Lucio Castro
Biographic Data
| ID | 9614394 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lucio Castro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lucio |
| FAMILY NAME | Castro |
| SIGNATURE | CASTRO L |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Bank Washington District of Columbia USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Quality and Price of Africa's Imports of Digital Goods
Imported digital goods are critical for productivity growth in low‐income countries. Using detailed data on international trade flows and tariffs, this paper finds that African nations tend to import relatively low‐quality, low‐price digital goods. It also finds that digital goods in Africa are subject to relatively higher tariffs, along with other factors that contribute to their higher cost in the domestic market compared to other regions, espe…
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The Quality and Price of Africa's Imports of Digital Goods
Imported digital goods are critical for productivity growth in low‐income countries. Using detailed data on international trade flows and tariffs, this paper finds that African nations tend to import relatively low‐quality, low‐price digital goods. It also finds that digital goods in Africa are subject to relatively higher tariffs, along with other factors that contribute to their higher cost in the domestic market compared to other regions, espe…
Business (1 work) · Developing country (1 work) · Digital Platforms and Economics (1 work) · Economic growth (1 work) · Economics (1 work) · Free trade (1 work) · Geography (1 work) · Global trade and economics (1 work) · Goods and services (1 work) · ICT Impact and Policies (1 work)