This is a statement by Roberto Azevȇdo,
Director-General of World Trade Organization, at the
ninety-ninth meeting of the Development Committee held on
April 13, 2019....
Type: Board ReportReport#: 136220Date: April 13, 2019
The World Bank-Austria urban partnership
program (UPP) is a regional program which aims to strengthen
the capacity of local governments in South-East Europe
(SEE), and...
The present value of market access from
the Belt and Road Initiative in Eurasia does not exceed its
costs. Many transportation projects are of little value
because they...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8815Date: April 11, 2019Author:
Reed,Tristan ;
Trubetskoy,Alexandr
China's Belt and Road Initiative
aims to improve connectivity between China and more than 70
countries through infrastructure investment and regional
cooperation. The...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8814Date: April 10, 2019Author:
Maliszewska,Maryla ;
Van Der Mensbrugghe,Dominique
The Republic of Yemen has undergone a
profound transformation following the escalation of conflict
in March 2015. There has been an increase in violence, a
disruption...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8813Date: April 10, 2019Author:
Tandon,Sharad Alan ;
Vishwanath,Tara
China has quickly become the largest
e-commerce market in the world. By matching a nationally
representative China Family Panel Studies survey with
county-level e-commerce...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8810Date: April 10, 2019Author:
Luo,Xubei ;
Wang,Yue-000541442 ;
Zhang,Xiaobo
The Republic of Yemen has undergone a
profound transformation following the escalation of conflict
in March 2015. There has been an increase in violence, a
disruption...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 136051Date: April 10, 2019Author:
Tandon,Sharad Alan ;
Vishwanath,Tara
This paper develops a computable spatial
equilibrium model of Central Asia and uses it to analyze the
possible effects of the Belt Road Initiative on the economy
of...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8807Date: April 8, 2019Author:
Bird,Julia Helen ;
Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria ;
Venables,Anthony J.
This paper examines how cities and
regions within countries are likely to adjust to trade
openness and improved connectivity driven by large transport
investments from...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8806Date: April 8, 2019Author:
Lall,Somik V. ;
Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria
The spread of global value chains (GVCs)
has given rise to new statistical tools, the Inter-Country
Input-Output tables and new analytical frameworks aimed at
properly...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8804Date: April 4, 2019Author:
Borin,Alessandro ;
Mancini,Michele
The Country Opinion Survey in Eswatini
(Swaziland) assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a
better understanding of how stakeholders in Eswatini
(Swaziland) perceive...
Type: ReportReport#: 143147Date: April 1, 2019Author:
Felzer,Sharon
This study analyzes the impacts of
recent rural development in Ethiopia on welfare and economic
outcomes. The identification of impacts relies on difference
in differences...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 135748Date: April 1, 2019Author:
Nakamura,Shohei ;
Bundervoet,Tom ;
Alemu,Mohammed Nuru
Strengthening teacher accountability to
reach all students (STARS) is a randomized intervention
aimed at evaluating the scale-up of targeted instruction in
primary schools...
Type: ReportReport#: 147215Date: April 1, 2019Author:
Beg,Sabrin ;
Fitzpatrick,Anne ;
Lucas,Adrienne Marie ;
Tsinigo,Edward ;
Atimone,Henry
The economy is estimated to have
contracted by 3.5 percent during FY2017-2018, but a modest
recovery is projected for FY2018-2019. Coupled with economic
mismanagement,...
This study analyzes the impacts of the
recent rural road development in Ethiopia on welfare and
economic outcomes. The identification of the impacts relies
on a difference-in-differences...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8800Date: April 1, 2019Author:
Nakamura,Shohei ;
Bundervoet,Tom ;
Nuru,Mohammed
This newsletter includes the following
headings: bridging the gap for at-risk youth in Brazil;
field coordinating training – June 2019; event recap: DIME
and CEGA annual...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 136036Date: April 1, 2019
The economic growth outlook remains
positive. The country’s economic growth is projected to
reach6.4 percent in 2019 and slightly edge up to 6.5 percent
in 2020 and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135673Date: April 1, 2019
Many microenterprises in developing
countries have high returns to capital, but also face risky
revenue streams. In principle, equity offers several
advantages over...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8799Date: April 1, 2019Author:
De Mel,Suresh ;
Mckenzie,David J. ;
Woodruff,Christopher Marshall
The April newsletter focuses on a
decade’s worth of research on how cities have evolved in
many of the world’s poorest countries. History demonstrates
that the underlying...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 137114Date: April 1, 2019
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