What does the macroeconomy look like in
the aftermath of tariff changes? This study estimates
impulse response functions from local projections using a
panel of annual...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 186299Date: August 23, 2021Author:
Davide Furceri ;
Swarnali A. Hannan ;
Jonathan D. Ostry ;
ROSE,ANDREW K.
Does increasing the number of women in
career stages that precede high-level positions affect
female representation at the top of the career ladder? State
legislature...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 186280Date: August 14, 2021Author:
Ryan Brown ;
Hani Mansour ;
O'Connell,Stephen A.
Inequalities in learning opportunities
arise from both household, and school-related factors.
Although these factors are unlikely to be independent, few
studies have...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 186279Date: August 10, 2021Author:
Paul Anand ;
Behrman,Jere R. ;
Dang,Hai-Anh H. ;
Jones,Edward Samuel
This paper attempts to assess the impact
of the practical public financial management (PFM)
dimensions on fiscal performance in 86 countries observed
between 2005 and...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 185237Date: August 4, 2021Author:
Gui-Diby,Steve Loris
This paper examines how political
priority was generated for comprehensive reforms to address
inequitable access to high-quality primary health care (PHC)
in Romania....
While COVID-19 has a relatively small
direct impact on infant mortality, the pandemic is expected
to indirectly increase mortality of this vulnerable group in
low-income...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 168211Date: August 1, 2021Author:
Shapira,Gil ;
De Walque,Damien B. C. M. ;
Friedman,Jed
This article estimates the distribution
of personal wealth in South Africa by combining microdata
covering the universe of income tax returns, household
surveys, and...
Can features extracted from high spatial
resolution satellite imagery accurately estimate poverty and
economic well-being? The present study investigates this
question...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 186307Date: July 31, 2021Author:
Engstrom,Ryan ;
Hersh,Jonathan Samuel ;
Newhouse,David Locke
Samoa needs to intensify the response to
the growing non-communicable disease burden. This study
aimed to assess bottlenecks in the care continuum and
identify possible...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 168210Date: July 26, 2021Author:
Fraser-Hurt,Nicole ;
Naseri, Leausa Take ;
Thomsen, Robert ;
Matalavea, Athena ;
Ieremia-Faasili, Victoria ;
Reupena, Muagatutia Sefuiva ;
Hawley, Nicola L. ;
Pomer, Alysa ;
Rivara, Anna C. ;
Obure,Carol Atieno ;
Zhang, Zhang
Traffic congestion increases travel time
and is a major source of pollution and health damage in
developing-country cities. Data scarcity frequently confines
traffic...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 185238Date: July 21, 2021Author:
Dasgupta,Susmita ;
Wheeler,David R. ;
Khaliquzzaman,M. ;
Huq,Mainul
It has become common for governments and
practitioners to measure mobility using data from
smartphones, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet in
countries where...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 168212Date: June 28, 2021Author:
Milusheva, Sveta ;
Bjorkegren,Daniel C I ;
Teixeira Viotti,Leonardo
This paper examines whether agricultural
insurance can boost investment by small scale farmers in
West Africa. It is based on a randomized evaluation designed
to analyze...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 186288Date: June 4, 2021Author:
Stoeffler,Quentin ;
Michael Carter ;
Catherine Guirkinger ;
Wouter Gelade
When and for what reason do governments
choose to monopolize violence and consolidate power? Theory
suggests three channels: when the government has coercive
power against...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 186277Date: June 4, 2021Author:
Arinze Nwokolo
What is the best way to improve access
and learning outcomes for girls? This review brings together
evidence from 267 educational interventions in 54 low- and
middle-income...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 186283Date: May 19, 2021Author:
David K. Evans ;
Yuan,Fei
This study examines the importance of
enhancing the cross-border transmission interconnections and
regional electricity trade to promote hydropower in the
South Asia...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 161502Date: May 1, 2021Author:
Timilsina,Govinda R.
US federal transfers to individuals are
large, countercyclical, vary geographically, and are often
credited with helping to stabilize regional economies. This
paper...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 161477Date: May 1, 2021Author:
Pennings,Steven Michael
This paper examines how purchasing
decisions in Armenia may contribute to barriers in using
high-quality health care, particularly for non-communicable
diseases, drawing...
Could taxing sugar-sweetened beverages
in areas where clean water is unavailable lead to increases
in diarrheal disease? An excise tax introduced in Mexico in
2014 led...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 186282Date: April 19, 2021Author:
Emilio Gutierrez ;
Adrian Rubli
This analysis aims to assess the
association between commune health station (CHS) service
availability and readiness and health service utilization.
Data from the 2015...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 168196Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Lan, Th Vu ;
Bales,Sarah ;
Bredenkamp,Caryn
The Gini coefficient of labor earnings
in Brazil fell by nearly a fifth between 1995 and 2012, from
0.50 to 0.41. The decline in other measures of earnings
inequality...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 186285Date: March 25, 2021Author:
Ferreira,Francisco H. G. ;
Sergio P. Firpo ;
Julián Messina
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