As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integral to global economies and societies, the need for effective AI governance has never been more urgent. The rapid advancement in AI technologies...
Type: ReportReport#: 195304Date: February 7, 2025Author:
Sharmista Appaya ;
Jeremy Ng
This paper investigates gender disparities in residential property ownership and tax compliance in a large Argentine municipality using detailed tax administrative data. While ownership is evenly distributed...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11060Date: February 6, 2025Author:
Tatiana Flores ;
Cruces,Guillermo ;
Bermúdez,Jose Carlo ;
Thiago De Gouvea Scot de Arruda ;
Juan Luis Schiavoni ;
Dario Tortarolo
This paper develops a framework to analyze partial population experiments, a generalization of the cluster experimental design where clusters are assigned to different treatment intensities. The framework...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11059Date: February 6, 2025Author:
Cruces,Guillermo ;
Dario Tortarolo ;
Vazquez-Bare,Gonzalo
Accurate and comprehensive measurement of household livelihoods is critical for monitoring progress toward poverty alleviation and targeting social assistance programs for those who most need it. However,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11058Date: February 6, 2025Author:
Zheng,Zhuo ;
Wu,Timothy ;
Lee,Richard ;
David Newhouse ;
Talip Kilic ;
Burke,Marshall ;
Ermon,Stefano ;
Lobell,David B.
Madagascar’s vulnerability to climate change has been underscored by the recent deficit in rainfall at the start of the rainy season (October - December 2024). The latest climate modeling for Madagascar...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 197547Date: February 5, 2025Author:
World Bank
This paper analyzes the relationship between intergenerational educational mobility and long-term growth across the world using different mobility measures, comparing absolute mobility indicators with...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11056Date: February 5, 2025Author:
Ivan Torre ;
Michael M. Lokshin ;
Foster,James
This document focuses primarily on how classroom assessment activities can measure students’ literacy skills as they progress along a learning trajectory towards reading fluently and with comprehension...
Type: ReportReport#: 197071Date: February 5, 2025Author:
Diego Luna Bazaldua ;
Victoria Levin ;
Julia Liberman ;
Priyal Mukesh Gala
To address the important challenge of air pollution and the negative health consequences for their population, policymakers need data to both understand the current situation and assess the impact of policies...
Type: BriefReport#: 197073Date: February 5, 2025Author:
World Bank
Rapid population growth and urbanization place substantial demands on the infrastructure in African countries. With this, major investments in public infrastructure, including transport,
telecommunications...
Type: BriefReport#: 197075Date: February 5, 2025Author:
World Bank
From 2018 to 2022, household access to home internet in Latin
America and the Caribbean (LAC) increased from 50.7 to 68.4
percent, with higher access rates in urban areas (ITU, 2023).
In most countries...
Type: BriefReport#: 197069Date: February 5, 2025Author:
World Bank
Rapid population growth and urbanization place substantial demands on African countries’ infrastructures. With this, major investments in public infrastructure, including transport, telecommunications,...
Type: ReportReport#: 197074Date: February 5, 2025Author:
Sveta Milusheva ;
Sandra Buzinsky ;
Aram Gassama ;
Marion Elena Sagot ;
Vincent Thorne
Research on the labor market implications of artificial intelligence has focused principally on high-income countries. This paper analyzes this issue using microdata from a large set of low- and middle-income...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11057Date: February 5, 2025Author:
Gabriel Demombynes ;
Jorg Gero Langbein ;
Michael Weber
The World Bank’s Subnational Business Ready (Subnational B-READY) project, the successor to the Subnational Doing Business reports, offers a comprehensive framework for evaluating local business environments....
This paper examines parental benefits in Argentina, focusing on their role in addressing gender inequality and labor market challenges during pregnancy and post-childbirth. Drawing on the International...
This report aims to highlight opportunities for developing ecosystem-linked insurance - that is, insurance that integrates the effect of ecosystems in products covering coastal hazards. These products...
Type: ReportReport#: 197000Date: February 4, 2025Author:
Anna Julia Rios Wilks ;
Samantha Cook
This Country Program Evaluation (CPE) assesses the relevance, effectiveness, and adaptability of the World Bank Group’s support to Nepal from FY 2014 through FY23. The evaluation period spans the FY14–18...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 196288Date: February 4, 2025Author:
World Bank
This report explores the case for introducing innovative insurance products for businesses within the tourism industry that leverage and conserve coastal and marine ecosystems. It presents an overview...
Type: ReportReport#: 196999Date: February 4, 2025Author:
Samantha Cook
The Committee welcomed the early-stage evaluation of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Platforms Approach which was requested by the Board in 2022. Members acknowledged that the evaluation did...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 197963Date: February 4, 2025Author:
World Bank
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