Release Date:March, 2023

This paper examines the common perception that internet adoption accelerated globally during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data show little evidence of a faster expansion of access to internet more...

Author/Editor: Utkarsh Kumar, David Amaglobeli, Mariano Moszoro.

Release Date:March, 2023

We identify key drivers of digital adoption, estimate fiscal costs to provide internet subsidies to households, and calculate social dividends from digital adoption. Using cross-country panel more...

Author/Editor: Luciano Greco, Mariano Moszoro.

Release Date:March, 2023

The economic debate underlines the reasons why discount rates of infrastructure projects should be similar, regardless the public or private source of financing, during the forecast period when flows more...

Author/Editor: Edward Oughton, David Amaglobeli, Mariano Moszoro.

Release Date:February, 2023

We develop a detailed model to evaluate the necessary investment requirements to achieve affordable universal broadband. The results indicate that approximately $418 billion needs to be mobilized to more...

Author/Editor: Mariano Moszoro, Mauricio Soto.

Release Date:May, 2022

We introduce a novel measure of cross-country road quality based on the travel mean speed between large cities from Google Maps. This measure is useful to assess road infrastructure and access gaps. more...

Author/Editor: Mercedes García-Escribano, Tewodaj Mogues, Mariano Moszoro, Mauricio Soto.

Release Date:December, 2021

South Asia has experienced significant progress in improving human and physical capital over the past few decades. Within the region, India has become a global economic powerhouse with enormous more...