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Table 1.

Hypothesis development

Hypothesis	Independent variables	Dependent variables	Hypothetical assumptions	Existing studies in support	Existing studies in denial
Hypothesis 1	Digitalization	Income	Rise in income determines the rise in ICT adoption	Beckman et al. (2008), Olaniran and Agnello (2008), Tipton (2002), Quibria et al. (2003), Norris (2001), Skok and Ryder (2004), Billon et al. (2009), Brooks et al. (2005), Herling (2007)	Tavani (2003)
Hypothesis 2	Digitalization	Education	Growth in education boosts ICT adoption	Pick and Nishida (2015), Dimaggio and Hargittai (2001), Robinson et al. (2003), Cooke and Greenwood (2008), Pittman (2007), Stachokas (2014), Vodoz et al. (2007), Quibria et al. (2003), Zhang (2013)	Katz et al. (2001), Lee (2010), Pieper et al. (2003), Middleton and Chambers (2010), Cruz-Jesus et al. (2012)

Hypothesis	Independent variables	Dependent variables	Hypothetical assumptions	Existing studies in support	Existing studies in denial
Hypothesis 1	Digitalization	Income	Rise in income determines the rise in ICT adoption	Beckman et al. (2008), Olaniran and Agnello (2008), Tipton (2002), Quibria et al. (2003), Norris (2001), Skok and Ryder (2004), Billon et al. (2009), Brooks et al. (2005), Herling (2007)	Tavani (2003)
Hypothesis 2	Digitalization	Education	Growth in education boosts ICT adoption	Pick and Nishida (2015), Dimaggio and Hargittai (2001), Robinson et al. (2003), Cooke and Greenwood (2008), Pittman (2007), Stachokas (2014), Vodoz et al. (2007), Quibria et al. (2003), Zhang (2013)	Katz et al. (2001), Lee (2010), Pieper et al. (2003), Middleton and Chambers (2010), Cruz-Jesus et al. (2012)