The document collection focuses on the measurement of monetary poverty, with a specific emphasis on welfare measurement, consumption aggregate, price adjustments, household size and composition, poverty...
This paper provides an assessment of the fiscal and social impacts resulting from the fuel price adjustments undertaken in 2022. The note lays out policy options and their potential fiscal and social impacts...
A randomized controlled trial in Pakistan tests whether one-on-one engagement with community religious leaders can encourage them to instruct congregants to follow government regulations. Treated religious...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 192812Date: May 21, 2024Author:
Vyborny, Kate
Economic zone programs are generally pursued to improve firms' performance within discrete areas by removing the constraints firms face. Whether or not they succeed in doing so is an empirical question....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10781Date: May 21, 2024Author:
Galal, Rami Mikko Ahmed
The document collection discusses the virtual decision review meeting held to assess the Emergency Preparedness and Response Diagnostic and Investment Plan under the Support to Somalia Recovery and Resilience...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 190634Date: May 21, 2024Author:
World Bank
Algeria’s growth was robust in 2023, and inflation started to decelerate. GDP growth accelerated to 4.1 percent, supported by hydrocarbon sector growth, as natural gas production compensated for successive...
Type: ReportReport#: 190476Date: May 21, 2024Author:
Desponts, Cyril ;
Henider, Amel ;
Prinz, Daniel
This paper studies the consequences of a U.S. cabotage law for Puerto Rico (PR). Data on ship arrivals in PR show that the fleet of U.S. vessels that call there lacks capacity for carrying non-containerized...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10780Date: May 21, 2024Author:
Cases Jimenez, Manuel Felipe ;
Hillberry, Russell Henry
The objective of RETRADE is to establish a robust and scalable platform that assists countries in the Eastern and Southern Africa region in scaling up cross-border electricity trade for enhancing energy...
Type: ReportReport#: 190897Date: May 21, 2024Author:
World Bank
As the conduit between power demand and supply, the utilities that operate the world's transmission and distribution networks will be the critical link in the energy transition. Utilities will need to...
Type: ReportReport#: 190500Date: May 21, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper develops measures of the diffusion of a comprehensive range of low-carbon technologies in 35 countries from 2019 to 2022 using text analysis of job postings and earnings calls transcripts. It...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10777Date: May 21, 2024Author:
Bastos, Paulo ;
Greenspon, Jacob ;
Stapleton, Katherine ;
Taglioni, Daria
To adequately prepare the labor force for the green economy, policy makers and workers require a detailed understanding of the nature of green jobs. This study profiles green jobs in the South African...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10779Date: May 21, 2024Author:
Cunningham, Wendy ;
Mosomi, Jacqueline
A wide range of organizations operate at the interface between the demand for (e.g. water agencies or service providers) and the supply of finance (e.g. financing institutions and financiers at large)...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 190522Date: May 21, 2024Author:
Amandine Muret ;
Anne Lardoux de Pazzis
As the conduit between power demand and supply, the utilities that operate the world's transmission and distribution networks will be the critical link in the energy transition. Utilities will need to...
Type: ReportReport#: 190500Date: May 21, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report focuses on quality of opportunity for sexual and gender minorities (EQOSOGI), commemorating the international day against homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia (IDAHOBIT) as of May 20, 1971.
Type: ReportReport#: 191743Date: May 20, 2024Author:
Braunmiller, Julia Constanze
This study examines the impact of farm input subsidies, food and cash transfers, and irrigation investments on the dietary diversity, food consumption scores, and coping strategy index in Malawi. Despite...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10778Date: May 20, 2024Author:
Dizon, Felipe Jr Fadullon ;
Matita, Mirriam ;
Zingwe, David
The importance of data in the economy is exponentially growing. Although the amount of data generated and analyzed in the economy has always grown, the recent growth in data generation and the advancements...
Type: ReportReport#: 190416Date: May 20, 2024Author:
Choi, Kyoosun ;
Kwon, Heung Jin ;
Lee, Soohyang
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