This paper investigates the effects of
financial sector, product market, and trade reforms on labor
productivity growth and its two components—the
intra-sectoral (within)...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9733Date: July 19, 2021Author:
Konté,Maty ;
Kouame,Wilfried Anicet Kouakou ;
Mensah,Emmanuel Buadi
This paper examines the long-term
consequences of unsafe public spaces for women. It combines
student-level survey data, a mapping of potential travel
routes to all...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9731Date: July 19, 2021Author:
Borker,Girija
This policy brief will inform
discussions by providing an evidence-based narrative on the
prospects of industrialization and policy actions to harness
the potential...
This paper introduces the new Tax
Treaties Explorer dataset, developed with support from the
World Bank and the G-24, and illustrates its use for
research by tax treaty...
Type: ReportReport#: 161524Date: July 12, 2021Author:
Hearson,Martin ;
Carreras,Marco ;
Custers,Anna Louise
This book brings together recent
research on the economics of Deep Trade Agreements (DTAs).
What are the determinants of DTAs? How do they affect trade
and non-trade...
This report contains the World Bank
Group Boards’ calendar for the period from July to September
2021, specifying the Boards’ engagements, such as meetings
and briefings.
Type: Board ReportReport#: 161552Date: July 12, 2021
This report discusses the remarks by
World Bank Group President David Malpass at the G20 Session
of International Financial Architecture – Lead Intervention
on July...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 161530Date: July 9, 2021Author:
Malpass,David
This report discusses the remarks by
World Bank Group President David Malpass at the G20
International Tax Symposium - Fiscal Policies to Integrate
Climate and Development...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 161529Date: July 9, 2021Author:
Malpass,David
Over the past decade, Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT) has been seen to offer an effective solution to the
transport challenges faced in many cities in Sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA),...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0002434Date: July 8, 2021Author:
Fan,Hongye ;
Beukes,Edward Andrew ;
Neves,Philippe
Private sector investments are critical
to achieving sustainable development in both fragile and
conflict affected states (FCS) and the least developed
countries (IDA...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 161428Date: July 8, 2021
Guinea-Bissau’s risks of
external and overall debt distress remain high, in line with
the February 2021 Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA). Real
GDP contracted...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 165965Date: July 1, 2021
Successive waves of COVID-19 disrupted
the Thai economy in the first half of 2021, but their impact
was mitigated by recovering global demand and substantial
fiscal...
This guide aims to support the endeavors
of professional accountancy organization’s (PAOs), and the
stakeholders they collaborate with, including groupings of
PAOs or...
Type: ReportReport#: 161307Date: July 1, 2021Author:
Borgonovo,Alfred Jean-Marie ;
Friedrich,Brian Jeffry ;
Loncar,Dragan
Impact investing has seen a boost in
popularity during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic due to
increased awareness of climate change and social challenges
such as...
Type: ReportReport#: 162818Date: July 1, 2021Author:
Volk,Ariane Tamara
This paper sets out a summary of the
survey responses. The survey questionnaire was issued to 179
jurisdictions and this review is focused on geographical
groups and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 162269Date: July 1, 2021Author:
The World Bank ;
Bank for International Settlements
In February 2021 the military assumed
power in Myanmar, setting back the country’s democratic
transition, and immediately impacting an economy that had
already been...
Type: ReportReport#: 162100Date: July 1, 2021Author:
Edwards,Kim Alan ;
Hayati,Fayavar ;
Myint,Thi Da ;
Reungsri,Thanapat ;
Beck,Hans Anand ;
Maw,Aka Kyaw Min
Successive waves of COVID-19 disrupted
the Thai economy in the first half of 2021, but their impact
was mitigated by recovering global demand and substantial
fiscal...
COVID-19 cases in the Philippines
appeared to have stabilized in June, albeit at a higher
level compared to early 2021. Lower infections in Metro
Manila have been offset...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 161663Date: July 1, 2021Author:
Chua,Kevin C. ;
Cruz,Kevin Thomas Garcia ;
Santos Villagran,Nicolas Eduardo ;
Garces,Ludigil Laborte ;
Song,Jiyoung ;
Endo,Isaku ;
Qian,Rong ;
Moller,Lars Christian ;
Rab,Habib Nasser
The authors show that firms'
balance sheets are instrumental in shaping the effects of
foreign gross domestic product (GDP) shocks on firm growth.
Using firm-level panel...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 161465Date: June 30, 2021Author:
Artucy,Erhan ;
Bastosz,Paulo ;
Gomez Parra,Nicolas ;
Rijke,Bob
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