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Low tax jurisdictions and preferential regimes : policy gaps in developing economies
Pemberton, Jonathan Leigh; Loeprick, Jan - 2019
This paper reviews recent international initiatives and domestic policy developments aimed at helping countries to protect their tax base against erosion by individuals and companies that allocate assets to or route income via low tax jurisdictions. The paper highlights the benefits and...
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The Microfinance Business Model : Enduring Subsidy and Modest Profit
Cull, Robert - 2016
Recent evidence suggests only modest social and economic impacts of microfinance. Favorable cost-benefit ratios then depend on low costs. This paper uses proprietary data on 1,335 microfinance institutions between 2005 and 2009, jointly serving 80.1 million borrowers, to calculate the costs of...
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Labor market analysis using big data : the case of a Pakistani online job portal
Matsuda, Norihiko; Ahmed, Tutan; Nomura, Shinsaku - 2019
Facing a youth bulge-a large influx of a young labor force-the Pakistani economy needs to create more jobs by taking advantage of this relatively well-educated young labor force. Yet, the educated young labor force suffers a higher unemployment rate, and there is a concern that the current...
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Big Data Innovation Challenge : Pioneering Approaches to Data-Driven Development
World Bank Group - 2016
. The featured case stories illustrate the diverse range of big data applications in development. For the World Bank, with … help the World Bank Group (WBG) better work towards ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. To position WBG …
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Assessing Physical Environment of TOD Communities around Metro Stations : Using Big Data and Machine Learning
Fang, Wanli - 2020
Policy makers and city planning professionals who work on transit-oriented development are often interested in evaluating the quality of physical environment around metro stations. How to carry out this task comprehensively, effectively and repeatedly, with limited time and budget? Under the GEF...
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Big data in transportation : an economics perspective
Selod, Harris; Soumahoro, Souleymane - 2020
This paper reviews the emerging big data literature applied to urban transportation issues from the perspective of economic research. It provides a typology of big data sources relevant to transportation analyses and describes how these data can be used to measure mobility, associated...
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Big data for sampling design : the Venezuelan migration crisis in Ecuador
Muñoz, Juan; Muñoz, José; Olivieri, Sergio - 2020
The worsening of Ecuador's socioeconomic conditions and the rapid inflow of Venezuelan migrants demand a rapid government response. Representative information on the migration and host communities is vital for evidence-based policy design. This study presents an innovative methodology based on...
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Toward Labor Market Policy 2.0 : The Potential for Using Online Job-Portal Big Data to Inform Labor Market Policies in India
Nomura, Shinsaku - 2017
the literature on labor economics through application of big data analytics to real-world data. The analysis also provides …
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Energy Analytics for Development : Big Data for Energy Access, Energy Efficiency, and Renewable Energy
Energy Sector Management Assistance Program - 2017
combination of technologies, and a more complex world demanding greater agility and new competences impact all aspects of the …
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Big Data Solutions : Innovative Approaches to Overcoming Agricultural Challenges in Developing Nations by Harnessing the Power of Analytics
World Bank - 2015
, and is the largest user of the world's natural resources. In response, improvements in agriculture operations have to be … countries to leap frog some of the intermediate development phases providing farmer's in the developing world with greater … the ones funded by the World Bank. This solution brief defines what big data is in the context of the developing world …
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