Value added tax (VAT) is a major revenue
source for most jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific (APAC)
region, representing over one fifth of the region’s total
tax revenues...
Digital technologies can expand access
to health services to underserved populations. This paper
leverages mobile network expansion and survey data spanning
two decades...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9978Date: March 21, 2022Author:
Mensah,Justice Tei ;
Hirfrfot,Kibrom Tafere ;
Abay,Kibrom A.
Tax authorities often use low-cost
communication with taxpayers to encourage voluntary
compliance and avoid other costly interventions. This paper
reports findings from...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9967Date: March 14, 2022Author:
Del Carmen,Giselle ;
Espinal Hernandez,Edgardo Enrique ;
De Gouvea Scot De Arruda,Thiago
This brief examines two successful
gender equality reforms in the Democratic Republic of Congo
: the introduction of the Law on Parity in 2015 and an
amendment to the...
Type: BriefReport#: 169422Date: March 14, 2022Author:
Braunmiller,Julia Constanze ;
Dry,Marie Jeanne Charlotte
Evidence from high-income countries
suggests that judges often exhibit in-group bias, favoring
litigants that share an identity with the judge. However,
there is little...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9956Date: March 7, 2022Author:
Chen,Daniel Li ;
Graham,Jimmy ;
Ramos Maqueda,Manuel ;
Singh,Shashank - DIME3
This paper presents the results of a
randomized controlled trial testing the effectiveness of
taxpayer communications informed by behavioral science in
inducing business...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9961Date: March 7, 2022Author:
Karver,Jonathan George ;
Shijaku,Hilda ;
Ungerer,Christoph T F
This Regional Action Plan on
Gender-based Violence (GBV) in the Middle East and North
Africa (MENA) region reflects the region’s commitment to
step up its efforts to...
In a world where data are becoming an
integral part of our lives, data governance has become
essential to support the production, use and reuse of data
in a safe, ethical,...
Emissions trading continues to expand as
a flexible policy response to climate change. Its
implementation raises complex governance challenges,
however, and calls for...
Type: ReportReport#: 169683Date: March 1, 2022Author:
Mehling,Michael Arthur
Does the digitization of transactions in
an economy increase tax compliance? This paper studies the
effect of financial incentives on the adoption of electronic
payment...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9947Date: February 24, 2022Author:
Brockmeyer,Anne ;
Saenz Somarriba,Magaly Vanessa
This paper investigates the effects of
access to high-speed internet on innovation and
entrepreneurship in Africa. The identification strategy
exploits the staggered...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9945Date: February 23, 2022Author:
Houngbonon,Georges Vivien ;
Mensah,Justice Tei ;
Traore,Nouhoum-000531164
Household surveys remain underutilized
for understanding transport choices such as expenditure
level and composition, the economic impacts of road
accidents, and the...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9944Date: February 23, 2022Author:
Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria ;
Yin,Qiuyan
The principle of comparability of
treatment (CoT) is a key element of the G20’s
Common Framework for debt restructuring. However, in its
current form, is not...
Type: ReportReport#: 168876Date: February 21, 2022Author:
Rivetti,Diego
In recent years, more and more African
governments are looking to implement electronic-Government
Procurement (e-GP) solutions to address some of the
challenges associated...
Type: Country Procurement Assessment (CPAR)Report#: 168208Date: February 18, 2022Author:
Wu Chebili,Blandine Marie ;
La Cascia,Joseph Huntington ;
Collineau,Francois Xavier Yannick Marie ;
Salomon,Arnaud ;
Calvet,Baptiste ;
Moreau,Yoann
This brief has been produced under the
World Bank’s Indonesia Coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) observatory, a partnership among multiple global
practices at...
While in many countries in Latin America
and Caribbean (LAC), the share of firms with a woman among
the principal owners has been increasing, female
entrepreneurs are...
Type: BriefReport#: 168057Date: February 10, 2022Author:
Maquera Sardon,Daniela Andrea
Institutional weaknesses limit the
capacity of local governments to support efficient
urbanization in developing countries. They also lead to the
emergence of large...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9936Date: February 10, 2022Author:
Rama,Martin G. ;
Li,Yue
In Latin America and Caribbean (LAC),
gender gaps persist across multiple dimensions of job
quality and in earnings. Women tend to be concentrated in
less productive...
Type: BriefReport#: 168056Date: February 10, 2022Author:
Maquera Sardon,Daniela Andrea
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