This paper develops a dynamic
infinite-horizon model with two layers of governments to
study theoretically and quantitatively how fiscal
decentralization affects local...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9927Date: February 7, 2022Author:
Guo,Si ;
Pei,Yun ;
Xie,Leiyu
This publication provides a
comprehensive overview of topics focusing on assessment,
analysis, and management of financial risks in banking. It
emphasizes risk management...
Type: PublicationReport#: 158168Date: February 3, 2022Author:
Greuning, Hennie van ;
Brajovic-Bratanovic,S.
Since its launch in January 2017 at the
first UN World Data Forum in South Africa, and its formal
adoption by the United Nations Statistical Commission at its
forty-eighth...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168312Date: February 3, 2022Author:
World Bank ;
UNSD ;
Paris21
This paper investigates the
characteristics of resource-backed lending across
Sub-Saharan Africa. To shed light on this type of lending,
the paper presents new information...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9923Date: February 2, 2022Author:
Mihalyi,David ;
Hwang,Jyhjong ;
Rivetti,Diego ;
Cust,James Frederick
More than 20 developing countries do not
publish any data on their sovereign debt. In those that do
disclose data, public debt statistics usually do not comply
with...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9920Date: January 31, 2022Author:
Rivetti,Diego
Omicron cases surged as Thailand neared
its end-2021 mass vaccination target of seventy percent. The
government tightened international travel restrictions but
refrained...
Type: BriefReport#: 168040Date: January 20, 2022Author:
Puthong,Warunthorn
Informal business activity is ubiquitous
around the world, but it is nearly always uncaptured by
administrative data, registries, or commercial sources. For
this reason,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9905Date: January 19, 2022Author:
Aga,Gemechu A. ;
Francis,David C. ;
Jolevski,Filip ;
Rodriguez Meza,Jorge Luis ;
Wimpey,Joshua Seth
Efficient procurement procedures save
time and money, opening up much needed fiscal space, yet
modern public procurement can also serve as a tool for
achieving broader...
Type: Country Procurement Assessment (CPAR)Report#: 167960Date: January 1, 2022Author:
Fagan,Joseph ;
Piga,Gustavo ;
Trepte,Peter-Armin ;
Tiwana,Omar Hayat ;
Sharma,Vinay ;
Mozammel,Masud
This paper aims to provide a framework
for conducting public sector employment and compensation
assessments that can help develop evidence-based reforms.
Such a framework...
Type: ReportReport#: 167209Date: December 21, 2021Author:
Hasnain,Zahid ;
Baig,Muhammad Faisal Ali ;
Somani,Ravi ;
Van Acker,Wouter ;
Butnaru,Anca ;
Palacios,Robert J. ;
Ortega,Daniel E.
Electrifying the transportation sector
is key to reaching the goal of carbon neutrality. This paper
provides a comprehensive analysis of the diffusion of
passenger electric...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9882Date: December 14, 2021Author:
Li,Shanjun ;
Wang,Binglin ;
Yang,Muxi ;
Zhang,Fan
The identification of key determinants
of aid effectiveness is a long-standing question in the
development community. This paper reviews the literature on
aid effectiveness...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9884Date: December 14, 2021Author:
Ashton,Helen Louise ;
Friedman,Jed ;
Goldemberg,Diana ;
Hussain,Mustafa Zakir ;
Kenyon,Thomas ;
Khan,Akib ;
Zhou,Mo
In more recent years, new investments
reinforced the megaproject growth model. At present, it is
envisaged that the country will experience unprecedented
investments...
Type: ReportReport#: 166904Date: December 14, 2021Author:
Heher,Ulla ;
De Bonneval,Philippe Armand
This Survey on Ethics and Corruption in
the Federal Public Service was held online from April 28 to
May 28, 2021, in partnership with the Office of the Federal
Comptroller...
Type: ReportReport#: 165970Date: December 9, 2021Author:
Ortega Nieto,Daniel ;
Kim,Galileu ;
Sousa Lourenco,Joana Isabel ;
Kay,Kerenssa Mayo ;
Arias,Eric Braian ;
Brescianini,Juliana Neves Soares ;
Dias Diniz Costa,Maria Elisa ;
Antonacci Moura,Paulo Vitor
This is the third toolkit published by
the platform for collaboration on tax, which is a joint
initiative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF),
Organization for...
Although research has established the
importance of state capacity in economic development, less
is known about how state capacity comes about and the role
of external...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9875Date: December 8, 2021Author:
Di Maro,Vincenzo ;
Evans,David K. ;
Khemani,Stuti ;
De Gouvea Scot De Arruda,Thiago
The structure of the paper is as
follows: chapter one, ‘introduction and context,’ summarizes
the background and the vision of GovTech. Chapter two,
‘Advancing GovTech,’...
Type: ReportReport#: 166658Date: December 7, 2021Author:
Farooq,Khuram ;
Haslinger,Reinhard ;
Siess,Katherine Elizabeth Wolff
Special economic zones (SEZs) have been
used by many developing countries as a policy tool to
promote industrialization and economic transformation. The
World Development...
Type: ReportReport#: 166637Date: December 6, 2021Author:
Zeng,Douglas Zhihua
This study used qualitative data
analysis to draw both theoretical and practical lessons from
diverse experiences with RBF at the meso-level of the
education sector,...
Type: ReportReport#: 168719Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Terway,Arushi ;
Burnett,Nicholas R. ;
Frotté,Marina Dreux
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