Hernan Winkler

Reaping Digital Dividends

Leveraging the Internet for Development in Europe and Central Asia

From East to West, the economies of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) are not taking full advantage of the internet to foster economic growth and job crea...

Understanding Changes in Poverty

The 2015 Millennium Development Goal to cut in half the share of the world’s population living in extreme poverty was met with time to spare. By 201...

Why Are the Elderly More Averse to Immigration When They Are More Likely to Benefit? Evidence Across Countries

Using household surveys for 24 countries over a 10-year period, this paper investigates why the elderly are more averse to open immigration policies t...

Understanding Changes in Poverty

The 2015 Millennium Development Goal to cut in half the share of the worlds population living in extreme poverty was met with time to spare. By 2013, ...