activities. This paper shows that the rise of inflation in Colombia, from low levels in the 1950s to average rates of 18 …

Financial inclusion has been one of the key pillars of Colombia’s development strategy for a number of years. Financial …

The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns have led to a rise in gender-based violence. In this paper, we explore the economic … consequences of violence against women in sub-Saharan Africa using large demographic and health survey data collected pre … violence by 1 percentage point can reduce economic activities (as proxied by nightlights) by up to 8 percent. This economic …

We examine the impact of gender equality on electoral violence in Africa using micro-level data from the sixth round of … Afrobarometer surveys. The sample covers 30 countries. We find that gender equality is associated with lower electoral violence … correlated with a reduction of the probability of electoral violence across the continent by around 4.2 percentage points. Our …

Colombia. We explore risks imposed on the banking system based on scenarios of an increase in the domestic carbon tax by using …