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The challenges associated with poverty measurement with a cardinal variable have received due attention during the last … empirical illustration documenting changes in sanitation deprivation in Bangladesh showcases the measures' ability to identify …
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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...
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Many developing countries have experienced significant developments in their telecommunications network. Countries in Africa are no exception to this. The paper examines what factor facilitates most network expansion using micro data from 45 fixed-line and mobile telephone operators in 18...
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This study conducted an experimental intervention in unelectrified areas of northern Bangladesh to investigate the …
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Bangladesh has achieved robust economic growth over the past 10 years, with real GDP growing by more than 6 percent on … forward. A simple growth model calibrated to the Bangladesh economy is used to analyze various growth scenarios. The main …
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Millions of villagers in Bangladesh are exposed to arsenic by drinking contaminated water from private wells. Testing … randomized controlled trial conducted in 112 villages in Bangladesh to evaluate the effectiveness of different test selling …
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the Multifibre Arrangement (MFA) -- spread through Bangladesh's labor markets. Although the end of the MFA was arguably … exogenous to Bangladesh, the authors instrument export demand with OECD imports to ensure identification. The paper compares …, Bangladesh's export shock was sector specific, limited predominantly to the female-intensive garment and textile sector. The …
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This study uses a choice experiment among 2,000 workers in Bangladesh to elicit willingness to pay (WTP) for job …
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impacts of rural road projects using household-level panel data from Bangladesh. Rural road investments are found to reduce …
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representative matched employer-employee data set in Bangladesh with detailed information, including direct measures of the use of …
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