The Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak
is having a significant impact on the economies of the
Middle East and North Africa (MENA), leading to declines in
oil production,...
As part of the World Bank Group’s
analytical work program on More, better, and more inclusive
jobs: Preparing for successful industrialization in Ethiopia
(funded by...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 153429Date: April 27, 2020Author:
Hardy,Morgan L. ;
Kagy,Gisella ;
Meyer,Christian Johannes ;
Demeke,Eyoual Tamrat ;
Witte,Marc Josef
Almost all commodity prices saw sharp
declines during the past three months as the COVID-19
pandemic worsened. Mitigation measures have significantly
reduced transport,...
This paper examines the performance of
globally engaged firms in Argentina in the past decade.
Using highly disaggregated firm-level customs transaction
data for imports...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9218Date: April 22, 2020Author:
Arnoletto,Matias ;
Franco Bedoya,Sebastian ;
Reyes,Jose Daniel
Today, over 4 billion people around the
world—more than half the global population—live in cities.
By 2050, with the urban population more than doubling its
current...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 147894Date: April 21, 2020Author:
Bhardwaj,Gaurav ;
Esch,Thomas ;
Lall,Somik V. ;
Marconcini,Mattia ;
Soppelsa,Maria Edisa ;
Wahba Tadros,Sameh Naguib
The literature lends empirical support
for the idea that improvements to transport infrastructure
lead to economic development. How and why the benefits of
better transport...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9216Date: April 20, 2020Author:
Mannava,Aneesh ;
Perova,Elizaveta ;
Tran,Phuong Thi Minh
This note, the first of a series of
monthly bulletins aiming to track trade and logistics
information in real time, documents the beginning of a
dramatic drop in international...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 147754Date: April 16, 2020
Maintaining trade flows as much as
possible during the COVID-19 pandemic will be crucial in
providing access to essential food and health supplies and
in limiting the...
Type: BriefReport#: 147821Date: April 12, 2020Author:
Sela,Shane Robert ;
Yang,Aileen Duong ;
Zawacki,Marisa
The virus that triggered a localized
shock in China is now delivering a significant global shock.
This study simulates the potential impact of COVID-19 on
gross domestic...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9211Date: April 10, 2020Author:
Maliszewska,Maryla ;
Mattoo,Aaditya ;
Van Der Mensbrugghe,Dominique
Although market concentration is one of
the main impediments to productivity growth globally, data
constraints have limited its analysis to developed countries
or cross-country...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9210Date: April 9, 2020Author:
Rodriguez Castelan,Carlos ;
Lopez-Calva,Luis-Felipe ;
Barriga Cabanillas,Oscar Eduardo
This paper analyzes the spatial
distribution of refugees over 1987-2017 and establishes
several stylized facts about refugees today compared with
past decades. Refugees...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9206Date: April 7, 2020Author:
Devictor,Xavier ;
Do,Quy-Toan ;
Levchenko,Andrei A.
Noncommunicable diseases such as cancer,
diabetes, chronic lung diseases, and heart diseases are the
leading cause of death and disability. In Kenya, the growing
prevalence...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 147388Date: April 6, 2020Author:
Mensah,Julia ;
Korir,Julius Kipkemoi ;
Nugent,Rachel A. ;
Hutchinson,Brian
Countries in Africa should strive to
maintain trade flows during the crisis to secure access to
medical goods and services, and food and other essential
items such as...
Type: BriefReport#: 147452Date: April 6, 2020Author:
Brenton,Paul ;
Chemutai,Vicky
The rise of global value chains (GVCs)
in the past two decades has dramatically altered the world
economy. Lower transport and communication costs and falling
barriers...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 147825Date: April 6, 2020
This paper studies the dynamics of
credit supply when a negative shock impacts a substantial
share of bank loans. The analysis exploits the 2014 collapse
of energy prices,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9202Date: April 2, 2020Author:
Agarwal,Sumit ;
Correa,Ricardo ;
Morais,Bernardo ;
Roldan,Jessica ;
Ruiz Ortega,Claudia
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