学术论文

To achieve substantial emission reductions, widespread low-carbon technology adoption is vital. The process by which new technologies are developed and adopted and how their costs evolve is critical to understanding decarbonization. Modeling of th...

Quality early childhood education improves childhood development outcomes and has long-term implications for school readiness, workforce participation, and economic growth. Despite this, in Pakistan, the net enrollment rate of children ages 3 to 5...

Although access to reliable electricity enables manufacturing companies to increase their output, there have been few studies of the distribution of output growth between export and domestic markets. Although some papers have examined the impact o...

Can alternative survey methods address the underreporting of women’s and youths’ labor market outcomes, and thus improve the measurement of the underlying gender- and age-based gaps? This paper addresses this question using a survey experiment in ...

Despite evidence that women’s political preferences differ from those of men, women are less likely to participate in political and social discussions on Twitter and other social media. Following recent evidence that in-person social support matte...

数字经济作为具有强劲增长动力的新型经济形态， 厘清其对碳排放的影响 机制是实现中国绿色转型和经济高质量发展的关键。 本文以国家大数据综合试验区的设 立表征数字经济的发展， 基于 ２０１１—２０１９ 年 ２８６ 个地级市数据， 构建交错双重差分模型 和考虑空间溢出效应的修正两阶段双重差分模型， 探究数字经济发展对城市碳排放的直 接效应和其对于其他城市碳排放的溢出效应。 研究结论表明， 数字经济发展会降低城市 的碳排放总量和电能消耗产生的碳排放， 对其他方式产生的碳排放无显著影响， 且工业 用...

rency (CBDC) as a means of payment. We randomly vary nine mone...

To adequately prepare the labor force for the green economy, policy makers and workers require a detailed understanding of the nature of green jobs. This study profiles green jobs in the South African labor market. It uses labor force survey data ...

Global supply chains recently faced widespread disruptions. The COVID-19 pandemic caused major disruptions in 2021 and 2022, while in late 2023, geopolitical incidents in the Red Sea and water shortages in the Panama Canal disrupted global shippin...

Micronutrient deficiency, or hidden hunger, remains a significant problem affecting more than 2 billion people globally. Consuming a diet that is diverse in agricultural products is a primary way of decreasing hidden hunger. Nutrition-sensitive ag...

Financial sector reforms are part of the strategies that countries follow to exit from fragility, but the content and focus of these reforms and the priority they are given relative to other policies vary from country to country. Based on an archi...

Using a cluster-randomized trial, this paper evaluates the impact of group-based interpersonal therapy on mental health and human capital accumulation among adolescent girls in Uganda who were at risk of moderate or severe depression at baseline. ...

ince 2020, many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have experienced disruptions to agricultural activities due to the adverse effects of multiple global crises. Notably, the Russian invasion of Ukraine caused a surge in inorganic fertilizer prices, w...

Submarine cables enable international connectivity and are essential for high-speed internet access. This paper tests their potential to improve the affordability of internet access by supporting a price drop through cost savings or increased comp...

Middle-income countries host the majority of the world’s population exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, and the majority of this population lives in urban environments. This study investigates the impact of information provision on house...