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IT shields : technology adoption and economic resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic

Pierri, Nicola; Timmer, Yannick - 2020

We study the economic effects of information technology (IT) adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data on IT adoption covering almost three million establishments in the US, we find that technology adoption can partly shield the economy from the impact of the pandemic. In areas where...

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Two-sided market, R&D and payments system evolution

Li, Bin; McAndrews, James Joseph; Wang, Zhu - 2019

It takes many years for more efficient electronic payments to be widely used, and the fees that merchants (consumers) pay for using those services are increasing (decreasing) over time. We address these puzzles by studying payments system evolution with a dynamic model in a twosided market...

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Assessing bank competition within the East African Community

Sanya, Sarah; Gaertner, Matthew - 2012

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Taylor visits Africa

Goncalves, Carlos Eduardo - 2015

de facto pursuing a strategy more akin to a Taylor Rule. Estimations of small-scale models for Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania … place in Kenya and Tanzania. In Uganda, these errors are much smaller, in fact similar in size to Taylor Rule deviations …

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The monetary transmission mechanism in the tropics : a narrative approach

Berg, Andrew; Charry, Luisa; Portillo, Rafael; Vlček, Jan - 2013

policy that took place in 2011 in four members of the East African Community: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. We find …

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Improving crop yields in Sub-Saharan Africa : what does the East African data say?

Thomas, Alun - 2020

Recent micro level data from East Africa is used to benchmark aggregate data and assess the role of agricultural inputs in explaining variation in crop yields on smallholding plots. Fertilizer, improved seeds, protection against erosion and pesticides improve crop yields in Rwanda and Ethiopia,...

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Microfinance in Africa : Experience and Lessons From Selected African Countries

Blavy, Rodolphe - 2004

Based on the experience of selected countries, this paper offers a critical presentation of the development of the microfinance sector in Africa. The paper supports the view that microfinance institutions, especially those engaged in full financial intermediation, complement effectively the...

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Purchasing Power Parities in Five East African Countries : Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda

Krichene, Noureddine - 1998

In a case study of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, this paper finds that bilateral real exchange rates …

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British Influenceon Commonwealth Budget Systems : The Case of the United Republic of Tanzania

Lienert, Ian - 2007

Several features of Tanzania''s budget system find their roots in the arrangements inherited from the United Kingdom …. These similarities are blended with contrasts, including in Tanzania: a presidential system of government, one dominant …

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Tanzania's Growth Process and Success in Reducing Poverty

Treichel, Volker - 2005

Since 1995, Tanzania has made major progress in economic reform and macroeconomic stabilization, resulting in strong … growth and low inflation. This paper reviews Tanzania''s growth performance and prospects and assesses the impact of growth … recent policies should allow Tanzania to grow above 5 percent a year over the medium term. Furthermore, it finds that growth …

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