This study examines recent effective
rates of protection across the Egyptian economy, using an ad
valorem price wedge introduced by nontariff barriers and
energy subsidies,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5685Date: June 1, 2011Author:
Foster,William ;
Valdes, Alberto
Cape Verde stands out in West Africa as
a country whose economic geography poses major and unique
challenges for infrastructure development. Its small
population of...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5687Date: June 1, 2011Author:
Benitez,Daniel Alberto ;
Briceno-Garmendia,Cecilia M.
Between 2000 and 2005 infrastructure
made a net contribution of less than a third of a percentage
point to the improved per capita growth performance of
Niger, one of...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5698Date: June 1, 2011Author:
Dominguez Torres,Carolina ;
Foster,Vivien
Country export quality (measured by unit
values) is correlated with income level suggesting that
studying quality dynamics potentially offers insights into
the development...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5701Date: June 1, 2011Author:
Krishna, Pravin ;
F. Maloney, William
This study aims to strengthen the
understanding of the vulnerability of Kolkata from increased
precipitation caused by climate change effects with a
specific goal to:...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 53282Date: June 1, 2011
This learning note prepares policymakers
to engage with their technical experts and staff in
designing and implementing an evidence-informed response to
the challenges...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 70228Date: June 1, 2011
This study was commissioned to analyse
the cost efficiency and economic viability of an ethanol
programme, for reducing disease, and protecting the forests
in Madagascar....
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 69982Date: June 1, 2011
Kenya will need to navigate through
another economic storm in 2011. This will reduce growth to a
projected 4.8 percent, which is still substantially higher
than the...
The Government of Timor-Leste (GOTL) is
committed to the development of the non-oil economy by
enabling the diversification of domestic production and
trade integration....
Type: Foreign Trade, FDI, and Capital Flows StudyReport#: 61814Date: June 1, 2011
Between 2000 and 2005 infrastructure
made an important contribution of 1.6 percentage points to
Benin's improved per capita growth performance, which
was the highest...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5689Date: June 1, 2011Author:
Dominguez Torres,Carolina ;
Foster,Vivien
In this issue: message from the
inspection panel chair; latest request for inspection;
completed cases; ongoing cases; outreach and other
activities; and update of panel...
This study is a product of the Africa
Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD), a project designed
to expand the world's knowledge of physical
infrastructure in Africa....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 64737Date: June 1, 2011Author:
Ranganathan, Rupa ;
Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia M.
This report looks at the current
situation and opportunities for cross-border trade between
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and neighbors with a
focus on agricultural...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 62992Date: June 1, 2011
Nonfarm sector development in rural
Ethiopia is central to generating employment and income and
thereby reducing poverty. The improved investment climate
could facilitate...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 63639Date: June 1, 2011Author:
Harishchandra,Vedini Kadri ;
Sawada,Naotaka
This study is a product of the Africa
Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD), a project designed
to expand the world's knowledge of physical
infrastructure in Africa....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 64736Date: June 1, 2011Author:
Dominguez-Torres, Carolina ;
Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia
The purpose of this background report is
to present the findings of a study that led to the
development of the Greenhouse Gas Emission Mitigation
Toolkit for Highway...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 69659Date: June 1, 2011
Between 2000 and 2005 infrastructure
made an important contribution of 1.6 percentage point to
Benin's improved per capita growth performance, which
was the highest...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 62753Date: June 1, 2011Author:
Dominguez-Torres, Carolina ;
Foster, Vivien
Better access to improved infrastructure
services is an important engine for economic growth. The
poor state of infrastructure is a key bottleneck to growth
in African...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 64735Date: June 1, 2011Author:
Dominguez-Torres, Carolina ;
Foster, Vivien
This note synthesizes the experience of
three political economy case studies: the water sector in
West Bank and Gaza, the bus sector in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and
the port...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 63887Date: June 1, 2011
This report provides: a high-level
understanding on women's travel patterns that builds
the foundation for understanding the ways in which they use
public transport...
Type: Women in Development and Gender StudyReport#: 68195Date: June 1, 2011
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