This paper analyzes the growth pathways
of 1,321 regions in the European Union from 2003 to 2017.
The aim is to inform integrated territorial investments and
other economic...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9494Date: December 10, 2020Author:
Kilroy,Austin Francis Louis ;
Ganau,Roberto
The impacts of speed on the safety of
road users, on congestion, on pollution, and on total costs
of road travel are broadly misunderstood: often based on
wrong assumptions,...
Type: ReportReport#: 154866Date: December 9, 2020Author:
Job,Raymond Franklin Soames ;
Mbugua,Leah Watetu
Using a daily data base covering 158
countries during January to August 2020, this paper assesses
the effectiveness of coronavirus containment measures in
reducing contagion...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9490Date: December 8, 2020Author:
Blanco,Fernando Heber ;
Emrullahu,Drilona ;
Soto,Raimundo
Total factor productivity is a key
element of economic growth and an important performance
metric for policy makers. This note describes the
methodology for measuring...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9491Date: December 8, 2020Author:
Francis,David C. ;
Karalashvili,Nona ;
Maemir,Hibret Belete ;
Rodriguez Meza,Jorge Luis
This paper aims to provide key insights
about mobility in the Metropolitan Region of Buenos Aires
(AMBA), by assessing impacts occurred during the first
months of lockdown...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0001896Date: December 7, 2020
With all the recent attention focused on
big data, it is easy to overlook that basic vital statistics
remain difficult to obtain in most of the world. This
project set...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9488Date: December 4, 2020Author:
Milusheva,Svetoslava Petkova ;
Marty,Robert Andrew ;
Bedoya Arguelles,Guadalupe ;
Williams,Sarah Elizabeth ;
Resor,Elizabeth Landsdowne ;
Legovini,Arianna
Road traffic crashes (RTC) are the
number one cause of death for children and young adults ages
5-29 years. On average, only seventeen percent of road
traffic deaths...
Type: BriefReport#: 155250Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Milusheva,Svetoslava Petkova ;
Marty,Robert Andrew ;
Bedoya Arguelles,Guadalupe ;
Williams,Sarah Elizabeth ;
Resor,Elizabeth Landsdowne ;
Legovini,Arianna
Toyama City, one of the World Bank TDLC
City Partnership Program cities, has become synonymous with
the idea of a compact and livable city in Japan. It is a
pleasant...
This policy note reviews the challenges
and opportunities that are central to the transition of the
Republic of Bulgaria’s key marine-based economic sectors to
blue...
In June 2014, armed conflict between the
government and armed groups began to spread across much of
the Republic of Yemen. The conflict, which escalated in
March 2015,...
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic has upended lives and brought major disruption to
economic activity across the world, precipitating an
unprecedented...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 156155Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Humphreys,Richard Martin ;
Biju,Ninan Oommen ;
Tan,Hua ;
Zhu,Tong ;
Sargent,Sandra ;
Verhoeven,Patrick Julia H ;
Ollivier,Pascal Rene Gerald
Côte d’Ivoire remains at moderate risk
of external debt distress. All the projected external debt
burden indicators are below their thresholds under the
baseline, but...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 155365Date: December 1, 2020
The World Economy is experiencing one
the largest economic crisis of the last ninety years.
Kosovo’s economy is set to contract for the first time 2020.
Business Pulse...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 157311Date: December 1, 2020
The ride-hailing industry is playing an
increasingly important part in Sri Lanka’s transportation
ecosystem. This research explores whether the industry could
play an...
The diagnosis is presented in three
chapters: the first chapter shows how the COVID-19 impacted
the activities of the fisheries sector at sea and on land
and its effects...
Summary of note 96: innovation,
investment, and emerging opportunities in today’s textile
and apparel value chain textile and apparel manufacturing is
a critical creator...
Type: BriefReport#: 156040Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Manchanda,Sumit ;
Schlorke,Sabine ;
Schmitt,Maud Louise Anne
The survey, which is a collaboration
between IFC, Department of Tourism, and TBCSA and all its
member associations, is the last of three and assists all
the relevant...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 155867Date: December 1, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the related
lockdown measures to prevent the virus’ spread have
highlighted how important it is for everyone to have access
to reliable and...
Type: BriefReport#: 154722Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Comini,Niccolo
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