@article{bullshit2020,
  title={At-scale impact of the {Net Wok}: A culinarically holistic investigation of distributed dumplings},
  author={<NAME> and <NAME>},
  journal={Armenian Journal of Proceedings},
  volume={61},
  pages={192--219},
  year={2020},
  publisher={Automattic Inc.}
}

@INPROCEEDINGS{almasoud2018,
  author={<NAME>. {Almasoud} and <NAME>. {Eljazzar} and F. {Hussain}},
  booktitle={2018 IEEE 15th International Conference on e-Business Engineering (ICEBE)},
  title={Toward a Self-Learned Smart Contract},
  year={2018},
  volume={},
  number={},
  pages={269-273}
  }

@article{tienBigDataUnleashing2013,
  title = {Big {{Data}}: {{Unleashing}} Information},
  author = {<NAME>.},
  date = {2013-06-01},
  journaltitle = {Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering},
  shortjournal = {Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering},
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  issn = {1861-9576},
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}

@online{lomasWeNeedTalk2016,
  title = {We Need to Talk about {{AI}} and Access to Publicly Funded Data-Sets},
  author = {<NAME>},
  date = {2016-07-09},
  journaltitle = {TechCrunch},
  url = {https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/09/we-need-to-talk-about-ai-and-access-to-publicly-funded-data-sets/},
  urldate = {2020-08-19}
}

@article{schillingSimpleBitcoinEconomics2019,
  title = {Some Simple Bitcoin Economics},
  author = {<NAME> and Uhlig, Harald},
  date = {2019-10-01},
  journaltitle = {Journal of Monetary Economics},
  shortjournal = {Journal of Monetary Economics},
  volume = {106},
  pages = {16--26},
  issn = {0304-3932},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jmoneco.2019.07.002},
  abstract = {We provide a model of an endowment economy with two competing, but intrinsically worthless currencies (Dollar, Bitcoin). Dollars are supplied by a central bank to achieve its inflation target, while the Bitcoin supply grows deterministically. Our fundamental pricing equation implies in its simplest form that Bitcoin prices form a martingale. “Mutual impatience” implies absence of speculation. Price volatility therefore does not invalidate the medium-of-exchange function. Bitcoin block rewards are not a tax on Bitcoin holders: they are financed with a Dollar tax. We discuss monetary policy implications, Bitcoin production, taxation, welfare and entry, and characterize the range of equilibria.},
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  keywords = {Bitcoin,Cryptocurrency,Currency competition,Exchange rates},
  langid = {english},
  series = {Special conference issue: “{{Money Creation}} and {{Currency Competition}}” {{October}} 19-20, 2018 {{Sponsored}} by the {{Study Center Gerzensee}} and {{Swiss National Bank}}}
}

@report{taskinsoyBitcoinLongestRunning2019,
  title = {Bitcoin: {{The Longest Running Mania}} – {{Tulips}} of the 21st {{Century}}?},
  shorttitle = {Bitcoin},
  author = {<NAME>},
  date = {2019-12-18},
  institution = {{Social Science Research Network}},
  location = {{Rochester, NY}},
  doi = {10.2139/ssrn.3505953},
  abstract = {Almost four centuries later, the Dutch tulipmania of the 17th century is always mentioned as a mania and used as a reference point in the aftermath of contemporaneous economic and financial crises since the late 1990s. Studies investigating what drove the tulip speculation throughout 17th and 18th centuries ignored market fundamentals, which we believe were the driving forces in Bitcoin price speculation and the ensuing crash. Bitcoin mania is far from a true madness, the increased frequency in its boom-and-bust cycle since 2017 comes from the cryptocurrency market’s extreme reactionary mode to any good or bad news from regulators and central banks (the Fed and ECB in particular) as well as security issues related to cyberattacks. In a matter of several months, the price of Bitcoin skyrocketed from \$2,000 in April 2017 to the intraday high of \$20,089 on December 17, 2017. The potential Bitcoin bubble occurred in the end of 2017, Bitcoin price surged from \$5,600 to \$20,089 in October–December 2017 and crashed in January 2018.},
  file = {C\:\\Users\\mhaug\\Zotero\\storage\\CBRM4DIH\\papers.html},
  keywords = {Asset Price Bubbles,Bitcoin,Blockchain,Booms and Busts,Tulipmania},
  langid = {english},
  number = {ID 3505953},
  type = {SSRN Scholarly Paper}
}

@article{dierksmeierJustHODLMoral2018,
  title = {Just {{HODL}}? {{On}} the {{Moral Claims}} of {{Bitcoin}} and {{Ripple Users}}},
  shorttitle = {Just {{HODL}}?},
  author = {Dierksmeier, Claus},
  date = {2018-07-01},
  journaltitle = {Humanistic Management Journal},
  shortjournal = {Humanist Manag J},
  volume = {3},
  pages = {127--131},
  issn = {2366-6048},
  doi = {10.1007/s41463-018-0036-z},
  abstract = {Money has come a long way from the substances and shapes it had in antiquity and early modernity to the ever more ephemeral forms it took on in the last decades. A further step in this direction to an increasingly virtual world of finance is digital money. Amongst digital currencies, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and the many hundred altcoins created lately, stand out because of the challenge they pose to the conventional contour and conception of monetary systems. In addition to private banks and the public hand, via cryptocurrencies now also individuals emerge as emitters of currency. Whereas formerly the sovereignty over the issuance of money was anchored locally or nationally, backed by tangible private or public institutions, cryptocurrencies immediately surface globally within the intangible cyberspace of the worldwide web. In this novel realm of money, the cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and Ripple stand for two different approaches to the question as to which impact money ought to have in people’s lives, and as to how individuals in turn can influence the nature and future of money. The article discusses the moral claims of these rivaling conceptions.},
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  langid = {english},
  number = {1}
}

@online{LibraAssociationIndependent,
  title = {Libra {{Association}} | {{An}} Independent Membership Organization},
  author={{Libra Association}},
  journaltitle = {Libra.org},
  url = {https://libra.org/association/},
  urldate = {2020-08-20},
  abstract = {The Libra Association is responsible for the governance of the Libra network and the development of the Libra project. Meet the team.},
  langid = {american}
}

@online{LibraWhitePaper,
  title = {Libra {{White Paper}} | {{Blockchain}}, {{Association}}, {{Reserve}}},
  journaltitle = {Libra.org},
  author={{Libra Association}},
  url = {https://libra.org/en-US/white-paper/},
  urldate = {2020-08-20},
  abstract = {The Libra Whitepaper. Take a closer look at the Libra Blockchain, the Libra Reserve, and The Libra Association.},
  langid = {american}
}

@article{tiwariFutureRaisingFinance2020,
  title = {The Future of Raising Finance - a New Opportunity to Commit Fraud: A Review of Initial Coin Offering ({{ICOs}}) Scams},
  shorttitle = {The Future of Raising Finance - a New Opportunity to Commit Fraud},
  author = {<NAME> <NAME>},
  date = {2020-05-01},
  journaltitle = {Crime, Law and Social Change},
  shortjournal = {Crime Law Soc Change},
  volume = {73},
  pages = {417--441},
  issn = {1573-0751},
  doi = {10.1007/s10611-019-09873-2},
  abstract = {Over one billion US dollars were invested in blockchain in 2016. The potential application of blockchain extends far beyond cryptocurrencies. One use of blockchain is an Initial Coin Offering (ICO), a digital method of raising finance involving issuance of tokens in exchange for cryptocurrencies or fiat money. It is a cheaper, easier and quicker way to raise funds compared with traditional public offerings. However, it has raised a new opportunity for fraud. An estimated 10\% of ICO funds have been lost to fraud. Using case-study analysis, this study determines characteristics of such fraud schemes and the regulatory changes made in response to them. The study reveals key lessons for investors in terms of proactive steps that can be taken to protect themselves from being victims, for issuers to ensure awareness and take steps to secure investors’ trust, and for regulators to promote a safe environment. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to document the effect of ICO fraud schemes on the regulatory environment, which is going through a series of amendments to provide protection against such fraudulent schemes. Additionally, it provides direction for future research to further investigate the risks of this new method of raising funds.},
  langid = {english},
  number = {4}
}

@online{bitmexresearchBriefHistoryStablecoins,
  title = {A Brief History of {{Stablecoins}} ({{Part}} 1)},
  author = {{BitMEX Research}},
  url = {https://blog.bitmex.com/a-brief-history-of-stablecoins-part-1/},
  urldate = {2020-08-20},
  langid = {american}
}

@inproceedings{gebhartZeroratingEmergingMobile2016,
  title = {Zero-Rating in Emerging Mobile Markets: {{Free Basics}} and {{Wikipedia Zero}} in {{Ghana}}},
  shorttitle = {Zero-Rating in Emerging Mobile Markets},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the {{Eighth International Conference}} on {{Information}} and {{Communication Technologies}} and {{Development}}},
  author = {<NAME>},
  date = {2016-06-03},
  pages = {1--9},
  publisher = {{Association for Computing Machinery}},
  location = {{New York, NY, USA}},
  doi = {10.1145/2909609.2909663},
  abstract = {Despite widespread controversy surrounding zero-rating---that is, the practice of subsidizing mobile data---the field suffers from a lack of inquiry into user understanding of and experience with zero-rated services. This paper explores how Ghanaian mobile users interact with zero-rated mobile applications Free Basics and Wikipedia Zero. Based on semi-structured interviews with users and non-users of the applications, I discuss how mobile phone users perceive Free Basics and Wikipedia Zero, what motivates them to use or not use the applications, and how the availability of the applications influences their data-buying strategies. Findings suggest that respondents, including those who did not actively use the applications, understood and experienced Free Basics and Wikipedia Zero in ways divergent from the providers' aim of expanding access to online content and services.},
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  isbn = {978-1-4503-4306-0},
  keywords = {Free Basics,Ghana,ICTD,Mobile data,Network neutrality,Non-users,Wikipedia Zero,Zero-rating},
  series = {{{ICTD}} '16}
}

@report{miraniMillionsFacebookUsers2015,
  title = {Millions of {{Facebook}} Users Have No Idea They’re Using the Internet},
  author = {<NAME>},
  date = {2015-02-09},
  institution = {{Quartz}},
  url = {https://qz.com/333313/milliions-of-facebook-users-have-no-idea-theyre-using-the-internet/},
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}

@incollection{romanoskyUnderstandingUseImpact2018,
  title = {Understanding the {{Use}} and {{Impact}} of the {{Zero}}-{{Rated Free Basics Platform}} in {{South Africa}}},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2018 {{CHI Conference}} on {{Human Factors}} in {{Computing Systems}}},
  author = {<NAME>},
  date = {2018-04-19},
  pages = {1--13},
  publisher = {{Association for Computing Machinery}},
  location = {{New York, NY, USA}},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3173766},
  urldate = {2020-08-21},
  abstract = {Companies are offering zero-rated, or data-charge free Internet services to help bring unconnected users online where Internet access is less affordable. However, it is unclear whether these services achieve this goal or how they shape Internet use. To inform evidence-based policy around and the design of zero-rated services, we show in this paper how mobile users are making use of Facebook's controversial Free Basics platform. We present findings from interviews of 35 Free Basics users in South Africa: current low-income users and non-regular student users. Our findings suggest that Free Basics does shape Internet usage, for instance, users spend more time online because of 'free' apps. Second, Free Basics saves users money but adoption of the platform depends on access to other 'free' Internet options. Finally, most users are confused about how zero-rated services work and what 'free' means. Based on our findings, we make recommendations for future work.},
  isbn = {978-1-4503-5620-6},
  keywords = {free basics,internet,south africa,zero-rated,zero-rating}
}

@article{senWalledGardenDeconstructing2017,
  title = {Inside the {{Walled Garden}}: {{Deconstructing Facebook}}'s {{Free Basics Program}}},
  shorttitle = {Inside the {{Walled Garden}}},
  author = {<NAME> and <NAME> Phokeer, <NAME>, <NAME> Qazi, <NAME> and Choffnes, <NAME>, <NAME>.},
  date = {2017-10-25},
  journaltitle = {ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review},
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  volume = {47},
  pages = {12--24},
  issn = {0146-4833},
  doi = {10.1145/3155055.3155058},
  abstract = {Free Basics is a Facebook initiative to provide zero-rated web services in developing countries. The program has grown rapidly to 60+ countries in the past two years. But it has also seen strong opposition from Internet activists and has been banned in some countries like India. Facebook highlights the societal benefits of providing low-income populations with free Internet access, while detractors point to concerns about privacy and network neutrality. In this paper, we provide the first independent analysis of such claims regarding the Free Basics service, using both the perspective of a Free Basics service provider and of web clients visiting the service via cellular phones providing access to Free Basics in Pakistan and South Africa. Specifically, with control of both endpoints, we not only provide a more detailed view of how the Free Basics service is architected, but also can isolate the likely causes of network performance impairments. Our analysis reveals that Free Basics services experience 4 to 12 times worse network performance than their paid counterparts. We isolate the root causes using factors such as network path inflation and throttling policies by Facebook and telecom service providers. The Free Basics service and its restrictions are designed with assumptions about users' device capabilities (e.g., lack of JavaScript support). To evaluate such assumptions, we infer the types of mobile devices that generated 47K unique visitors to our Free Basics services between Sep 2016 and Jan 2017. We find that there are large numbers of requests from constrained WAP browsers, but also large fractions of high-capability mobile phones that send Free Basics requests. We discuss the implications of our observations, with the hope to aid more informed debates on such telecom policies.},
  keywords = {Network measurement,Proxy services,User characterization},
  number = {5}
}

@report{internationaltelecommunicationunionMeasuringDigitalDevelopment2019,
  title = {Measuring Digital Development - {{Facts}} and Figures, 2019},
  author = {{International Telecommunication Union}},
  date = {2019},
  pages = {15},
  institution = {{International Telecommunication Union}},
  location = {{Geneva}},
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  isbn = {978-92-61-29521-9},
  urldate = {2020-08-21}
}

@article{canonFacebookGrowthSlows2018,
  title = {Facebook Growth Slows as {{Zuckerberg}} Says Developed Countries Are Saturated},
  author = {<NAME>},
  date = {2018-10-30},
  journaltitle = {The Guardian},
  issn = {0261-3077},
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  urldate = {2020-08-21},
  abstract = {Company announces 33\% revenue growth over last year as CEO reports more than 2bn daily users},
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  journalsubtitle = {Technology},
  keywords = {Business,Facebook,Mark Zuckerberg,Quarterly results,Social media,Social networking,Technology,US news},
  langid = {british}
}

@report{demirguc-kuntGlobalFindexDatabase,
  title = {The {{Global Findex Database}} 2017: {{Measuring Financial Inclusion}} and the {{Fin}}-Tech {{Revolution}}},
  author = {<NAME> <NAME> <NAME> <NAME>},
  doi = {10.1596/978-1-4648-1259-0},
  institution = {World Bank},
  location = {Washington D.C.},
  year = {2018},
  urldate = {2020-08-21}
}

@online{onealLibraWillAllow2020,
  title = {Libra {{Will Allow Facebook}} to {{Spike Ad Prices}}, {{Zuckerberg Says}}},
  author = {<NAME>},
  date = {2020-05-28},
  journaltitle = {Cointelegraph},
  url = {https://cointelegraph.com/news/libra-will-allow-facebook-to-spike-ad-prices-zuckerberg-reportedly-says},
  urldate = {2020-08-21},
  abstract = {Facebook’s ads business will get a bump due to Libra integration, Zuckerberg said at a shareholders meeting},
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}

@online{safaricomAliExpressKenyaOnline2020,
  title = {{{AliExpress Kenya Online Shopping Payment}} through {{M}}-{{PESA}}},
  author = {{Safaricom}},
  date = {2020},
  url = {https://www.safaricom.co.ke/personal/m-pesa/do-more-with-m-pesa/aliexpress-m-pesa},
  urldate = {2020-08-22}
}

@inreference{schubertDemokratie2018,
  title = {Demokratie},
  booktitle = {Das Politiklexikon},
  author = {<NAME> and <NAME>},
  date = {2018},
  edition = {7},
  publisher = {{Dietz}},
  location = {{Bonn}},
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  urldate = {2020-08-22},
  abstract = {[griech.: Herrschaft des Volkes] D. ist ein Sammelbegriff für moderne Lebensformen und                 politische Ordnungen....},
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}

@online{libraassociationIntroductionLibra2019,
  title = {An {{Introduction}} to {{Libra}}},
  author = {{Libra Association}},
  date = {2019-06},
  url = {https://libra.org/en-US/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2019/06/LibraWhitePaper_en_US.pdf},
  urldate = {2020-08-22},
  howpublished = {White Paper},
  langid = {english},
  pagetotal = {12},
  type = {White Paper}
}

@article{bainFacebookSaysLibra2019,
  title = {Facebook {{Says Libra Won}}'t {{Launch Until Regulators Satisfied}}},
  author = {<NAME> and <NAME>},
  date = {2019-07-15},
  journaltitle = {Bloomberg.com},
  url = {https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-15/facebook-says-libra-won-t-launch-until-regulators-satisfied},
  urldate = {2020-08-22},
  abstract = {Facebook Inc. won’t launch Libra, the controversial cryptocurrency it’s planning to build with dozens of partner firms, until regulators’ concerns are fully addressed, according to the company’s top executive on the project.},
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  langid = {english}
}

@online{finextraFedGovernorChallenges2019,
  title = {Fed {{Governor}} Challenges {{Facebook}}'s {{Libra}} Project},
  author = {FinExtra},
  date = {2019-12-18},
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}

@online{newtonThisWeekHearing2019,
  title = {After This Week’s Hearing, {{Libra}} Really Might Be in Trouble},
  author = {<NAME>},
  date = {2019-10-24},
  journaltitle = {The Verge},
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  urldate = {2020-08-22},
  abstract = {If Mark Zuckerberg can’t sway Congress, who can?},
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  langid = {english}
}

@report{zetzscheRegulatingLIBRATransformative2019,
  title = {Regulating {{LIBRA}}: {{The Transformative Potential}} of {{Facebook}}’s {{Cryptocurrency}} and {{Possible Regulatory Responses}}},
  shorttitle = {Regulating {{LIBRA}}},
  author = {Zetzsche, <NAME>. and Buckley, <NAME>. and Arner, <NAME>.},
  date = {2019-07-11},
  location = {{Rochester, NY}},
  url = {https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=3414401},
  urldate = {2020-08-22},
  abstract = {Libra is the first private cryptocurrency with the potential to change the worldwide payment and monetary system landscape. Due to the scale and reach provided by its affiliation with Facebook, the question will be not whether, but how, to regulate it. This short paper introduces the Libra project and analyses the potential responses open to regulators worldwide.},
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  keywords = {Cryptocurrencies,Data Protection,Digital Identity,Financial Inclusion,Financial Regulation,FinTech,Payment Services,Systemic Risk},
  langid = {english},
  number = {ID 3414401},
  type = {SSRN Scholarly Paper}
}

@online{valeroEUMaintainsOption2019,
  title = {{{EU}} Maintains Option of Blocking {{Facebook}}’s {{Libra}}},
  author = {<NAME>},
  date = {2019-11-06},
  journaltitle = {Euractiv},
  url = {https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/eu-maintains-option-for-blocking-facebooks-libra/},
  urldate = {2020-08-22},
  abstract = {Europe is ready to “prevent the development” of risky digital currencies including Libra until all concerns have been addressed, according to the latest proposal to be discussed by EU finance ministers and seen by EURACTIV.com.},
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}

@article{omarovaThereLotWe2019,
  title = {There’s a {{Lot We Still Don}}’t {{Know About Libra}}},
  author = {<NAME> and <NAME>},
  date = {2019-11-04},
  journaltitle = {The New York Times},
  issn = {0362-4331},
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  urldate = {2020-08-23},
  abstract = {Facebook’s digital currency could spin up an entire shadow banking system, with potentially disastrous consequences.},
  entrysubtype = {newspaper},
  journalsubtitle = {Opinion},
  keywords = {Banking and Financial Institutions,Computers and the Internet,Consumer Protection,Cryptocurrency,Currency,Facebook Inc,Libra (Currency),Regulation and Deregulation of Industry,Social Media},
  langid = {american}
}

@book{dorseySouthernWestVirginia2011,
  title = {Southern {{West Virginia}} and the {{Struggle}} for {{Modernity}}},
  author = {<NAME>},
  date = {2011-07-29},
  edition = {1 edition},
  publisher = {{McFarland}},
  abstract = {This work addresses how southern West Virginia’s complex and often chaotic history still impacts key aspects of modern-day life for Mountaineers. At its center are fundamental elements of late 19th and early 20th century Appalachian existence such as the predominance of subsistence farming, the coming of the Industrial Revolution, the rise of company towns, growing coal company influence, and the resultant expansion of political corruption. It examines how the region’s Appalachian culture and identity have adapted to and been affected by these factors as well as how stereotypical perceptions held by those outside the region have created both opportunities and barriers to modernization for southern West Virginians.},
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  langid = {english},
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}

@article{lassouVarietiesNeocolonialismGovernment2019,
  title = {Varieties of Neo-Colonialism: {{Government}} Accounting Reforms in {{Anglophone}} and {{Francophone Africa}} – {{Benin}} and {{Ghana}} Compared},
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  author = {<NAME> <NAME> <NAME> <NAME>},
  date = {2019-12-01},
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  pages = {102071},
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  abstract = {This study compares government accounting reforms in an Anglophone and a Francophone African country, namely Ghana and Benin, with respect to neo-colonialism. The data draws from interviews with local officials concerned with government accounting, documents and documentaries. The focus lay on the perceived effectiveness of reforms, and their formulation and implementation. In both countries their former colonial powers, Britain and France, still influence accounting through economic means (through monetary systems), international financial institutions, political advisors, Northern accounting associations and neo-patrimonialism. However, their use of these differs. While France structures her control mostly around the monetary system established during colonialism, Britain relies on its post-colonial infrastructure and accounting profession, and concedes much influence to the USA, essentially through international financial institutions. France exerts more direct control through advisors than Britain (with the USA). The French approach is conceptualized as coercive-neo-colonialism and the British as soft-neo-colonialism. Despite international financial institutions’ pervasive presence, they are not monolithic agents with a uniform role and influence in Ghana and Benin, and good governance aims to increase civil service capacity, financial transparency and accountability remain problematic.},
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  keywords = {Africa,Benin,Corruption,Ghana,Neo-colonialism,Public sector},
  langid = {english}
}

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  abstract = {Purchasing power parity is one of the most important equilibrium conditions in international macroeconomics. Empirically, it is also one of the most hotly contested. Numerous recent studies, for example, have sought to determine the validity of purchasing power parity using data from the post-Bretton Woods float and have reached different conclusions. We assert that most such studies are flawed for two reasons. First, the post-1973 data contain, by definition, only a very limited amount of the low-frequency information relevant for examination of long-run parity. Second, the dynamic econometric techniques used to model deviations from parity are typically quite crude with respect to admissible low-frequency dynamics. Both deficiencies are rectified in the present paper, with dramatic results. We construct a new data set of 16 real exchange rates covering more than a century of the classic gold standard period, and we study deviations from parity using long-memory models that allow for subtle forms of mean reversion. For each real exchange rate, we find that purchasing power parity holds in the long run.},
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  author = {<NAME>},
  date = {2019-09-06},
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@article{isaacFacebookPlansGlobal2019,
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  author = {<NAME> and <NAME>},
  date = {2019-06-18},
  journaltitle = {The New York Times},
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  urldate = {2020-08-23},
  abstract = {Despite skepticism and concern about Facebook’s reach, the company envisions an alternative financial system based on a new cryptocurrency called Libra.},
  entrysubtype = {newspaper},
  journalsubtitle = {Technology},
  keywords = {Bitcoin (Currency),Blockchain (Technology),Computers and the Internet,Facebook Inc,Instant Messaging,Libra (Currency),Marcus; <NAME>,Social Media,Virtual Currency,WeChat (Mobile App),WhatsApp Inc},
  langid = {american}
}

@online{rodriguezMeetMorganBeller2019,
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}
