Fiscal incidence analysis helps in
understanding who contributes to and benefits from the
fiscal system, and assessing the impact of fiscal policies
in reducing poverty...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10745Date: April 3, 2024Author:
Rodriguez Takeuchi,Laura Kiku ;
Wai-Poi,Matthew Grant ;
Woodham,Jeffrey Scott
Innovative women entrepreneurs can be
agents of change and offer novel solutions to global
challenges. However, they face multiple barriers to growing
their businesses....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10744Date: April 2, 2024Author:
Ubfal,Diego Javier
There is a rapidly growing literature on
the link between climate change and poverty. This study
reviews the existing literature on whether the poor are more
exposed...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10742Date: March 28, 2024Author:
Triyana,Margaret Maggie ;
Jiang,Weicheng ;
Hu,Yurui ;
Naoaj,Md Shah
Do fiscal rules help suppress sovereign
spreads during periods of global financial stress? Yes! This
paper examines whether fiscal rules contribute to mitigating
sovereign...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10741Date: March 28, 2024Author:
Islamaj,Ergys ;
Samano Penaloza,Agustin ;
Sommers,Scott James
This paper examines the role of firm
dynamics in aggregate total factor productivity, job flows,
and wage inequality in Ecuador. Utilizing a comprehensive
employer-employee...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10739Date: March 27, 2024Author:
Patino Pena,Fausto Andres ;
Ferro,Esteban
Uruguay is an economy that is vulnerable
to precipitation patterns, as evidenced during the
country’s historic 2022/23 drought. Yet, and
despite its rich macroeconomic...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10740Date: March 27, 2024Author:
Giuliano,Fernando Mauro ;
Navia Simon,Daniel ;
Ruberl,Heather Jane
This paper examines the relationship
between trade and job quality, using productivity and wage
rate data for export and non-export activities in a sample
of 60 countries...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10737Date: March 26, 2024Author:
Aguilar Luna,Luis Alejandro ;
Winkler,Deborah Elisabeth
Territorial development theory and
practice have witnessed significant change in recent times.
This change has increasingly put the spatial dimension at
the center of...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10734Date: March 26, 2024Author:
Rodríguez-Pose,Andrés ;
Bartalucci,Federico ;
Lozano Gracia,Nancy ;
Davalos,Maria Eugenia
This paper presents evidence of
inelastic demand in the market for risky sovereign bonds and
examines its interplay with government policies. The
methodology combines...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10735Date: March 26, 2024Author:
Moretti,Matías ;
Pandolfi,Lorenzo ;
Schmukler,Sergio L. ;
Villegas Bauer,Germán ;
Williams,Tomás
The data for estimating monetary poverty
in the Syrian Arab Republic are outdated. In the context of
data scarcity, this paper aims to propose a methodological
approach...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10736Date: March 26, 2024Author:
Redaelli,Silvia ;
Infanzon Guadarrama,Michelle ;
Moreno Herrera,Laura Liliana
Survey data on household consumption are
often unavailable or incomparable over time in many low- and
middle-income countries. Based on a unique randomized survey
experiment...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10738Date: March 26, 2024Author:
Dang,Hai-Anh H. ;
Kilic,Talip ;
Hlasny,Vladimir ;
Abanokova,Ksenia ;
Carletto,Calogero
Analysing who benefits from different
taxes and spending is important to understand how fiscal
policy is affecting poverty and inequality in Jordan. This
study traces...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10732Date: March 21, 2024Author:
Rodriguez Takeuchi,Laura Kiku ;
Wai-Poi,Matthew Grant
Côte d'Ivoire, the largest
economy in the West African Economic and Monetary Union, was
hit by COVID-19, which claimed many lives. This paper
estimates COVID-19...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10731Date: March 21, 2024Author:
Donfouet,Hermann Pythagore Pierre ;
Sanogo,Ndoh Ashken ;
Gogoua,Amantchi Jean - Noel ;
Tshivuila Matala,Opope Oyaka ;
Traore,Adama-000558561 ;
Sorgho,Gaston
Fiscal policies affect households and
individuals in a variety of ways. Even though these effects
are likely to be different for men and women, conventional
tools of...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10733Date: March 21, 2024Author:
Jellema,Jon Robbert ;
Grown,Caren ;
Fuchs Tarlovsky,Alan ;
Wai-Poi,Matthew Grant ;
Tiwari,Sailesh ;
Sosa,Mariano Ernesto
This paper investigates whether the
expansion of fast internet networks complements or
substitutes for the development of roads to improve market
access and create more...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10730Date: March 21, 2024Author:
Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria ;
Mongoue,Arcady ;
Pongou,Roland ;
Zhang,Fan
The Global Compact on Refugees
recognizes the importance of responsibility sharing for
hosting, protecting, and assisting refugees, while
emphasizing the potential of...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10727Date: March 20, 2024Author:
Coulibaly,Mohamed ;
Hoogeveen,Johannes G. ;
Jourdan,Emilie Sandrine Celine ;
Aboudrahyme Savadogo
Adapting to climate change is an
increasingly urgent policy priority in lower- and
middle-income countries. This systematic review summarizes
the current state of the...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10729Date: March 20, 2024Author:
Rexer,Jonah Matthew ;
Sharma,Siddharth
This study compares the magnitude of
national level losses that the COVID-19 pandemic inflicted
across three critical dimensions: loss of life, loss of
income, and loss...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10728Date: March 20, 2024Author:
Decerf,Benoit Marie A ;
Friedman,Jed ;
Galego Mendes,Arthur ;
Pennings,Steven Michael ;
Yonzan,Nishant
How did the economic crisis caused by
the Covid-19 pandemic impact poor households in Sub-Saharan
Africa? This paper tackles this question by combining 73
High-Frequency...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10726Date: March 19, 2024Author:
Tchuisseu Seuyong,Feraud ;
Edochie,Ifeanyi Nzegwu ;
Newhouse,David Locke ;
Silwal,Ani Rudra
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