This study constructs a microdata set of
about 143,000 firms to estimate the monetary costs of
infrastructure disruptions in 137 low- and middle-income
countries, representing...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8899Date: June 17, 2019Author:
Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik ;
Kornejew,Martin Gunter Michail ;
Hallegatte,Stephane ;
Braese,Johannes Michael ;
Obolensky,Marguerite Anne Beatrice
Considerable work has been done to
understand and improve the resilience of individual
infrastructure components. However, systems of components,
or even systems of...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8901Date: June 17, 2019Author:
Schweikert,Amy Elizabeth ;
Nield,Lindsey ;
Otto,Erica ;
Klemun,Magdalena ;
Ojanpera,Sanna Maria ;
Deinert,Mark Robert
The activity on ‘Enhancing Energy
Efficiency of Public Buildings in the Prešov Region’ is
designed to assess the existing regulatory framework and
financial alternatives...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 137999Date: June 17, 2019
This paper shows that the increased
policy-selectivity of aid allocations observed in recent
years provides recipient countries an incentive to improve
policies. The...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8889Date: June 17, 2019Author:
Annen,Kurt ;
Knack,Stephen
This study finds that natural shocks --
storms in particular -- are a significant and often leading
cause for power supply disruptions. This finding is based on
20 years...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8897Date: June 17, 2019Author:
Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik ;
Obolensky,Marguerite Anne Beatrice ;
Kornejew,Martin Gunter Michail
This paper analyses the degree to which
infrastructure reliability and urban economic activity in
several African cities is impacted by flooding. It combines
firm-level...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8898Date: June 17, 2019Author:
Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik ;
Braese,Johannes Michael ;
Jones,Nicholas K.W. ;
Avner,Paolo
This study explores the role of
governance in improving infrastructure reliability. It
estimates that increasing infrastructure spending and
improving governance in...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8894Date: June 17, 2019Author:
Kornejew,Martin Gunter Michail ;
Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik ;
Hallegatte,Stephane
The activity on ‘Enhancing Energy
Efficiency of Public Buildings in the Prešov Region’ is
designed to assess the existing regulatory framework and
financial alternatives...
Type: ReportReport#: 137998Date: June 17, 2019Author:
Franco Salazar,Janina Andrea ;
Subbiah,Anand ;
Macko,Milan
This review examines the literature on
the role of infrastructure in determining the productivity
and competitiveness of firms. It shows that the existing
evidence base...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8895Date: June 17, 2019Author:
Braese,Johannes Michael ;
Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik ;
Hallegatte,Stephane
Resilience against infrastructure
failure is essential for ensuring the health and safety of
communities during and following natural hazard situations.
Understanding...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8900Date: June 17, 2019Author:
Schweikert,Amy Elizabeth ;
Nield,Lindsey ;
Otto,Erica ;
Deinert,Mark Robert
Lao People's Democratic Republic
(Lao PDR) has a comparative advantage in natural capital,
which has fueled economic growth averaging around 8 percent
per annum since...
This Country Forest Note (CFN) provides
an upstream analysis of the status of forests and of
investments and policies relevant to the forest sector in
Vietnam. It looks...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 138020Date: June 13, 2019
This story highlights an outcome of
infoDev, a multi-donor program administered by the World
Bank Group, with a focus on entrepreneurs in developing
economies. This...
This document describes the high-level
objectives, scope, and processes of the dry run phase of the
Albanian Balancing Market (ABM) Project, which is defined as
the...
This story highlights an outcome of
infoDev, a multi-donor program administered by the World
Bank Group, with a focus on entrepreneurs in developing
economies. Few green...
This paper examines the role of monetary
policy in fossil fuel exporters at different horizons. The
main argument is that central banks in these economies need
to look...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8881Date: June 11, 2019Author:
Arezki,Rabah
Following general elections in Liberia
in 2017, a new government was formed with a mandate to
achieve ambitious development objectives. Following a
nationwide consultative...
The Environmental Challenges for Green
Growth and Poverty Reduction in the Lao People’s Democratic
Republic report reveals strong linkages among environmental
quality,...
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