South East Asia’s largest middle-income
economies are highly integrated into global financial
markets. While this provides considerable benefits, it also
exposes them...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 133629Date: December 1, 2018Author:
Diop,Ndiame
The results of an impact evaluation of
the introduction of a risk-based approach to sampling import
shipments by the Macedonian Food and Veterinary Agency
indicate that...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 125873Date: March 1, 2018Author:
Hillberry,Russell Henry ;
Fernandes,Ana Margarida ;
Alcántara,Alejandra Mendoza
A literature review shows competition
policy reforms can deliver benefits for the poorest
households and improve income distribution. A lack of
competition in food markets...
Simplified tax regimes for micro and
small enterprises in developing countries are intended to
facilitate voluntary tax compliance. However, survey
evidence suggests...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 104359Date: February 1, 2016Author:
Coolidge,Jacqueline ;
Yilmaz,Fatih
The World Bank Group has been working on
investment climate reform in Sub-Saharan Africa for nearly a
decade, a period characterized by dramatic economic growth
on the...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 98923Date: July 1, 2015Author:
Bridgman,David ;
Adamali,Aref
This review of the empirical literature
shows that industries with more intense domestic competition
will export more. Competition law enforcement can be traced
to export...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 97914Date: June 1, 2015Author:
Goodwin,Tanja K. ;
Pierola Castro,Martha D.
Research into the economic impact of a
customs reform in Albania shows the promise of the broader
trade facilitation reform efforts that are gaining momentum
in developing...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 97220Date: June 1, 2015Author:
Fernandes,Ana Margarida ;
Hillberry,Russell Henry ;
Alcántara, Alejandra Mendoza
Much of the primary curative care
provided to the poor by the private sector occurs not at
large hospitals but at small, single-person clinics. While
such micro-health...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 94424Date: January 1, 2015
Contract farming involves production by
farmers under agreement with buyers for their outputs. This
arrangement can help integrate small-scale farmers into
modern agricultural...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 102736Date: October 1, 2014Author:
Minot, Nicholas ;
Ronchi,Loraine
Compliance with public and private food
safety standards has been the subject of increasing
attention. Much of the literature on impacts of food safety
regulation in...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 107910Date: July 1, 2014Author:
Unnevehr,Laurian J. ;
Ronchi,Loraine
Unreliable electricity supply hinders
economic growth in low-income countries. The private sector
can play a significant role in supporting national power
goals through...
Deposit insurance is increasingly being
recognized as an important part of a country's
financial sector safety net. Deposit insurers are using the
core principles for...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 84380Date: October 1, 2013Author:
Lee,Yejin Carol ;
Mcguire,Claire Louise
Is it possible to register a limited
liability company anonymously? According to data from the
2012 World Bank entrepreneurship database, a majority of the
economies...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 80611Date: June 1, 2013Author:
Belayachi, Karim O. ;
Klapper,Leora ;
Ortiz Saborío,Ana Priscilla ;
Siegel,Carol
Feed in tariffs have been the most
widely used support mechanism to encourage the growth of
grid-connected renewable energy. But could competitive
tenders or auctions...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 77971Date: April 1, 2013Author:
Gassner,Katharina B. ;
Maurer,Luiz T. A. ;
Pickering, Mark ;
Whittaker,Sean
This note provides an introduction to
the issues surrounding the design of Power Purchase
Agreement's (PPAs). Programs to attract investment in
small-scale electricity...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 77970Date: March 1, 2013Author:
Ferrey,Steven ;
Moreno,Francisco Alejandro
In response to the financial crisis in
developed countries, the G-20, the financial stability
board, the Basel committee on banking supervision, and other
standard setters...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 75209Date: January 1, 2013Author:
Scott, David
This note reviews the literature on the
effects of reforms improving trade logistics systems and
services. Three key insights emerge. First, trade logistics
reforms...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 75208Date: December 12, 2012Author:
Subramanian,Uma
Since 1982 more than half the
world's countries have reformed their electricity
sectors. Implemented correctly, the standard reform model,
with competition, unbundling,...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 73638Date: October 1, 2012Author:
Kessides,Ioannis N.
A literature review shows that
competition policy reforms allow markets to work more
efficiently for the benefit of consumers and drive
sustainable economic growth....
Type: ViewpointReport#: 73637Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Kitzmuller,Markus ;
Martinez Licetti,Martha
Tax rates and the administrative costs
of tax compliance are key concerns of business. Studies
within and across countries suggest that lowering corporate
tax rates...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 67806Date: December 1, 2011Author:
Bruhn,Miriam
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