Rural-to-urban migration in China has
transformed the lives of millions of rural residents. This
paper reviews empirical evidence on the impacts of migration
on the...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10784Date: May 23, 2024Author:
Giles,John T. ;
Mu,Ren
This paper uses four decades of panel
data on Brazilian municipalities to study the separate and
joint impacts of highway and electricity infrastructure
access on local...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10785Date: May 23, 2024Author:
Selod,Harris ;
Steinbuks,Jevgenijs ;
Trotter,Ian Michael ;
Blankespoor,Brian
What drives citizen’s trust
in state institutions? There are longstanding debates on the
pathways towards institutional trust: is trust driven by
citizen’s...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10783Date: May 22, 2024Author:
Zovighian,Diane ;
Cloutier,Mathieu ;
Bove,Abel Paul Basile
This paper provides one of the first
estimates of elasticities of substitution across suppliers
within the same product. This paper estimates these
elasticities using...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10782Date: May 22, 2024Author:
Fujiy,Brian C. ;
Ghose,Devaki ;
Khanna,Gaurav
Economic zone programs are generally
pursued to improve firms' performance within discrete
areas by removing the constraints firms face. Whether or not
they succeed...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10781Date: May 21, 2024
This paper studies the consequences of a
U.S. cabotage law for Puerto Rico (PR). Data on ship
arrivals in PR show that the fleet of U.S. vessels that call
there lacks...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10780Date: May 21, 2024Author:
Hillberry,Russell Henry ;
Cases Jimenez,Manuel Felipe
To adequately prepare the labor force
for the green economy, policy makers and workers require a
detailed understanding of the nature of green jobs. This
study profiles...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10779Date: May 21, 2024Author:
Mosomi,Jacqueline ;
Cunningham,Wendy
This study examines the impact of farm
input subsidies, food and cash transfers, and irrigation
investments on the dietary diversity, food consumption
scores, and coping...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10778Date: May 20, 2024Author:
Matita,Mirriam ;
Zingwe,David ;
Dizon,Felipe Jr Fadullon
This paper develops measures of the
diffusion of a comprehensive range of low-carbon
technologies in 35 countries from 2019 to 2022 using text
analysis of job postings...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10777Date: May 20, 2024Author:
Bastos,Paulo S. R. ;
Greenspon,Jacob Neil ;
Stapleton,Katherine Anne ;
Taglioni,Daria
Can alternative survey methods address
the underreporting of women’s and
youths’ labor market outcomes, and thus improve
the measurement of the underlying...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10773Date: May 16, 2024Author:
Contreras Gonzalez,Ivette Maria ;
Dinarte Diaz,Lelys Ileana ;
Palacios-Lopez,Amparo ;
Costa,Valentina ;
Romero Esteban,Steffanny
How prevalent are empty miles in freight
trucking markets, and what are the economic frictions that
contribute to empty miles? This study collected estimates of
empty...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10775Date: May 16, 2024Author:
Yang,Ron Nan
The World Bank has published the
Logistics Performance Index since 2007. The Logistics
Performance Index used to be based exclusively on perception
ratings from a global...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10772Date: May 16, 2024Author:
Arvis,Jean Francois ;
Ulybina,Daria ;
Wiederer,Christina Katharina
Using administrative criminal records
from Texas, this paper shows how high temperatures affect
the decision making of police officers, prosecutors, and
judges. It finds...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10776Date: May 16, 2024Author:
Behrer,Arnold Patrick ;
Bolotnyy,Valentin
This paper explores the evolution and
resilience of global value chains (GVCs) in the agrifood
sector, which intensified since the 1994 Uruguay Round
Agreement. Using...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10774Date: May 16, 2024Author:
Beck,Anne Helene ;
Lim, Sunghun ;
Taglioni,Daria
Although access to reliable electricity
enables manufacturing companies to increase their output,
there have been few studies of the distribution of output
growth between...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10770Date: May 15, 2024Author:
Kaba,Kabinet ;
Tchana Tchana,Fulbert
This paper explores new firm-level data
to examine the gender gap in technology adoption and the
associated effect on firm performance. The data show a small
difference...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10771Date: May 15, 2024Author:
Cirera,Xavier ;
Vargas Da Cruz,Marcio Jose ;
Soares Martins Neto,Antonio ;
Lee,Kyungmin ;
Gomes Nogueira,Caroline
Despite evidence that women’s
political preferences differ from those of men, women are
less likely to participate in political and social
discussions on Twitter...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10769Date: May 14, 2024Author:
Heath,Rachel ;
Van Der Weide,Roy
The Republic of Yemen is enduring the
world's most severe protracted humanitarian crisis,
compounded by conflict, economic collapse, and natural
disasters. Current food...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10768Date: May 9, 2024Author:
Steve Penson ;
Lomme,Mathijs ;
Carmichael,Zacharey Austin ;
Manni,Alemu ;
Shrestha,Sudeep Kumar ;
Andree,Bo Pieter Johannes
AbstractTo achieve substantial emission
reductions, widespread low-carbon technology adoption is
vital. The process by which new technologies are developed
and adopted...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10767Date: May 8, 2024Author:
Unnada Chewpreecha ;
Dennig,Francis ;
Hansen,Ib
This paper investigates the effects of
severe drought shocks on Tunisia’s agriculture
sector during 2000–19. Using labor force surveys
aligned with granular...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10766Date: May 7, 2024Author:
Alfani,Federica ;
Pallante,Giacomo ;
Palma,Alessandro ;
Talhaoui,Abdelkader
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