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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