Two identical firms who start exporting
in different months, one each in January and December, will
report dramatically different exports for the first calendar
year....
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 122569Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Taglioni,Daria ;
Massari,Renzo ;
Reyes,Jose Daniel ;
Bernard,Andrew B. ;
Boler,Esther Ann
Economic, social, and cultural rights
(ESCR), such as the right to education and the right to
health, comprise one of the two principal pillars of the
United Nation...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 122560Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Shields,Kirsteen Louise
Since 2005, climate change has been a
top strategic priority for IFC because of the risks it poses
to our development mission. IFC works closely with the
financial...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 122317Date: October 1, 2017
This annual report presents:
International Finance Corporation (IFC) operational
highlights; financial highlights; letter from Jim Yong Kim,
World Bank Group President;...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 120226Date: September 29, 2017
In line with IEG’s long-term
agenda, we have delivered timely, highly relevant
evaluations that speak to the current issues. Likewise, we
have influenced debates...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 119999Date: September 26, 2017
The development objective of the
Engaging Private Sector for Green Growth in the Lake
Victoria Basin Project is to increase use of and investment
in resource-efficient...
This report evaluates how effectively
the World Bank Group (WBG) has supported clients navigate an
evolving market for renewable energy (RE) for supplying
electricity...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 120637Date: September 25, 2017
The report records the speech by the
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim. He discusses about
the joint UN-World Bank study, Pathways for Peace: Inclusive
Approaches...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 129833Date: September 21, 2017Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
This Assessment is conducted as part of
a larger platform established in 2016 through a joint World
Bank and UNHCR initiative to support Afghanistan’s forcibly
displaced...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 122556Date: September 20, 2017Author:
Safai,Ahmad Shakeeb ;
Alvarez,Juan Carlos ;
Ahmed,Naila
Combining nightlight data as a proxy for
economic activity with remote sensing data typically used
for natural hazard modeling, this paper constructs novel
damage indices...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8188Date: September 8, 2017Author:
Skoufias,Emmanuel ;
Strobl,Eric ;
Tveit,Thomas Breivik
Technology is one of the main drivers of
productivity and economic growth. Developing countries have
traditionally had difficulties in both developing technology
and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 119654Date: September 8, 2017Author:
Mulas,Victor ;
Qian, Kathy ;
Henry,Stanley Scott
There is a strong concern that
technology is increasingly replacing routine tasks,
displacing lower-skilled workers. Labor market institutions
exist to protect workers...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8187Date: September 8, 2017Author:
Almeida,Rita Kullberg ;
Corseuil,Carlos H. L. ;
Poole,Jennifer Pamela
This evaluation is the first
comprehensive assessment of World Bank Group's
multisectoral engagement in pollution management with 534
projects and US$34 billion commitment...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 120634Date: September 6, 2017
The September newsletter focuses on
promoting effective governance. Recent papers examine the
challenges civil servants face in serving the poor; how
civil society leaders...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 137167Date: September 1, 2017
In most African countries, land access
continues to be governed by customary tenure systems. These
have long been argued to provide high levels of tenure
security and...
Type: BriefReport#: 122472Date: September 1, 2017Author:
Deininger,Klaus W. ;
Xia,Fang ;
Holden,Stein Terje
For several decades, the World Bank,
along with its government clients and international
development partners have been seeking mechanisms and
approaches to identify...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 119910Date: September 1, 2017Author:
Baietti,Aldo ;
Kummings,Meredith Winfield ;
Kolker,Joel Evan
Jordan's economic performance
remains tempered in 2017 while the fiscal adjustment is in
progress; yet there are positive signs on the horizon. Real
GDP growth for ...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 122139Date: September 1, 2017
Jordan's economic performance
remains tempered in 2017 while the fiscal adjustment is in
progress; yet there are positive signs on the horizon. Real
GDP growth for 2017...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 122139Date: September 1, 2017
This brief highlights recent analyses
from the Tanzania WASH Poverty Diagnostic (TWPD) on trends
in undernutrition over the years and among income groups.
The analysis...
Type: BriefReport#: 120327Date: September 1, 2017Author:
Joseph,George ;
Haque,Sabrina Sharmin ;
Ayling,Sophie Charlotte Emi ;
Vinha, Katia ;
Gething,Peter William ;
Newman,John Lincoln ;
Larenas Gonzalez,Maria Isabel
This report assesses the potential for
strengthening ‘shock-sensitive’ social protection in Malawi.
Bringing together recent experiences and knowledge, it
analyses the...
Type: ReportReport#: 134625Date: September 1, 2017Author:
Andrews,Colin
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