This paper uses the construction of India's Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) highway to explore the impact of an exogenous increase in market access and competition across the firm life cycle and generates four...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10710Date: February 27, 2024Author:
Grover, Arti ;
Maloney, William F. ;
O'Connell, Stephen A.
This study investigates gender disparities in the tax burden in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, using data on 2,320 taxpayers for 2011 and 2012. A quantile regression analysis is employed to control for firm characteristics...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10712Date: February 27, 2024Author:
Ambel, Alemayehu A. ;
Woldeyes, Firew Bekele
The Country Opinion Survey in Uzbekistan assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Uzbekistan perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national...
Type: ReportReport#: 187935Date: February 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Country Opinion Survey in Romania assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Romania perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national...
Type: ReportReport#: 187931Date: February 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper focuses on the effect of preferential trade agreements and their depth on firm-to-firm ownership, in particular, along global value chains. It measures shareholder–affiliate ownership links...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 194376Date: February 26, 2024Author:
Egger, Peter H. ;
Masllorens, Gerard
The Country Opinion Survey in Djibouti assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Djibouti perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national...
Type: ReportReport#: 187928Date: February 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
Women often face more hurdles than men in obtaining finance. This is especially so when credit supply is limited and financial markets are less developed. As a result, owners of firms may prefer men over...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10711Date: February 26, 2024Author:
Amin, Mohammad ;
Gomez, Norma
The Country Opinion Survey in Fiji assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Fiji perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local...
Type: ReportReport#: 188376Date: February 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
The CPF program focused on three areas: fiscal consolidation and government effectiveness; Private sector investment and productivity growth; and Inclusive and sustainable development. These focus areas...
Type: CPF Completion and Learning Review ValidationReport#: 188864Date: February 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
The World Bank Group’s collaborations with the humanitarian and development partners on food and nutrition security (FNS) have culminated in the establishment of the Global Alliance for Food Security....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 187919Date: February 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Country Opinion Survey in Montenegro assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Montenegro perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national...
Type: ReportReport#: 187896Date: February 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
This costing analysis presents nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive cost categories, covering costing estimates for the period 2023-2030 for each of the sectors. The costing is indicative and based...
Type: ReportReport#: 187895Date: February 23, 2024Author:
Grieve, Heather Kristen ;
Karjadi, Elvina ;
Mousaco, Jose Maria Tavares ;
Qureshy, Lubina Fatimah ;
Rokx, Claudia ;
Shibata Okamura, Kyoko
Thailand's economic recovery lagged further behind ASEAN peers as growth was a disappointing 1.7 percent in the fourth quarter and resulted in slower annual growth of 1.9 percent in 2023. Growth was hampered...
Type: BriefReport#: 187925Date: February 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
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