Below are a series of background papers that have informed some of the research in the World Development Report 2024:
- Accelerating Innovation for Development: How Universities Leverage Knowledge Exchange to Boost Economic Growth in Middle-Income Countries. Cristobal Garcia and Edward Crawley
- AI, the New Wingman of Development. Siddharth Dixit and Indermit S. Gill
- Closing Gaps in Higher Education Opportunities for Underrepresented Students Over the Past Five Decades in Chile. Sebastian Gallegos, Andres Barrios-Fernandez, and Christopher Neilson
- Duoc and Higher Vocational Technical Education in Chile. Ricardo D. Paredes
- Dynamics of the Energy Transition: Innovation, Transition Economics, Path Dependency, and Decision Making. Michael Grubb, Alexandra Poncia, and Roberto Pasqualino
- Energy Technologies for Low-Carbon Development in Middle-Income Countries: Assessment and Implications. Yaroslav Melekh, Michael Grubb, and James Dixon
- Institutions and Growth in Middle-Income Countries. Gael Raballand and Diane Zovighian
- Resuscitating WTO for the Energy Transition: Why, How, and Who. Gautam Jain, Chris Bataille, Noah Kaufman, and Sagatom Saha
- Shaping Market Dynamics: The Role of Competition Policy in Fostering Contestability and Technological Adoption in the Mobile Telecommunications Sector in Middle-Income Countries. Paul Phumpiu Chang and Jose Castillo
- Skill Supply, Firm Size, and Economic Development. Charles Gottlieb, Markus Poschke, and Michael Tueting
- Stages of Diversification Revisited. Dany Bahar, Sebastian Bustos, and Muhammed A. Yıldırım
- The Developmental Trinity: Institutions, Infrastructure, and Technology. Craig A. Chikis
- The Impact and Effectiveness of Innovation Policy: Evidence from Middle-Income Countries. Pluvia Zuniga
- The Rise of Coordinated Choice and Assignment Systems in Education Markets Around the World. Christopher Neilson