Target area context: Kariba district is
unique in Zimbabwe, in that it comprises two distinct
administrative areas, Kariba Urban and Kariba Rural. Kariba
Urban (i.e....
Target area context: Kariba district is
unique in Zimbabwe, in that it comprises two distinct
administrative areas, Kariba Urban and Kariba Rural. Kariba
Urban (i.e....
Type: ReportReport#: 137221Date: May 28, 2019Author:
Nkoka,Francis Samson
The Country Opinion Survey in Kenya
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Kenya perceive the WBG.
It provides the...
Type: ReportReport#: 143388Date: May 1, 2019Author:
Felzer,Sharon
This brief is part of a quarterly series
of knowledge products that the World Bank and the European
Union are producing in support of the economic convergence
of the...
Although Brazil is the fifth largest
country in the world, it has a relatively low number of
natural hazards. However, its exposure to natural hazards
has increased...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 137098Date: May 1, 2019Author:
Ogita,Satoshi ;
Pedroso,Frederico Ferreira Fonseca
In the recent past, several landslides
were reported from many parts of Sri Lanka mainly triggered
by heavy rainfall. The data shows a sudden increase in the
frequency...
This paper investigates, both
theoretically and empirically, the role of factional
competition and local accountability in explaining the
enormous but puzzling county-level...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8837Date: May 1, 2019Author:
Fang,Hanming ;
Hou,Linke ;
Liu,Mingxing ;
Xu,L. Colin ;
Zhang,Pengfei
This operations manual is aimed at
providing hands-on and practical guidance to business
development practitioners, the donor community, and other
developmental experts...
Type: ReportReport#: 137223Date: May 1, 2019Author:
Webb,Julian William ;
Sawers,Jill ;
Smith,Katherine ;
Muradyan,Sophia
The May newsletter focuses on how
historical conflicts and large shocks have led to
institutional legacies that shape modern development
outcomes. The research highlighted...
The main body of the report is organized
in two chapters and two supporting annexes. Chapter I
focuses on recent economic developments in the real, fiscal
and banking...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 136088Date: April 30, 2019
This book compiles the Blog4Dev 2019
winning blog entries in the original language they were
received (English, French or Portuguese). It also presents
some highlights...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 136326Date: April 23, 2019
How should economists interpret current
trade wars and the recent U.S. trade actions that have
initiated them? This paper offers an interpretation of
current U.S. trade...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8829Date: April 22, 2019Author:
Mattoo,Aaditya ;
Staiger,Robert W.
Understanding forced displacement and
developing effective solutions requires closing several
critical gaps in the data. With forced displacement rising
worldwide, the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 136740Date: April 18, 2019Author:
Pape,Utz Johann ;
Sharma,Ambika ;
Kaplan,Lennart Christian ;
Walsh,James Sonam
The Disaster Protection Program is a
program of the World Bank Group Finance, Competitiveness,
and Innovation Global Practice, financed by the UK
Department for International...
This Country Engagement Note (CEN)
outlines the World Bank Group’s (WBG) program of support for
Yemen, building on the expanded WBG regional strategy for
the Middle...
Type: Country Engagement NoteReport#: 136046Date: April 16, 2019
This is a statement by Mr. H.E. Kun Liu,
Minister of Finance at the ninety-ninth meeting of the
Development Committee held on April 13, 2019. He highlights
a few points...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 136194Date: April 13, 2019
To what extent does immigration affect
the economic institutions in destination countries? While
there is much evidence that economic institutions in
developed nations...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8817Date: April 11, 2019Author:
Nowrasteh,Alex ;
Forrester,Andrew C. ;
Blondin,Cole
This study analyzes the impacts of the
recent rural road development in Ethiopia on welfare and
economic outcomes. The identification of the impacts relies
on a difference-in-differences...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 136049Date: April 10, 2019Author:
Tandon,Sharad Alan ;
Vishwanath,Tara
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