What are the critical questions to ask
if one is contemplating an e-vehicle program? Based on the
technical and business proposals International Finance
Corporation...
Type: BriefReport#: 147769Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Graham,John Gregory
Corruption robs the public of precious
resources, distorts the incentives to engage in productive
activities, destroys confidence in public institutions, and
spurs political...
Type: BriefReport#: 145050Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Chuah,Lay Lian ;
Loayza,Norman V. ;
Myers,C. Bernard
The living standards measurement
study-integrated surveys on agriculture (LSMS-ISA) project
is an innovative household survey program established with
funding from the...
Electrifying the global urban vehicle
fleet depends on the convergence of several economic,
technological, and political factors. However, the big shift
to electric...
Type: BriefReport#: 147772Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Graham,John Gregory
There is a quiet revolution underway in
a previously sleepy segment of the transport sector: the
electrification of municipal buses and other intra-city
vehicles. As...
Type: BriefReport#: 147775Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Graham,John Gregory
We evaluated the Londo public works
program, which provided temporary employment and a bicycle
to beneficiaries selected through public lotteries in the
Central African...
Type: BriefReport#: 145309Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Alik Lagrange,Arthur ;
Buehren,Niklas ;
Goldstein,Markus P. ;
Hoogeveen,Johannes G.
Tonga has the highest expenditure on
unhealthy food among Pacific Island countries. With imported
cigarettes having a higher tax and therefore higher retail
price, domestic...
The center for development data (C4D2)
is a Rome-based hub for fostering methodological innovation
and strengthening capacity in the collection, analysis, and
dissemination...
The ‘Fintech Revolution’ is disrupting
the traditional delivery model of financial services.
Growing internet usage and mobile phone penetration in
Africa offer fertile...
Type: BriefReport#: 149636Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Reitzug,Fabian ;
Heitmann,Soren
In Cameroon, agriculture employs 70
percent of the workforce, providing 30 percent of the
country’s export revenue and 42 percent of its gross
domestic product. Despite...
In 2011-2012, Ethiopia’s central
statistical agency (CSA), in collaboration with the World
Bank, conducted the first wave of the Ethiopia rural
socioeconomic survey...
Achieving inclusive and quality
education for all is a global priority, and policymakers are
still grappling with the best ways to ensure the poorest and
most marginalized...
Type: BriefReport#: 145540Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Agostinelli, Francesco ;
Avitabile,Ciro ;
Bobba, Matteo ;
Sanchez,Alonso
The electrification of health centers,
schools, and other public institutions has been limited by
the slow expansion of national grids, which has staggering
consequences...
Lack of road connectivity and irrigation
for crops other than rice limit the agriculture growth
prospects. To address these challenges, the government, with
financial...
Type: BriefReport#: 145183Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Chamroeun,Mudita
Underweight prevalence among children 6
to 59 months in rural and small-town areas of Ethiopia
declined from 26.9 percent in 2012 to 24.9 percent in 2014,
while wasting...
Funded by the Wellspring Philanthropic
Foundation, the World Bank Gender Innovation Lab and
Innovations for Poverty Action have worked to develop a
measurement tool...
The World Bank’s Africa Gender
Innovation Lab (GIL) conducts impact evaluations of
development interventions and leads policy research to
generate evidence on how to...
Electric buses have been the
fastest-growing electric vehicle segment over the past five
years by a wide margin. The market is changing quickly as
both national and...
Type: BriefReport#: 147774Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Graham,John Gregory
Citizens have a role to play in
supporting health care quality and access as well as
equality in the delivery of health services. This note is an
overview of lessons...
Type: BriefReport#: 154679Date: December 31, 2019Author:
Poli,Maria ;
Guerzovich,Maria Florencia
The Sundarbans is the largest contiguous
mangrove forest in the world and one of the most biodiverse
ecosystems. The South Asia Water Initiative, a multi-donor
trust...
Type: BriefReport#: 173369Date: December 31, 2019Author:
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