Using recent expenditure survey data,
this paper investigates the incidence of all indirect taxes
in Brazil. It applies a novel approach to estimate the
effective tax...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9891Date: December 20, 2021Author:
Lara Ibarra,Gabriel ;
Rubião,Rafael Macedo ;
Simoes Fleury,Eduardo
This paper studies factors that could
account for the asymmetric impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
in Latin America, by exploiting microdata from the World
Bank’s...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9887Date: December 17, 2021Author:
Berniell,Inés ;
Gasparini,Leonardo Carlos ;
Marchionni,Mariana ;
Viollaz,Mariana
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
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
Why is governance in resource-rich
countries so poor? This paper argues that it is because
governments in these countries do not rely on taxation,
which is an important...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9880Date: December 13, 2021Author:
Devarajan,Shantayanan ;
Do,Quy-Toan
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
COVID-19 was a major shock to youth
entrepreneurs and their businesses in Kenya. This paper
studies the causal impact of grants—worth two
months of baseline business...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9874Date: December 7, 2021Author:
Domenella,Yanina Eliana ;
Jamison,Julian C ;
Safir,Abla ;
Zia,Bilal Husnain
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
The Country Program Evaluation (CPE) for
the Kyrgyz Republic seeks to assess the World Bank
Group’s efforts to help the Kyrgyz Republic
address its main development...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 167120Date: December 6, 2021
Interest Bearing Notes is a product of
the Finance and Private Sector Research Team in the World
Bank's Development Research Group. It reports on
research by the team,...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 167574Date: December 1, 2021
The World Bank is an international
leader in the methodology and implementation of household
surveys, working in close partnership with national
statistics offices (NSOs)...
This paper quantifies the significance
and magnitude of the effect of measurement error in remote
sensing weather data in the analysis of smallholder
agricultural productivity....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9867Date: November 30, 2021Author:
Michler,Jeffrey David ;
Josephson,Anna Leigh ;
Kilic,Talip ;
Murray,Siobhan
Can taking the perspective of an
out-group reduce prejudice and promote prosociality?
Building on insights from social psychology, this paper
studies the case of Colombian...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9866Date: November 30, 2021Author:
Chatruc,Marisol Rodríguez ;
Rozo Villarraga,Sandra Viviana
The informal sector is an important
source of livelihoods and jobs for a vast majority of people
in developing countries. However, there is concern that it
may undermine...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9868Date: November 30, 2021Author:
Amin,Mohammad
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