The Welfare Costs of Being Off the Grid

The Welfare Costs of Being Off the Grid

Digital connectivity has been a critical mitigating factor for the adverse effects of lockdowns implemented in response to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on household welfare in Latin America and the Caribbean. Households with access to digita...

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Main Authors: Ballon, Paola, Mejia-Mantilla, Carolina, Olivieri, Sergio, Lara-Ibarra, Gabriel, Romero, Javier
Other Authors: Balch, Oliver
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
POVERTY
INEQUALITY
DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY
INTERNET ACCESS
PANDEMIC IMPACT
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
LOCKDOWN
WELFARE LOSS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/816741626940972684/The-Welfare-Costs-of-Being-Off-the-Grid
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36026
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spelling okr-10986-360262021-08-16T15:43:47Z The Welfare Costs of Being Off the Grid Ballon, Paola Mejia-Mantilla, Carolina Olivieri, Sergio Lara-Ibarra, Gabriel Romero, Javier Balch, Oliver POVERTY INEQUALITY DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY INTERNET ACCESS PANDEMIC IMPACT CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 LOCKDOWN WELFARE LOSS Digital connectivity has been a critical mitigating factor for the adverse effects of lockdowns implemented in response to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on household welfare in Latin America and the Caribbean. Households with access to digital technologies were able to cope better with the shock. rates. More connected households also reported lower income losses, fewer instances of food insecurity and higher access to high quality remote learning. The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has underlined the importance of ensuring that all segments of the population have access to digital technologies and of promoting digital skills throughout the lifecycle of individuals. 2021-07-28T14:46:37Z 2021-07-28T14:46:37Z 2021-07 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/816741626940972684/The-Welfare-Costs-of-Being-Off-the-Grid http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36026 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean Latin America
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topic POVERTY
INEQUALITY
DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY
INTERNET ACCESS
PANDEMIC IMPACT
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
LOCKDOWN
WELFARE LOSS
spellingShingle POVERTY
INEQUALITY
DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY
INTERNET ACCESS
PANDEMIC IMPACT
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
LOCKDOWN
WELFARE LOSS
Ballon, Paola
Mejia-Mantilla, Carolina
Olivieri, Sergio
Lara-Ibarra, Gabriel
Romero, Javier
The Welfare Costs of Being Off the Grid
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Latin America
description Digital connectivity has been a critical mitigating factor for the adverse effects of lockdowns implemented in response to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on household welfare in Latin America and the Caribbean. Households with access to digital technologies were able to cope better with the shock. rates. More connected households also reported lower income losses, fewer instances of food insecurity and higher access to high quality remote learning. The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has underlined the importance of ensuring that all segments of the population have access to digital technologies and of promoting digital skills throughout the lifecycle of individuals.
author2 Balch, Oliver
author_facet Balch, Oliver
Ballon, Paola
Mejia-Mantilla, Carolina
Olivieri, Sergio
Lara-Ibarra, Gabriel
Romero, Javier
format Policy Note
author Ballon, Paola
Mejia-Mantilla, Carolina
Olivieri, Sergio
Lara-Ibarra, Gabriel
Romero, Javier
author_sort Ballon, Paola
title The Welfare Costs of Being Off the Grid
title_short The Welfare Costs of Being Off the Grid
title_full The Welfare Costs of Being Off the Grid
title_fullStr The Welfare Costs of Being Off the Grid
title_full_unstemmed The Welfare Costs of Being Off the Grid
title_sort welfare costs of being off the grid
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/816741626940972684/The-Welfare-Costs-of-Being-Off-the-Grid
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36026
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