Western Balkan countries are consistent participants in international learning assessments like the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and Progress in International Reading Literacy (PIRLS)....
Type: ReportReport#: 196308Date: January 13, 2025Author:
Tigran Shmis ;
Paul Marie Michel Cahu ;
Brajkovic, Lucia ;
James Gresham
This paper develops a method to predict comparable income and consumption distributions for all countries in the world from a simple regression with a handful of country-level variables. To fit the model,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11034Date: January 13, 2025Author:
Daniel Gerszon Mahler ;
Marta Schoch ;
Christoph Lakner ;
Minh Nguyen Nguyet Do
This paper estimates the number of firms in Africa, considering their size and formal status. It relies on a novel methodology that combines multiple data sources. The results suggest that in 2020, there...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11032Date: January 13, 2025Author:
Marcio Cruz ;
Florian Moelders ;
Edgar Salgado Chavez ;
Ariane Tamara Volk
This paper estimates the monetary and full returns to micro-entrepreneurship using a cross-section of Mexican women leveraging self-reported reservation wages. A generalized Roy model of micro-entrepreneurship...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11033Date: January 13, 2025Author:
Williams,Benjamin ;
Jesica Torres Coronado ;
David C. Francis
Abstract
The transition to a low-carbon economy requires an expansion in the production of clean energy technologies. Recent shifts in the European Union’s industrial policy aim to boost local manufacturing...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11035Date: January 13, 2025Author:
Samuel Rosenow ;
Sarur Chaudhary LNU ;
Gregor Semieniuk ;
Emilija Timmis
Multiple shocks, including the accelerating climate crisis, mounting public debt, increasing food insecurity, an unequal recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the effects of geopolitical conflicts,...
Type: ReportReport#: 197394Date: January 13, 2025Author:
World Bank
The expansion of marine protected areas (MPAs) is a core focus of global conservation efforts, with the “30x30” initiative to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030 serving as a prominent example of this trend....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11030Date: January 10, 2025Author:
McDonald, Gavin ;
Bone, Jennifer ;
Costello,Christopher ;
Gabriel Englander ;
Raynor,Jennifer
This paper examines the dynamics of poverty in Bhutan between 2017 and 2022, utilizing cross-sectional data from the Bhutan Living Standards Surveys. The paper constructs synthetic panels and estimates...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11031Date: January 10, 2025Author:
Amendola,Nicola ;
Belotti,Federico ;
Alvin Etang Ndip ;
Mancini,Giulia ;
Vecchi,Giovanni
This paper investigates the impact of a large-scale poverty alleviation program targeted at the 62 poorest districts in Viet Nam. The analysis of multiple data sets spanning the past 20 years uses a regression...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11029Date: January 9, 2025Author:
Hai-Anh H. Dang ;
Klaus W. Deininger ;
Nguyen,Cuong Viet
The World Bank has worked to strengthen social registries in LAC and globally for several decades. This technical note aims to contribute to reducing the knowledge gap on the state of the art and challenges...
Type: ReportReport#: 196270Date: January 9, 2025Author:
Luis Eduardo Castro Abril ;
Luz Stella Rodriguez
This paper examines the main features of real growth per capita of Sub-Saharan Africa over the past six decades, before uncovering the sources of growth—including those of growth miracles. Three distinct...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11028Date: January 9, 2025Author:
Cesar Calderon ;
Andrew L. Dabalen ;
Ayan Qu
Crisis preparedness requires a comprehensive and cross-sectoral approach to risk management with targeted interventions across a range of different sectors. To provide a holistic assessment of preparedness,...
Type: ReportReport#: 196231Date: January 9, 2025Author:
World Bank
The European Union has improved living standards, yet welfare disparities persist across regions, countries, and demographic groups. This paper uses data from European Union Statistics on Income and Living...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11027Date: January 9, 2025Author:
Monica Robayo ;
Lucia Echeverria
Bhutan faces significant risks from natural hazards, including floods, landslides, earthquakes, glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), and wildfires. Climate change is exacerbating these risks, leading...
Type: BriefReport#: 196232Date: January 9, 2025Author:
World Bank
This paper documents the life cycle of formal and informal plants using five waves of the Mexican establishment census. Formal plants begin operations with three times more workers than informal plants...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11022Date: January 8, 2025Author:
Sarikaya,Furkan ;
Nazim Tamkoc ;
Jesica Torres Coronado
Longitudinal surveys are an invaluable source for analyzing the current state of and changes in human populations over time. However, maintaining the accuracy of estimates from a panel sample becomes more...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11026Date: January 8, 2025Author:
Falorsi,Piero ;
Righi,Paolo ;
Giulia Ponzini
This paper fills a gap in research on private equity investments in emerging markets and developing economies. It provides descriptive evidence and examines the distribution of returns across sectors such...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11025Date: January 8, 2025Author:
Florian Moelders ;
Edgar Salgado Chavez
This study examines the impact of temperature uncertainty on firm fixed capital growth using a unique dataset that merges extensive firm-level financial data with detailed grid-level weather data. The...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11020Date: January 8, 2025Author:
Yang,Jangho ;
Christian Schoder
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