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Telecommunications Performance, Reforms, and Governance
Estache, Antonio; Goicoechea, Ana; Manacorda, Marco - 2006
The authors assess the effects of private capital and independent regulatory agencies on telecommunications performance …
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Welfare Effects of Introducing Competition in the Telecom Sector in Djibouti
Decoster, Xavier Stephane - 2019
Djibouti is very well placed, as a landing site of undersea fiber optic cables, to benefit from the digital economy. However, the prevalence of a single national telecom operator in the country has stifled service delivery and innovation in the telecom sector. Mobile broadband coverage and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012871008
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Telecommunications Externality on Migration : Evidence from Chinese Villages
Lu, Yi - 2017
This paper uses a unique natural experiment in Chinese villages to investigate whether access to telecommunications … migration externality of expanding telecommunications access in rural areas, especially in places where migration potential is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012973904
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Services Reform and Manufacturing Performance : Evidence from India
Arnold, Jens Matthias - 2017
about 4,000 Indian firms from1993 to 2005. They find that banking, telecommunications, insurance and transport reforms all …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975493
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Price Structure and Network Externalities in the Telecommunications Industry : Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Iimi, Atsushi - 2016
Many developing countries have experienced significant developments in their telecommunications network. Countries in … fixed-line and mobile telephone operators in 18 African countries. In theory the telecommunications sector has two sector …. Thus, price liberalization could be conducive to development of the telecommunications network led by the private sector …
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Financial Globalization in Emerging Economies : Much Ado About Nothing?
Levy-Yeyati, Eduardo Levy - 2014
relevant for emerging markets as they integrate financially with the rest of the world. This paper argues that, because of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013068213
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Gross Capital Flows, Common Factors, and the Global Financial Cycle
Barrot, Luis-Diego - 2018
(the VIX, the U.S. real interest rate and real exchange rate, U.S. GDP growth, and world commodity prices) that explain …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012926785
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Covid-19 and Food Protectionism : The Impact of the Pandemic and Export Restrictions on World Food Markets
Espitia, Alvaro - 2020
This paper analyzes the impact of Covid-19 and uncooperative trade policies on world food markets. It quantifies the … percent on average. Escalating export restrictions would multiply the initial shock by a factor of 3, with world food prices …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012833536
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Transformational Climate Finance : Donors'Willingness to Support Deep and Transformational Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions in Lower-Income Countries
Strand, Jon - 2020
This paper uses simple analytical models to study high-income donor countries' willingness to pay to supply mitigation finance to low-income countries; how this depends on modality for finance supply; and how it changes as the global greenhouse gas mitigation agenda moves forward. The paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012833615
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Determinants of Social Distancing and Economic Activity During COVID-19 : A Global View
Maloney, William F. - 2020
The paper uses Google mobility data to identify the determinants of social distancing during the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak. The findings for the United States indicate that much of the decrease in mobility is voluntary, driven by the number of COVID-19 cases and proxying for greater awareness of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012834265