Poor health at birth has negative
long-run effects on individual well-being and is also
detrimental for intergenerational mobility. This paper
examines whether health...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7081Date: November 1, 2014Author:
Azevedo,Joao Pedro Wagner De ;
Andalon Lopez,Mabel Alejandra ;
Rodriguez Castelan,Carlos ;
Sanfelice,Viviane ;
Valderrama Gonzalez,Daniel
Natural resources and ecosystems that
are critical for the livelihoods and wellbeing of the
world’s poorest are threatened by degradation and over-use.
But forward thinking...
This story highlights the hunger affects
poor people the most, it diminishes their health, welfare,
and economic well-being. Hunger is a drain on development
that can...
This report contains the World Bank
Group Boards' calendar for the period of October to
December 2014, specifying the Boards' engagements, such
as meetings and briefings.
Type: Board ReportReport#: 91513Date: October 15, 2014
This is a statement by Tatsuo Yamasaki
at the ninetieth meeting of the Development Committee held
on October 11, 2014. He expresses sympathy to the people
suffering...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 91391Date: October 11, 2014Author:
Yamasaki, Tatsuo
These remarks were delivered by the
World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim, at the IMF/World Bank
Annual Meetings 2014 Washington, D.C., United States. The
topic was “Tackling...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101956Date: October 10, 2014Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
This paper studies the determinants of
pricing-to-market at the firm-level, with a particular focus
on the roles of firm-specific and policy-induced market
power. The...
These remarks were delivered by the
World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim, at the Opening Press
Conference of the 2014 IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings,
in Washington,...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101954Date: October 9, 2014Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
Myanmar is a low-income agrarian country
with a high poverty rate. The livelihood of many poor people
depends on the performance of agriculture, especially the
rice...
Type: Other Agricultural StudyReport#: 89687Date: October 4, 2014
The world will need to produce at least
50 percent more food by 2050 to feed 9 billion people.
Agriculture is critical for fighting hunger, boosting food
security, tackling...
The World Bank Group’s Global Index
Insurance Facility (GIIF) in partnership with its regional
partners has been working with researchers and scientists to
refine satellite...
This report contains the World Bank
Group Boards' calendar for the period October to
December 2014, specifying the Boards' engagements, such
as meetings and briefings.
Type: Board ReportReport#: 91135Date: September 30, 2014
Cities need to tackle the dual challenge
of rapid urbanization and climate change and more than a
trillion will be needed to bridge the infrastructure gap for
climate-smart...
Type: BriefReport#: 166873Date: September 23, 2014
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank. He
joined on the call by Rachel Kyte, World Bank Group Vice
President and...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101948Date: September 22, 2014Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
More than one thousand companies and
over 70 countries are speaking out support of a price on
carbon. Several government leaders and CEOs who aligned with
the Put a...
Type: BriefReport#: 166565Date: September 22, 2014
Billions of cubic meters of natural gas
is flared annually at oil production sites around the globe.
Flaring gas wastes a valuable energy resource that could be
used...
Type: BriefReport#: 166598Date: September 22, 2014
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