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Working papers, policy briefs and reports on digital economics in Africa.

2 publications

2026

Digitalization and Drivers of Energy Usage Efficiency: Evidence from Data Centers

Georges V. Houngbonon & Defao Tchoffo

This paper investigates the most significant drivers of energy efficiency in the digital economy using a global dataset covering xxx data center facilities. We relied on Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE),…

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2025

Digital Trade and Development

Georges V. Houngbonon & Onkokame Mothobi

In this paper, we investigate the role of digital trade, especially exports of ICT services, in supporting economic development. Using a country-level panel dataset covering 150 countries for the period…

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