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Fintech and the Digital Transformation of Financial Services : Implications for Market Structure and Public Policy

World Bank - 2022

This note examines the implications of digital innovation for market structure and attendant policies, including financial and competition regulation. There have been several surveys of regulatory responses. This note takes a step back, to look at what the economic theory of banking and...

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Convergence in institutions and market outcomes : cross-country and time-series evidence from the business environment and enterprise performance surveys in transition economies

Mitra, Pradeep - 2009

"This paper uses firm-level data from the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Surveys to study the process of convergence of transition countries with developed market economies. The study focuses on competition and market structure, finance and the structure of lending to firms, and...

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Market structure and performance : the role of international factors in a trade liberalization

Melo, Jaime de; Urata, Shujiro - 1984

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Revisiting Policy Options on the Market Structure in the Power Sector

World Bank - 2014

The objectives of this study are to develop a taxonomy of the existing power market structures, as shown by the extent of vertical and horizontal unbundling found among restructured power systems, across developing countries; to design an analytical framework for assessing the desirability of...

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Broadband : The Platform of the Digital Economy and a Critical Development Challenge for Morocco

World Bank - 2016

Morocco strives to reach a similar per capita income level to that of upper-middle income countries, and to reduce unemployment, which particularly affects women and youth. To meet these goals, the government recognizes the need to shift from a low-technology economy with a strong agricultural...

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Regulation and internet use in Developing Countries

Wallsten, Scott J. - 2003

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Information and communication technologies and broad-based development : partial review of the evidence

Grace, Jeremy - 2004

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Internet Access and Use in Latin America and the Caribbean : From the LAC High Frequency Phone Surveys 2021

United Nations Development Programme; World Bank - 2022

existing mobile broadband users. Addressing the region's need for faster, cheaper, and more reliable internet connections is … internet. However, households on average across Latin America and the Caribbean still reported increasing their use of the … internet amid the pandemic, suggesting that neither issue poses a barrier to their internet use at present …

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Technology Skills and Internet Services in Korea : Moving Towards a Knowledge-based Economy

World Bank - 2013

knowledge at the firm-level; the intensification of the use of internet enabled services by firms; and, the educational …, development, and new product innovation. For each of these three themes (firm-level innovation, Internet enabled services, and …

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Better Internet for All Filipinos

World Bank - 2024

digitalization. Compared to other ASEAN countries, the Philippines' internet connectivity lags in affordability, speed, and access …, creating an uneven landscape for digital participation. Limited internet access curbs digital potential for citizens and …

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