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task content of occupations, their information and communications technology requirements, and the availability of internet … for internet access yields upward biased estimates of the resilience of poor countries, lagging regions, and poor workers …
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"This paper examines the country-level dynamics of long-run growth in Africa between 1975 and 2005. The authors examine …
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This paper argues for night-lights data as an alternative data source for measuring spatial inequalities in Africa … income and lights-based measures of spatial income inequality in South Africa and shows that night-lights are a decent proxy … countries in Africa broadly reveals rising patterns between 1992 and 2013. Following the climate-economy literature, the …
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Senegal has experienced a rapid expansion in fixed and mobile broadband internet infrastructure over the past decade …. This paper examines the relationship between access to broadband internet and household welfare between 2011 and 2018 by …, as well as for access to complementary digital infrastructure, such as 2G coverage or fixed broadband internet. The …
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This paper investigates the link between inequality and demand for redistribution by looking at how individuals form their perceptions of inequality. Most of the literature analyzing demand for redistribution has focused on objective inequality, rather than subjective perceptions of inequality....
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Tobacco taxes have positive impacts on health outcomes. However, policy makers often hesitate to use them because of the perception that poorer households are affected disproportionally more than richer households. This study compares the simulated distributional effects of tobacco tax increases...
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