Documents et rapports
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The Economic Value of Weather Forecasts : A Quantitative Systematic Literature Review (anglais)
This study systematically reviews the literature that quantifies the economic benefits of weather observations and forecasts in four weather-dependent economic sectors: agriculture, energy, transport...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11213 Date du document: 10 septembre 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Farkas, Hannah,Linsenmeier, Manuel,Talevi, Marta,Avner, Paolo,Jafino, Bramka Arga,Sidibe, Moussa
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Just Transition Tool for Private Sector Activities (anglais)
The transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy is urgently needed to mitigate the profound impacts of climate change. However, this essential transition presents one of the greatest socioeconomic...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 202326 Date du document: 10 septembre 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: World Bank
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The Central African Republic’s Forestry and Mining Revenue Potential (anglais)
This paper examines the untapped fiscal potential of natural resources in the Central African Republic, focusing on the forestry and mining sectors. The paper analyzes current production levels, tax systems...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11209 Date du document: 8 septembre 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Bouterige, Yannick,Marquant, Baptiste,Mandon, Pierre Jean-Claude
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Women in Sciences and Engineering : Why Leveling Employment in Industrial Sectors Matters for Economic Diversification in Developing Countries (anglais)
While the importance of export diversification is emphasized in development patterns, the gender issues in this process are rarely covered. This paper empirically assesses the contribution of women's sectoral...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11211 Date du document: 8 septembre 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Malah-Kuete, Yselle Flora,Avom, Désiré,Omgba, Luc Désiré
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Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations : Intertwined Crises, Multiple Vulnerabilities (anglais)
Home to more than 1 billion people, the 39 emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) classified as being in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS) are plagued by instability and weak institutions...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11210 Date du document: 8 septembre 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Hill, Samuel,Khadan, Jeetendra,Selcuk, Peter Metin
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Rural Roads and Local Economic Development in China (anglais)
Rural roads, serving as vital links between remote areas and economic centers, play an indispensable role in rural development. This paper investigates the relationship between rural road development and...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11212 Date du document: 8 septembre 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Han, Yajie,Pkhikidze, Nino,Qin, Yu,Yang, Yi
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Embracing a Green Digital Transition Guidance Note : Greening Govtech - Volume 2 (anglais)
GovTech can revolutionize how governments provide services, engage with citizens, and manage resources. However, it is important to address the implications of these technological advancements on climate...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 204307 Date du document: 8 septembre 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Vasconcelos, João Ricardo,Cascia, Hunt La,Kim, Youngseok,Almuzaini, Abdulaziz,Siregar, Freida,Blume, Achim,Annandsingh Rattia, Diana Carolina
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Children in Monetary Poor Households : Global, Regional, and Select National Trends in the Progress against Child Poverty (anglais)
This paper presents the first estimates of extreme child poverty and child poverty using the World Bank’s recently revised international poverty lines. Using the international poverty line of $3.00 per...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11203 Date du document: 5 septembre 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Lara Ibarra, Gabriel,Salmeron Gomez, Daylan Alberto,Engilbertsdottir, Solrun,Diaz-Bonilla, Carolina,Delamonica, Enrique,Yablonski, Jennifer
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Social Defaults and Plan Choice: The Case of Spousal Following (anglais)
This paper studies how couples in the Medicare Part D program choose an insurance plan. Over 70 percent of enrollees choose the same plan as their spouse. Even among those with differing health care needs...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11207 Date du document: 5 septembre 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Gross, Tal,Layton, Tim,Prinz, Daniel,Yates, Julia
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Temperature Anomalies as an Obstacle to Women’s Rights and Economic Empowerment? (anglais)
Gender equality is associated with economic growth and resilience, yet various factors, including climate change, may stall progress toward equal rights for men and women. This paper analyzes historical...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11206 Date du document: 5 septembre 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Behr, Daniela Monika,Shen, Liang,Tribin Uribe, Ana Maria,Trumbic, Tea
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Beyond Camps and Communities : The Economics of Refugee Relocation in Bangladesh (anglais)
Relocating refugees to remote purpose-built settlements offers an alternative to hosting refugees in traditional camps or local communities. Yet, its consequences remain poorly understood. This paper evaluates...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11204 Date du document: 5 septembre 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Rozo, Sandra,Urbina, María José,Wieser, Christina
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An Apple a Day : The Impact of Healthier School Meals on Children in Jordan (anglais)
Poor nutritional choices and unhealthy behaviors are considered responsible for the rise in childhood overweight and obesity and may reinforce each other, creating a vicious cycle. This paper studies a...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11208 Date du document: 5 septembre 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Lombardini, Simone,Kondylis, Florence,Lerva, Benedetta,Heirman, Jonas,Khincha, Roshni,Uckat, Hannah Irmela
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Algorithms and Bureaucrats: Evidence from Tax Audit Selection in Senegal (anglais)
Can algorithms enhance bureaucrats’ work in developing countries? In data-poor environments, bureaucrats often exercise discretion over key decisions, such as audit selection. Exploiting newly digitized...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11205 Date du document: 5 septembre 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Bachas, Pierre,Brockmeyer, Anne,Ferreira, Alipio,Sarr, Bassirou
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Key Insights from Social Licensing to Operate (SLO) in Renewable Energy Projects: Applying Lessons to Clean Hydrogen Development (anglais)
As renewable hydrogen becomes central to decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors, such as steel manufacturing or heavy transport, deployment in Emerging Markets and Developing Countries depends on obtaining...
Type de document: Rapport de l'ESMAP Numéro du rapport: 204294 Date du document: 4 septembre 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: World Bank
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Nowcasting Disruptions to Human Capital Formation : Evidence from High-Frequency Household and Geospatial Data in Rural Malawi (anglais)
Exposure to extreme weather events and other adverse shocks has led to an increasing number of humanitarian crises in developing countries in recent years. These events cause acute suffering and compromise...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11202 Date du document: 3 septembre 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Tennant, Elizabeth J.,Michuda, Aleksandr,Upton, Joanna B.,Chamorro, Andres,Engstrom, Ryan,Mann, Michael L.,Newhouse, David,Weber, Michael,Barrett, Christopher B.
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Early Warnings Coverage, Determinants of Reception, and Benefits : What Surveys Can Tell Us (anglais)
Early warning systems are a cornerstone of disaster risk reduction, enabling timely alerts and protective actions that save lives and reduce damages. Yet, despite their documented cost-effectiveness and...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11199 Date du document: 3 septembre 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Beaudet, Chloé,Bernard, Louise,Jafino, Bramka Arga,Avner, Paolo
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Socioemotional Skills in Sub-Saharan Africa : Validating and Comparing Behavioral and Self-Reported Measures (anglais)
This paper validates a new set of behavioral measures for socioemotional skills across three Sub-Saharan African countries—Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, and Tanzania—and compares them to widely used self-reported...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11201 Date du document: 3 septembre 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Delavallade, Clara Anne,Das, Smita,Rouanet, Lea Marie,Clerkin, Aidan,Gonzalez, Chris,Jamison, Julian
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Command and Can’t Control : Assessing Centralized Accountability in the Public Sector (anglais)
A long-established and widely used approach to management in government has been the transmission of information up a hierarchy, and centralized decision-making and oversight; colloquially known as ‘command...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11200 Date du document: 3 septembre 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Gulzar, Saad,Ladino, Juan Felipe,Mehmood, Muhammad Zia,Rogger, Daniel
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International Activity and Female Labor Participation : New Evidence for Services Firms in Developing Countries (anglais)
Using a cross-section of more than 33,000 services firms in 104 low- and middle-income countries from the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys, this paper examines whether the female labor share premium of...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11198 Date du document: 3 septembre 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Luna, Luis Aguilar,Winkler, Deborah Elisabeth
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Exploring Plastic Circularity Opportunities in the Construction Sector (anglais)
Malaysia’s construction sector, the fourth largest plastic consumer, contributes around six percent of national plastic usage. Despite this, plastic circularity efforts have largely focused on packaging...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 204009 Date du document: 3 septembre 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: World Bank