de las regiones de bajos ingresos de la UE: ¿puede la digitalización a través del acceso de banda ancha reducirlo?. Revista de Economía Mundial, (64), 41-59. DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga RD 20 ene 2026