In 2015, Germany welcomed close to one
million asylum seekers and refugees from Syria, Afghanistan,
the Western Balkans and elsewhere. Although the country was
often...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9913Date: January 26, 2022Author:
Albarosa,Emanuele ;
Elsner,Benjamin
Using administrative criminal records
from Texas, this paper shows how heat affects criminal
defendants, police officers, prosecutors, and judges. It
finds that arrests...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9909Date: January 24, 2022Author:
Behrer,Arnold Patrick ;
Bolotnyy,Valentin
The paper explores the properties of a
modern urban model in which households’ and
firms’ locations in the city are endogenously
determined as functions...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9910Date: January 24, 2022Author:
Sturm,Daniel Marbod ;
Takeda,Kohei ;
Venables,Anthony J.
The aim of building resiliency is to
prepare communities to resist, absorb, recover, and
transform from the consequences of current and foreseen
hazards and events....
This training manual is developed as a
supporting document to the Disaster Rehabilitation and
Recovery Planning Guide developed by the National Economic
and Development...
This study develops a computable general
equilibrium model for Nigeria, which accounts for
informality, tax evasion, and fuel smuggling. By studying
the impact of fuel...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9907Date: January 20, 2022Author:
Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik ;
Hosoe,Nobuhiro
In our rapidly urbanizing world, mayors
often see migrants as a burden to their city’s labor market
and a threat to its development. Drawing on national
household surveys...
Type: ReportReport#: 166963Date: January 14, 2022Author:
Christiaensen,Luc ;
Lozano Gracia,Nancy
Forced displacement has moved to the top
of the global policy agenda. Refugees face a range of
challenges including limited access to education, health
services, legal...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168167Date: January 1, 2022Author:
Klugman,Jeni ;
Ortiz,Elena Judith ;
Rubin,Amalia Hadas
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
At the end of 2020, there were over 48
million internally displaced persons (IDPs) displaced by
conflict and another seven million displaced by natural
disasters, more...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168166Date: January 1, 2022Author:
Klugman,Jeni ;
Ortiz,Elena Judith
Access to quality childcare is critical
for improving child development outcomes and ensuring that
the next generation of Bangladeshi children are better
prepared to...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168618Date: January 1, 2022Author:
Rahman,Tashmina ;
Arnold Urzua,Tamara Alejandra ;
Shams,Farzana ;
Rahman,Mokhlesur
Algeria is enjoying temporarily
breathing space, as hydrocarbon prices reach new highs and
the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic eases. After peaking
during the summer,...
Type: ReportReport#: 167267Date: December 23, 2021
The Middle East and North Africa Region
encapsulates many of the issues surrounding water and human
mobility. It is the most water-scarce region in the world
and is...
Type: PublicationReport#: 164111Date: December 21, 2021Author:
Borgomeo,Edoardo ;
Jagerskog,Lars Anders ;
Zaveri,Esha Dilip ;
Russ,Jason Daniel ;
Khan,Amjad Muhammad ;
Damania,Richard
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
The World Bank’s flagship report
Groundswell: Preparing for Internal Climate Migration finds
that Sub-Saharan Africa is likely to witness high levels of
climate-induced...
Type: ReportReport#: 165170Date: December 9, 2021Author:
Rigaud,Kanta K. ;
Sherbinin, Alex de ;
Jones,Bryan R ;
Abu-Ata,Nathalie E. ;
Adamo, Susana
Between its natural wealth with diverse
cultures, increasingly rapid urbanization, and some of the
world’s most impressive wildlife, Tanzania strikes visitors
as a country...
Type: ReportReport#: 165171Date: December 9, 2021Author:
Rigaud,Kanta K. ;
Sherbinin, Alex de ;
Jones,Bryan R ;
Arora,Anmol ;
Adamo, Susana
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