TY - BOOK ID - 136306832 TI - The Welfare Costs of Being Off the Grid AU - Ballon, Paola. AU - Lara-Ibarra, Gabriel. AU - Mejia-Mantilla, Carolina. AU - Olivieri, Sergio. AU - Romero, Javier. PY - 2021 PB - Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Access and Equity in Basic Education KW - Coronavirus KW - COVID-19 KW - Digital Divide KW - Disease Control and Prevention KW - Education KW - Health, Nutrition and Population KW - Inequality KW - Information and Communication Technologies KW - Information Technology KW - Poverty KW - Poverty Reduction UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:136306832 AB - Digital connectivity has been a critical mitigating factor for the adverse effects of lockdowns implemented in response to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on household welfare in Latin America and the Caribbean. Households with access to digital technologies were able to cope better with the shock. rates. More connected households also reported lower income losses, fewer instances of food insecurity and higher access to high quality remote learning. The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has underlined the importance of ensuring that all segments of the population have access to digital technologies and of promoting digital skills throughout the lifecycle of individuals. ER -