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S6 Ep1: How does internet connectivity impact developing economies?

S6 Ep1: How does internet connectivity impact developing economies?

Update: 2025-01-08
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For more than 30 years, optimists about technology have been telling us that the

internet is transforming our economies. What is the evidence that this has happened,

or is happening, in low- or middle-income countries? And if the promise has not been

fulfilled, why not? Lin Tian is one of the authors of a new paper that examines the

evidence so far. She talks to Tim Phillips about what the research is telling us.



Read the full show notes on VoxDev: https://voxdev.org/topic/macroeconomics-growth/how-does-internet-connectivity-impact-developing-economies
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S6 Ep1: How does internet connectivity impact developing economies?

S6 Ep1: How does internet connectivity impact developing economies?

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