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The determinants of the global digital divide : a cross-country analysis of computer and internet penetration
Chinn, Menzie David (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
To identify the determinants of cross-country disparities in personal computer and Internet penetration, we examine a … significant in most specifications for computer use. A similar pattern holds true for Internet use, except that telephone density … differentials. For computers, telephone density and regulatory quality are of second and third importance, while for the Internet …
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Learning during the pandemic : evidence from Uzbekistan
Iqbal, Syedah Aroob; Patrinos, Harry Anthony - 2023
School closures induced by the COVID-19 pandemic led to concerns about student learning. This paper evaluates the effect of school closures on student learning in Uzbekistan, using a unique dataset that allows assessing change in learning over time. The findings show that test scores in math for...
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Digging into the digital divide: workers' exposure to digitalization and its consequences for individual employment
Genz, Sabrina; Schnabel, Claus - 2021
While numerous studies have analyzed the aggregate employment effects of digital technologies, this paper focuses on the employment development of individual workers exposed to digitalization. We use a unique linked employer-employee data set for Germany and a direct measure of the first-time...
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Epidemic exposure, financial technology, and the digital divide
Brausewetter, Lars; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Trunzer, Johannes - 2022
, merging them with information on the incidence of epidemics and local 3G internet infrastructure. Epidemic exposure is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013172856
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Digital divide or digital provide? : technology, time use and learning loss during COVID-19
Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz; Bhattacharjee, Anindita - 2022
gender divide in access to TV, smartphone, computer and internet among rural households. However, the analysis of daily time …
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Egalitarianism under pressure : toward lower economic mobility in the knowledge economy?
Markussen, Simen; Røed, Knut - 2017
Based on complete population data, with the exact same definitions of family class background and economic outcomes for a large number of birth cohorts, we examine post‐war trends in intergenerational economic mobility in Norway. Despite only mild fluctuations in standard rank‐based summary...
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Limited attention as the scarce resource in an information-rich economy
Falkinger, Josef (contributor) - 2005
This paper uses basic empirical facts from attention and perception psychology for a behavioral approach to equilibrium analysis at the industry and the macroeconomic level. The paper endogenously determines whether an economy is information-rich and whether scarcity of attention complements...
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Between agora and shopping mall
Falkinger, Josef (contributor) - 2008
Advertisements provide consumers with knowledge about private products, whereas political information is required to provide voters with knowledge of public issues. Modern information technologies and globalization are increasing the exposure of individuals to information. Goods advertising is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003719635
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Vulnerability to poverty : Tajikistan during and after the global financial crisis
Gang, Ira N.; Gatskova, Kseniia; Landon-Lane, John S.; … - 2016
We examine vulnerability to poverty in Tajikistan during the global financial crisis, focusing on the roles played by international migration and remittances, using a formal, practical, and easily decomposable vulnerability measure. Our strategy is to estimate a Markov transition probability...
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The capability threshold : re-examining the definition of the middle class in an unequal developing country
Burger, Ronelle; McAravey, Camren; Berg, Servaas van der - 2015
In a polarised and highly unequal country such as South Africa, it is unlikely that a definition of the middle class that is based on an income threshold will adequately capture the political and social meanings of being middle class. We therefore propose a multi-dimensional definition, rooted...
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