Rapid economic growth over the past two
decades lifted millions of people out of poverty in Central
Asia. But the uneven spread of prosperity left many
communities struggling...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 139142Date: July 11, 2019Author:
Seitz,William Hutchins
The paper updates the analysis of the
fiscal policy response over the recent commodity cycle,
contributes to the analysis of key drivers of fiscal policy
procyclicality,...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 139449Date: July 1, 2019Author:
Richaud,Christine M. ;
Galego Mendes,Arthur ;
Ayivodji,Gbetoho Firmin ;
Matta,Samer Naji ;
Essl,Sebastian Michael
A thriving region until the early 1990s,
Slavonia, the eastern region of Croatia, has been confronted
with stagnation and decline, ageing and outmigration as well
as...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 140884Date: July 1, 2019Author:
Christiaensen,Luc ;
Ferre,Celine ;
Ivica, Rubil ;
Matkovic,Teo ;
Sharafudheen,Tara
Investing in human capital is essential
for Tanzania. To generate future income and achieve
sustainable development, people are the most important asset
countries have....
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 139418Date: July 1, 2019Author:
Wodon,Quentin T. ;
Belghith,Nadia Belhaj Hassine ;
Mayengo,Pancras Kafonogo ;
Mungunasi,Emmanuel A.
The adoption of the value-added tax the
Democratic Republic of Congo in 2012 led to price increases
that are thought to adversely affect the welfare of most
Congolese...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 138532Date: June 28, 2019Author:
Adoho,Franck M. ;
Gansey,Romeo Jacky
This study assesses the redistributive
effects of fiscal policy in Mali and Niger. Fiscal policy is
poverty increasing in Mali (by 2.4 percentage points) and
Niger (2.5...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 137995Date: June 17, 2019Author:
Hounsa,Mahunan Thierry ;
Coulibaly,Mohamed ;
Sanoh,Aly
This paper applies an innovative method
to estimate poverty in India in the absence of recent
expenditure data. The method utilizes expenditure data from
2004-05, 2009–10,...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 137681Date: June 10, 2019Author:
Newhouse,David Locke ;
Vyas,Pallavi
Abundant qualitative evidence reveals
how public and private actors abuse regulations to seek
rents, impede reforms, and distort the economy. However,
empirical evidence...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 144417Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Fiebelkorn,Andreas Henrik
As one of the most pivotal ways that
labor markets adjust to changing economic conditions,
international migration is never far from the center of the
national discussion...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 138179Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Seitz,William Hutchins
Lake Toba is a unique natural asset of
global significance with a rich cultural heritage located in
the North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. Located 904 meters
above...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 137572Date: June 1, 2019
This paper analyzes the long-term health
impacts of Nepal's 1996–2006 civil conflict. It
exploits the heterogeneity in conflict intensity across
villages and birth cohorts...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 138759Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Phadera,Lokendra
The 2014–15 Ebola epidemic took a
devastating human and economic toll on three West African
countries, of which Liberia was perhaps the hardest hit. The
pathways through...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 137734Date: June 1, 2019Author:
De La Fuente,Alejandro ;
Jacoby,Hanan G. ;
Lawin,Kotchikpa Gabriel
More and more developing country
governments are tapping the global debt capital markets.
Thisis increasing the amount of finance available for
development, but at a...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 137639Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Sienaert,Alexis ;
Brown,Michael Andrew
Real GDP growth in Russia surpassed
expectations in 2018, reaching 2.3 percent, mostly due to
one off effects of energy construction. Forecasted growth of
1.2 percent...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 137997Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Sanghi,Apurva ;
Emelyanova,Olga ;
Matytsin,Mikhail ;
Rostovtseva,Irina ;
Levitanskaya,Katerina ;
Gutierrez,Eva M. ;
Okawa, Yoki ;
Nagle,Peter Stephen Oliver ;
Wheeler,Collette Mari
In 2018, the economy expanded at a brisk
pace - Rwanda's 8.6 percent growth was the highest
onthe continent. Growth was broad-based. Recovering from the
droughts of...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 138242Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Mkrtchyan,Aghassi ;
Niyibizi,Peace Aimee ;
Huenteler,Joern Torsten ;
Semikolenova,Yadviga Viktorivna ;
Kipwola,Norah ;
Singh,Arun
Ghana’s real gross domestic product
(GDP) expanded in 2018, albeit at a slower rate than in
2017; the expansion was spurred by the mineral component of
the industry...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 137689Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Geiger,Michael Tobias ;
Kwakye,Kwabena Gyan ;
Vicente,Carlos Leonardo ;
Wiafe,Barbara Monica ;
Boakye Adjei,Nana Yaa
The goals of ending extreme poverty by
2030 and working toward a more equal distribution of income
are prominent in international development and agreed upon
in the...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 137363Date: May 30, 2019Author:
Lakner,Christoph ;
Mahler,Daniel Gerszon ;
Negre Rossignoli,Mario ;
Prydz,Espen Beer
Djibouti is very well placed, as a
landing site of undersea fiber optic cables, to benefit from
the digital economy. However, the prevalence of a single
national telecom...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 136702Date: May 7, 2019Author:
Decoster,Xavier Stephane ;
Lara Ibarra,Gabriel ;
Mendiratta,Vibhuti ;
Santacroce,Marco
Understanding the economic and social
effects of the recent global trends of rising market
concentration and market power has become a policy priority,
particularly...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 136572Date: May 2, 2019Author:
Rodriguez Castelan,Carlos ;
Araar,Abdelkrim ;
Malásquez, Eduardo A. ;
Olivieri,Sergio Daniel ;
Vishwanath,Tara
This paper updates the Social Risk
Management (SRM) conceptual framework; the foundation of the
World Bank's first Social Protection Sector Strategy.
SRM 2.0 addresses...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 137387Date: May 1, 2019Author:
Jorgensen,Steen Lau ;
Siegel,Paul Bennett
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