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Contrasting Experiences: Understanding the Longer-Term Impact of Improving Access to Preschool Education in Rural Indonesia 经验对比:了解改善印尼农村学前教育机会的长期影响

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series Pub Date : 2019-11-19 DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-9060

Amer Hasan, Haeil Jung, A. Kinnell, A. Maika, Nozomi Nakajima, M. Pradhan

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引用次数: 3

Using Big Data to Expand Financial Services: Benefits and Risks 利用大数据拓展金融服务:收益与风险

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series Pub Date : 2019-11-01 DOI: 10.1596/32655

Facundo Abraham, S. Schmukler, José Tessada

引用次数: 3

Can We Rely on Viirs Nightlights to Estimate the Short-Term Impacts of Natural Disasters? 我们可以依靠vivis的夜灯来估计自然灾害的短期影响吗?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series Pub Date : 2019-10-31 DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-9052

E. Skoufias, E. Strobl, T. Tveit

引用次数: 2

Can Medium-Resolution Satellite Imagery Measure Economic Activity at Small Geographies? Evidence from Landsat in Vietnam 中分辨率卫星图像能否衡量小地区的经济活动?来自越南陆地卫星的证据

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series Pub Date : 2019-10-16 DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhz001

R. Goldblatt, Kilian Heilmann, Yonatan Vaizman

引用次数: 26

Productivity Growth in Romania: A Firm-Level Analysis 罗马尼亚生产率增长:一个企业层面的分析

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series Pub Date : 2019-10-15 DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-9043

Mariana Iootty, Jorge O. Pena, Donato De Rosa

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引用次数: 5

Too Much Energy: The Perverse Effect of Low Fuel Prices on Firms 能源过剩:低燃料价格对企业的反常影响

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series Pub Date : 2019-10-10 DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-9039

M. Calì, N. Cantore, L. Iacovone, Mariana De La Paz Pereira Lopez, Giorgio Presidente

引用次数: 7

Taking Power: Women's Empowerment and Household Well-Being in Sub-Saharan Africa 掌权:撒哈拉以南非洲的妇女赋权和家庭福祉

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series Pub Date : 2019-10-02 DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-9034

J. Annan, A. Donald, Markus Goldstein, Paula Gonzalez Martinez, Gayatri B. Koolwal

引用次数: 35

Capital Allocation in Developing Countries 发展中国家的资本配置

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series Pub Date : 2019-10-01 DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-9031

J. David, A. Cusolito, Venky Venkateswaran, Tatiana Didier

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引用次数: 10

Domestic Government Spending on Human Capital: A Cross-Country Analysis of Recent Trends 国内政府人力资本支出:近期趋势的跨国分析

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series Pub Date : 2019-10-01 DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-9033

K. Andrews, C. Avitabile, R. Gatti

引用次数: 4

Innovations in Tax Compliance: Conceptual Framework 税收合规创新:概念框架

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series Pub Date : 2019-10-01 DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-9032

Wilson Prichard, A. Custers, Roel Dom, S. Davenport, M. Roscitt

引用次数: 46