Documents et rapports
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Technology Sophistication across Establishments (anglais)
This paper examines technology sophistication in establishments. To comprehensively measure technology sophistication, a grid is created that covers key business functions and the technologies used to...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11051 Date du document: 28 janvier 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Comin,Diego A.,Cirera, Xavier,Cruz, Marcio
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Estimating the Number of Firms in Africa (anglais)
This paper estimates the number of firms in Africa, considering their size and formal status. It relies on a novel methodology that combines multiple data sources. The results suggest that in 2020, there...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11032 Date du document: 13 janvier 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Cruz, Marcio,Moelders, Florian,Salgado Chavez, Edgar,Volk, Ariane Tamara
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The Role of Technology in Reducing the Gender Gap in Productivity (anglais)
This paper explores new firm-level data to examine the gender gap in technology adoption and the associated effect on firm performance. The data show a small difference in technology sophistication between...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS10771 Date du document: 15 mai 2024 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Cirera, Xavier,Cruz, Marcio,Soares Martins Neto, Antonio,Lee, Kyungmin,Nogueira, Caroline
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Disruptive Technologies and Finance : An Analysis of Digital Startups in Africa (anglais)
This paper investigates the relationship between disruptive technologies and access to finance for digital tech firms in Africa. Through textual analysis of data from Crunchbase and Pitchbook, the study...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS10633 Date du document: 7 décembre 2023 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Cruz, Marcio,Pereira Lopez, Mariana De La Paz,Salgado Chavez, Edgar