This paper studies the impact of foreign
direct investment on domestic firms’ innovation in China. It
provides causal evidence by exploiting China’s foreign
direct investment...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9672Date: May 24, 2021Author:
Liu,Yan-000529044 ;
Wang,Xuan
The economic shutdown caused by the
novel coronavirus (COVID) pandemic has created the worst
recession since the great depression. Governments around the
world are implementing...
Trade is a well-established driver of
growth and poverty reduction. But changes in trade policy
also have distributional impacts that create winners and
losers. It is...
Type: PublicationReport#: 159146Date: May 19, 2021Author:
Engel,Jakob ;
Kokas,Deeksha ;
Lopez-Acevedo,Gladys C. ;
Maliszewska,Maryla
The presented common agriculture policy
(CAP) 2023-2027 will be implemented with a new delivery
model that allows for a more simplified, flexible, and
results-based...
This paper reviews the recent literature
on rural-urban migration in developing countries, focusing
on three key questions: What motivates or forces people to
migrate?...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9662Date: May 13, 2021Author:
Selod,Harris ;
Shilpi,Forhad J.
This paper uses the World Bank database
on deep trade agreements to demonstrate the rapid increase
in preferential trade agreements with standards of
intellectual property...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9659Date: May 12, 2021Author:
Maskus,Keith E. ;
Ridley,William Clifton
This paper provides novel evidence on
the economic impact of industrial automation in a large
developing economy. It combines labor force survey and
manufacturing plant-level...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9653Date: May 10, 2021Author:
Cali,Massimiliano ;
Presidente,Giorgio
This study examines the importance of
enhancing the cross-border transmission interconnections and
regional electricity trade to promote hydropower in the
South Asia...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 161502Date: May 1, 2021Author:
Timilsina,Govinda R.
Recognizing the severity of the crisis,
the GoI devised a national reform plan (the white paper)
that sets out a old blueprint of structural reforms to
achieve sustainable...
Type: Economic Updates and ModelingReport#: 159112Date: May 1, 2021Author:
Mansour,Wael ;
Kazemi Najaf Abadi,Majid ;
Maseeh,Ashwaq Natiq
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