During the past decades, extensive
literature has emphasized the role of both international
trade and openness in fostering economic growth. Endogeneity
bias is a nagging...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10645Date: December 13, 2023Author:
Nana,Ibrahim ;
Motelle,Sephooko Ignatius ;
Starnes,Susan K.
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
face a disproportionate burden from climate change,
potentially threatening the operations and profitability of
firms. Simultaneously,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10644Date: December 13, 2023Author:
Goicoechea,Ana ;
Lang,Megan Elizabeth
Motorbike-based ride-hailing services
are widespread in many of the most congested cities in the
developing world. These services often predate the
construction of modern...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10640Date: December 12, 2023Author:
Bosker,Maarten ;
Roberts,Mark ;
Tiwari,Sailesh ;
Wibisana,Putu Sanjiwacika ;
Wihardja,Maria Monica ;
Yanurzha,Ramda
Air pollution profoundly impacts
welfare, causing more deaths globally than malnutrition,
AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. In the Georgian
capital, Tbilisi,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10643Date: December 12, 2023Author:
Baquie,Sandra ;
Behrer,Arnold Patrick ;
Du,Xinming ;
Fuchs Tarlovsky,Alan ;
Nozaki,Natsuko Kiso
This paper assesses the medium-run
effects of government support to firms during the COVID-19
crisis and whether the effectiveness of this support varied
with its timing....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10641Date: December 12, 2023Author:
Bruhn,Miriam ;
Demirguc-Kunt,Asli ;
Singer,Dorothe
This paper quantifies the value of
fertilizer for agricultural production and trade in a
developing economy where agriculture is centrally important
by using an unprecedented...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10642Date: December 12, 2023Author:
Ghose,Devaki ;
Pinheiro Fraga,Eduardo ;
Fernandes,Ana Margarida
Trade expansion can create more and
better jobs. This paper revisits the linkages between trade
and jobs, focusing on employment, labor incomes, and job
activities across...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10635Date: December 11, 2023Author:
Winkler,Deborah Elisabeth ;
Kruse,Hagen ;
Aguilar Luna,Luis Alejandro ;
Maliszewska,Maryla
Bilateral trade relationships between
countries vary across products. Such heterogeneity poses
challenges when assessing the economic impacts of trade
agreements. This...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10634Date: December 11, 2023Author:
Kee,Hiau Looi ;
Nicita,Alessandro
This paper uses the introduction of
preparatory school classes targeting six-year-old children
in Romania to study whether universal, compulsory, public
care provision...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10638Date: December 11, 2023Author:
Robayo,Monica ;
Rude,Britta Laurin
Trade and labor markets are intimately
connected. This connection presents governments with a dual
economic challenge that cannot be resolved without social
compromise:...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10637Date: December 11, 2023Author:
Shepherd,Ben ;
Winkler,Deborah Elisabeth
The world’s population is
aging at dramatic speed. By 2050, most of the
world’s seniors (aged 65+) will be living in what
are currently low- and middle-income...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10636Date: December 11, 2023Author:
Johansson De Silva,Sara ;
Santos,Indhira Vanessa
Despite substantial offshore tax
evasion, Argentines disclosed assets worth 21 percent of GDP
under a tax amnesty in 2016. This paper studies how
enforcement initiatives...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10639Date: December 11, 2023Author:
Londoño-Vélez,Juliana ;
Tortarolo,Dario
This paper investigates the relationship
between disruptive technologies and access to finance for
digital tech firms in Africa. Through textual analysis of
data from...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10633Date: December 7, 2023Author:
Vargas Da Cruz,Marcio Jose ;
Pereira Lopez,Mariana De La Paz ;
Salgado Chavez,Edgar
This paper surveys existing literature
and data to take stock of the current state of banking
systems across Sub-Saharan Africa. It documents different
dimensions of...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10632Date: December 7, 2023Author:
Beck,Thorsten ;
Cull,Robert J. ;
Mare,Davide Salvatore ;
Valenzuela,Patricio
The rise of “gig”
or digital platform work globally has led to both enthusiasm
for its potential to create lucrative employment for large
numbers of people,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10629Date: December 6, 2023Author:
Ghorpade,Yashodhan ;
Abdur Rahman,Amanina Binti ;
Binti Jasmin,Alyssa Farha
This paper aims to understand the
existing gaps in micro-level data on forcibly displaced
people—refugees and internally displaced persons.
The paper undertakes...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10631Date: December 6, 2023Author:
Masaki,Takaaki ;
Madson,B.
The changing nature of work, accelerated
by the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic, has resulted in
several fundamental shifts in the terms and conditions of
work....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10630Date: December 6, 2023Author:
Ghorpade,Yashodhan ;
Binti Jasmin,Alyssa Farha ;
Abdur Rahman,Amanina Binti
Hidden hunger, or micronutrient
deficiencies, is a serious public health issue affecting
approximately 2 billion people worldwide. Identifying areas
with high prevalence...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10627Date: December 5, 2023Author:
Matekenya,Dunstan ;
Mulangu,Francis Muamba ;
Newhouse,David Locke
Migration changes how families form and
dissolve, and how one should conceptualize the family. This
has implications for thinking about how the migration
decision is...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10626Date: December 5, 2023Author:
Bertoli,Simone ;
Mckenzie,David J. ;
Murard,Elie
Should governments in developing
countries directly support firms with policies such as
grants, subsidized loans, and training and consulting
programs, or should they...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10628Date: December 5, 2023Author:
Mckenzie,David J.
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