Meagan Dooley

--FILE--Customers shop for dairy products due to discounts at a supermarket in Nanjing city, east China's Jiangsu province, 16 October 2017.Consumers who are anticipating cheaper prices for products during the upcoming Nov 11 shopping festival may not necessarily find them online, a new study said. According to the 2017 China shopping report jointly released by market consultancies Bain & Co and Kantar Worldpanel, the online prices of many product categories are higher than those offered in physical stores, with the biggest price differences seen for toothbrushes, hair conditioners and kitchen cleansing supplies. Jason Yu, general manager of Kantar Worldpanel for Greater China, said the price differences can be largely attributed to the fact that relatively more high-end products are purchased online. "While Chinese consumers used to shop online for low prices in the past, it has been increasingly noticeable in the recent five years that people prefer products that indicate a better lifestyle or entail more added value," he said. As a result, the sales of imported goods, especially food products and personal care products, have risen significantly, he said. "To cater to this trend, leading e-commerce players such as Alibaba and JD.com have upgraded their offerings on their platforms to meet the demand of the rising middle class and younger consumers," he said.No Use China. No Use France.

China’s influence on the global middle class

Homi Kharas and Meagan Dooley

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A hairdresser uses her phone as she waits for clients at a makeshift saloon in Soweto, August 4, 2014. While still largely based in the informal economy, the African haircare business has become a multi-billion dollar industry that stretches to China and India and has drawn global giants such as L'Oreal and Unilever. Hairdressers are a fixture of markets and taxi ranks across Africa, reflecting both the continent's rising incomes and demand from hair-conscious women. Picture taken August 4. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY TELECOMS)

What types of interventions promote women’s entrepreneurship?

Ana Revenga and Meagan Dooley

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

A shop owner poses for a photograph at the Mercato market in Addis Ababa December 16, 2015. Addis Ababa's 'Mercato' - Italian for 'market' - is reputedly the biggest open-air market in Africa, lying in the west of the capital. Supermarkets have sprouted across the city as the metropolis has expanded with Ethiopia's booming economy, but Mercato remains a popular destination for shoppers seeking clothing, electronics and a huge range of other items. It has been around for as long as the city, which was founded at the end of the 19th century, but it took its current form, and its name, from the Italians who invaded Ethiopia in 1935. The Italian occupation ended in 1941. Picture taken December 16, 2015. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

What works for women microentrepreneurs?

Ana Revenga and Meagan Dooley

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

People cross the Colombian-Venezuelan border over the partially opened Simon Bolivar international bridge in San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela June 8, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez

Venezuelan migration, crime, and misperceptions: A review of data from Colombia, Peru, and Chile

Dany Bahar, Meagan Dooley, and Andrew Selee

Monday, September 14, 2020

Globe surrounded by stacks of coins

Sustainable development finance proposals for the global COVID-19 response

Homi Kharas and Meagan Dooley

Friday, August 14, 2020

A woman looks on at the Chongqing Iron and Steel plant in Changshou, Chongqing, China August 6, 2018. Picture taken August 6, 2018. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Gender and growth: The constraints that bind (or don’t)

Ana Revenga and Meagan Dooley

Thursday, April 16, 2020

A child sleeps on the back of her mother as she sells fruits to customers along the streets in the ancient city of Bhaktapur, near Nepal's capital Kathmandu September 23, 2013. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: SOCIETY)

The constraints that bind (or don’t): Integrating gender into economic constraints analyses

Ana Revenga and Meagan Dooley

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Refugees on a raft

Refugees as assets not burdens: The role of policy

Dany Bahar and Meagan Dooley

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Venezuelan migrant Andraimi Laya, 22, poses for a picture carrying her daughter Jessy, while they wait to process their documents at the Ecuadorian-Peruvian border service centre, before they continue their journey, on the outskirts of Tumbes, Peru, June 16, 2019. "I really was betting on Guaido. I was sure he was going to change the country," said Andraimi Laya, 22, her 2-year-old wiggling in her arms. When Peru's President Martin Vizcarra announced Venezuelans must have passports and visas to enter Peru starting June 15, Laya dropped everything. She put her dream of becoming a police officer on hold, sold her last valuable possession, her TV, and headed for Peru with her daughter. "I said, 'no, I'm not going to die here. This might be my last chance.'" Laya said. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins SEARCH "MOTHERS REFUGEE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC1AFBDF8380

Venezuela refugee crisis to become the largest and most underfunded in modern history

Dany Bahar and Meagan Dooley

Monday, December 9, 2019

REFILE - CORRECTING STYLE People spend their time at a street food market in Bangkok, Thailand August 25, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun - RC1EAEB197C0

How inclusive is growth?

Meagan Dooley and Homi Kharas

Friday, November 22, 2019