This paper estimates an urban carbon
dioxide emissions model using satellite-measured carbon
dioxide concentrations from 2014 to 2020, for 1,236 cities
in 138 countries....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9845Date: November 10, 2021Author:
Dasgupta,Susmita ;
Lall,Somik V. ;
Wheeler,David R.
The Lake Chad Region (LCR) is an
economically interdependent area that encompasses parts of
Cameroon (Extrême-Nord), Chad (Chari Baguirmi,
Hadjer Lamis, Kenam,...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 165936Date: November 9, 2021Author:
Walkenhorst,Peter
This paper focuses on the impact of
infrastructure on economic development for the countries
around the Lake Chad area, an economically- and
socially-integrated area...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 165932Date: November 9, 2021Author:
Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria
This note provides guidance on how to
assess a country’s current level of energy taxation and
formulate a policy framework for its rationalization and
expansion. Section...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 164948Date: November 5, 2021Author:
Matheson,Thornton
Roughly a quarter of global
energy-related greenhouse gas emissions come from transport
due to fossil fuel consumption across the sector. As the
world rapidly urbanizes,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 164960Date: November 5, 2021Author:
Pigato,Miria A. ;
Hayde,Erin Kate
How do trade connectivity issues affect
the efficient spatial distribution of economic activity
within and across countries in Latin America? This paper
uses a spatial...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9843Date: November 5, 2021Author:
Gorton,Nicole Emily ;
Ianchovichina,Elena
These remarks were delivered by World
Bank Group President David Malpass at the COP26 B3W Event
Co-Hosted by Presidents Joseph Biden and Ursula von der
Leyen on November...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 165833Date: November 2, 2021Author:
Malpass,David
The key messages of this newsletter
include : Global merchandise trade has stabilized at levels
above pre-pandemic ones. Global services trade continues to
recover,...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 165963Date: November 1, 2021Author:
Constantinescu,Ileana Cristina ;
Ferrantino,Michael Joseph ;
Dairabayeva,Karlygash Serikovna ;
Gillson,Ian John Douglas ;
Souza Muramatsu,Karen ;
Nyawo,Mike ;
Ulybina,Daria ;
Dubey,Pratyush
Transport is a key component to climate
solution and therefore, pivotal to reach benchmarks
established by the ambitious Paris Agreement. We have the
technology, tools,...
Type: ReportReport#: 166182Date: November 1, 2021Author:
Benitez,Daniel Alberto ;
Bisbey,Jyoti ;
Reja,Binyam
Freight and logistics are essential for
economic and social development and are projected to grow
significantly, but prevailing practices are unsustainable.
This discussion...
The company and technology overviews
included on this site were provided to the World Bank
because of the companies' interest in the Global Gas
Flaring Reduction Partnership's...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 129603Date: November 1, 2021
This report, initiated at the request of
His Excellency President Alassane Ouattara to Hafez M. H.
Ghanem, the World Bank Group Regional Vice President for
Eastern and...
Type: ReportReport#: 165525Date: October 26, 2021Author:
Zeufack,Albert G. ;
Gevers,Coralie
Disability-inclusive development
directly responds to the World Bank’s twin goals of ending
extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity. Disability
and poverty are...
This Guide for Municipalities is
intended for use by municipal officers and service providers
concerned with: (a) policies and programs that influence
waste generation...
Type: ReportReport#: 165392Date: October 21, 2021Author:
Madariaga,Lila ;
Morton,John
This paper investigates the relationship
between the use of service inputs and integration in global
value chains. Using macro and detailed firm-level data (for
1990–2017),...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9813Date: October 19, 2021Author:
Manghnani,Ruchita ;
Meyer,Birgit Elisabeth ;
Saez,Juan Sebastian ;
Van Der Marel,Erik Leendert
This paper explores the relationship
between the use of service inputs, participation in global
value chains, and firm productivity. Services play the role
of both an...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9814Date: October 19, 2021Author:
Manghnani,Ruchita ;
Meyer,Birgit Elisabeth ;
Saez,Juan Sebastian ;
Van Der Marel,Erik Leendert
This paper examines the extent to which
countries have succeeded in decoupling transport emissions
from economic growth, and how changes in emissions
intensity, economic...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9809Date: October 18, 2021Author:
Foster,Vivien ;
Dim,Jennifer Uju ;
Vollmer,Sebastian ;
Zhang,Fan
This is a statement by H.E. Alexey
Overchuk Deputy Prime Minister, at the 104th meeting of
the Development Committee held on October 15, 2021. The
pandemic is far...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 165360Date: October 15, 2021
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