Galdo, Virgilio; López Acevedo, Gladys; Rama, Martín - In: IZA Journal of Development and Migration 12 (2021) 1, pp. 1-23
activity rely on formal sector data. Using high-frequency data from Afghanistan, this paper assesses how surges in conflict … aggregate economic activity, mobile phone traffic by registered firms captures fluctuations in formal sector output, and the … negative impact on formal economic activity in the following quarter and a positive effect on illicit activity after two …