A field experiment in rural Liberia is
used to study democratic participation in fragile states.
Fragile states are marked by political fragmentation, local
patronage...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7370Date: July 15, 2015Author:
Mvukiyehe,Eric ;
Samii,Cyrus
Sindh's environmental and climate
change problems call for urgent responses. A number of
feasible interventions could be carried out to address the
categories of environmental...
Voters commonly face a choice between
competent candidates and those with policy preferences
similar to their own. This paper explores how electoral
rules, such as district...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7361Date: July 13, 2015Author:
Beath,Andrew ;
Christia,Fotini ;
Egorov,Georgy ;
Enikolopov,Ruben
Cities are vulnerable to many types of
shocks and stresses, including natural hazards like storms
and sea level rise, but also man-made ones like economic
transformation...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 100980Date: July 1, 2015
Depending on the nature of the threat
and the type of transaction and transport, the ability to
profile risk and the type of potential risk-mitigation
intervention will...
Type: BriefReport#: 99492Date: July 1, 2015Author:
Kerswell,Clayton Bryant ;
Kunaka,Charles
In June, the European Council extended
EU economic sanctions against Russia for another six months
while Russia extended its food import ban against Western
countries...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 99230Date: July 1, 2015Author:
Hans, Birgit ;
Baffes,John ;
Emelyanova,Olga ;
Ulatov,Sergei ;
Vashakmadze,Ekaterine T.
Are politically connected firms more
likely to evade taxes? This paper presents evidence
suggesting firms owned by President Ben Ali and his family
were more prone to...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7336Date: June 24, 2015Author:
Rijkers,Bob ;
Baghdadi,Leila ;
Raballand,Gael J. R. F.
The purpose of this economic and sector
work (ESW) is to support the Republic Forum for potable
water and sanitation (FOCARD-APS) member countries in
improving the resilience...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: AUS11011Date: June 22, 2015Author:
Rodriguez Serrano,Antonio Manuel
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