Public transport is often the only way
for girls and women to get to work, school, and healthcare
services in developing countries. However, safety can be a
major concern....
In 2015, the government of Tanzania
launched the Dar es Salaam Metropolitan Development Project
to expand the economy and increase the emergency response
capacity of...
A Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) pilot project
will substantially improve travel conditions in the Greater
Dakar area by providing quick, safe, reliable, and
less-polluting...
Using geo-coded, firm-level data on more
than 51,000 establishments in 649 metropolitan areas in 98
developing economies, from the World Bank’s Enterprise
Surveys and...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9954Date: March 7, 2022Author:
Burger,Martijn ;
Ianchovichina,Elena ;
Akbar,Prottoy Aman
The resilience of global value chains
has been put to the test by the COVID-19 pandemic, extreme
weather events, and trade tensions spurred by growing
economic nationalism...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9955Date: March 3, 2022Author:
Chepeliev,Maksym ;
Maliszewska,Maryla ;
Osorio-Rodarte,Israel ;
Seara E Pereira,Maria Filipa ;
Van Der Mensbrugghe,Dominique
The key messages of this newsletter
include: (i) In 2021, global trade in goods and services
returned to pre-pandemic levels, despite multiple
headwinds.Global trade’s...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 169333Date: March 1, 2022
This paper estimates the impact of
technology sophistication pre-COVID-19 on the performance of
firms during the early stages of the pandemic. It exploits a
unique data...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9949Date: March 1, 2022Author:
Cirera,Xavier ;
Comin,Diego Adolfo ;
Vargas Da Cruz,Marcio Jose ;
Lee,Kyungmin ;
Torres Coronado,Jesica
A small open economy, Benin has seen
growth that is above average for the region. The volatility
of high growth spells combined with low productivity growth
has translated...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 164448Date: February 25, 2022Author:
Picarelli,Nathalie ;
Yan,Xun ;
Henry,Alexandre Ben-Aziz Kutu ;
Rougeaux,Solene Marie Paule ;
Mongan Agbeshie,Saint-Martin Kodjovi ;
Accrombessy,Felicien Donat Edgar Towenan ;
Dudu,Hasan ;
Engel,Jakob ;
Avdiu,Besart ;
Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria ;
Benitez,Daniel Alberto ;
Abate,Megersa Abera ;
Petreski,Marjan ;
Bartl,Esther Maria ;
Samson,Houdou Romaric ;
Beyene,Lulit Mitik ;
Sicra,Alejandro ;
Liu,Zhen-000495915 ;
Kouwoaye,Amevi Rocard ;
Levai,Adam ;
Homegnon,Noukpo
A small open economy, Benin has seen
growth that is above average for the region. The volatility
of high growth spells combined with low productivity growth
has translated...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 164448Date: February 25, 2022Author:
Picarelli,Nathalie ;
Yan,Xun ;
Henry,Alexandre Ben-Aziz Kutu ;
Rougeaux,Solene Marie Paule ;
Mongan Agbeshie,Saint-Martin Kodjovi ;
Accrombessy,Felicien Donat Edgar Towenan ;
Dudu,Hasan ;
Engel,Jakob ;
Avdiu,Besart ;
Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria ;
Benitez,Daniel Alberto ;
Abate,Megersa Abera ;
Petreski,Marjan ;
Bartl,Esther Maria ;
Samson,Houdou Romaric ;
Beyene,Lulit Mitik ;
Sicra,Alejandro ;
Liu,Zhen-000495915 ;
Kouwoaye,Amevi Rocard ;
Levai,Adam ;
Homegnon,Noukpo
Household surveys remain underutilized
for understanding transport choices such as expenditure
level and composition, the economic impacts of road
accidents, and the...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9944Date: February 23, 2022Author:
Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria ;
Yin,Qiuyan
These keynote remarks were delivered by
World Bank Group President David Malpass to the European
Union-African Union Summit on Peace, Security and Governance
on February...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 168866Date: February 17, 2022Author:
Malpass,David
This paper applies a top-down,
macro-micro modeling framework that links a computable
general equilibrium model with the survey-based global
income distribution dynamics...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9939Date: February 15, 2022Author:
Estrades Pineyrua,Carmen ;
Maliszewska,Maryla ;
Osorio-Rodarte,Israel ;
Seara E Pereira,Maria Filipa
Institutional weaknesses limit the
capacity of local governments to support efficient
urbanization in developing countries. They also lead to the
emergence of large...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9936Date: February 10, 2022Author:
Rama,Martin G. ;
Li,Yue
Sub-Saharan Africa represents only a
small share of global production and trade while hosting
half of the extreme poor worldwide. To catch up with the
rest of the world,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 168650Date: February 10, 2022Author:
Coulibaly,Souleymane ;
Kassa,Woubet ;
Zeufack,Albert G.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate
non-traditional means to raise additional private financing
for the upgrade and maintenance of developing countries’
road networks....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 144149Date: February 9, 2022Author:
Labeau,Alain L. ;
Morel,Julien ;
Veuillot,Gilles Marie ;
Goulemot,Pablo ;
Sakho,Youssouf ;
Antoniazzi,Federico
This book shows how virtually all forms
of natural capital, but particularly ‘blue’ natural capital,
skies and seas, has been degrading in the Middle East and
North...
Type: PublicationReport#: 168524Date: February 8, 2022Author:
Heger,Martin ;
Vashold,Lukas Marco ;
Palacios,Emilse Anabella ;
Alahmadi,Mala Amer D ;
Bromhead,Marjory-Anne ;
Acerbi,Marcelo Hector
The report focuses on sectoral choice as
one of the contributors to the gender gap in firm
performance. It explores the difference in profits among
female entrepreneurs...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168394Date: February 3, 2022Author:
Kalra,Naira ;
Goldstein,Markus P. ;
Cucagna,Maria Emilia ;
Delavelle,Fannie ;
Iacovone,Leonardo ;
Johnson,Hillary C. ;
Gonzalez Martinez,Paula Lorena ;
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Perova,Elizaveta ;
Pierotti,Rachael Susan ;
Roberts,Gareth Arthur ;
Trujillo,Jose Daniel
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