Maurice Kügler
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View article: Long COVID: The evolution of household welfare in developing countries during the pandemic
Long COVID: The evolution of household welfare in developing countries during the pandemic Open
This study examines household welfare dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic, using harmonized data from over 300 phone surveys in 80 countries during 2020 and 2021, representing more than 2.5 billion people. The analysis traces out the evo…
View article: How Did the COVID-19 Crisis Affect Different Types of Workers in the Developing World?
How Did the COVID-19 Crisis Affect Different Types of Workers in the Developing World? Open
This paper investigates the impacts of the economic shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the employment of different types of workers in developing countries. Employment outcomes are taken from a set of high-frequency phone surveys con…
View article: Mobile Access Expansion and Price Information Diffusion: Firm Performance after Ethiopia'S Transition to 3G in 2008
Mobile Access Expansion and Price Information Diffusion: Firm Performance after Ethiopia'S Transition to 3G in 2008 Open
This paper investigates whether enhanced
\n access to mobile communications, including internet,
\n primarily through smart phones, increases competition as
\n price information is more widely available to customers—both
\n households and …
View article: U.S. Robots and their Impacts in the Tropics: Evidence from Colombian Labor Markets
U.S. Robots and their Impacts in the Tropics: Evidence from Colombian Labor Markets Open
Previous studies for developed countries show negative short-run impacts of automation on employment and earnings.In this paper, we instead examine whether automation by a key trading partner can hurt workers in a developing country.We spe…
View article: Migration and Cross-Border Financial Flows
Migration and Cross-Border Financial Flows Open
The gravity model has provided a tractable empirical framework to account for bilateral flows not only of manufactured goods, as in the case of merchandise trade, but also of financial flows. In particular, recent literature has emphasized…
View article: Do Payroll Tax Breaks Stimulate Formality? Evidence from Colombia’s Reform
Do Payroll Tax Breaks Stimulate Formality? Evidence from Colombia’s Reform Open
Alternative work arrangements have grown rapidly around the world.In Latin America, these alternative work arrangements have long been part of the labor market and have continued to grow.The informal sector grew rapidly in Latin America ov…
View article: Migration and Cross-Border Financial Flows
Migration and Cross-Border Financial Flows Open
Migration facilitates the flow of information between countries, thereby reducing informational frictions that potentially hamper cross-country financial flows. Using a gravity model, migration is found to be highly correlated with financi…