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Carissa Chen:

2021

Title: Impact of COVID-19: Nowcasting and Big Data to Track Economic Activity in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author: Buell, Brandon ; Cherif, Reda ; Chen, Carissa ; Walentin, Karl ; Tang, Jiawen ; Wendt, Nils

Series: Working Paper No. 2021/124

Date: May 1, 2021

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