Embedding new technology creates opportunities and challenges for the global value chain (GVC). Using country-level panel data from 59 economies in 2007–2018, we construct a fixed-effects model to investigate the relationship between digital technology and the GVC position. Moreover, we...

This study examines the effects of urbanization on household health expenditure. Using a unique bi-annually household-level dataset from 2012-2016 from Vietnam, we obtain key findings as follows. To mitigate possible endogeneity concerns, we utilize a two-stage least squares regression (2SLS)...

Resumen COVID-19 forced an abrupt change in the teaching-learning process. From a scheme based on face-to-face teaching, we moved to a unique and exclusive system of virtual education. This change in the educational system involved forced adaptations of both students and teachers without a prior...