Documents et rapports

Concept Program Information Document (PID) (anglais)

The Brazil of the Future - Towards Productivity, Inclusion, and Sustainability (anglais)

This report argues that for Brazil’s development agenda to regain steam it will need to better mobilize all Brazilians. Indeed, a more inclusive Brazil will mean a more prosperous Brazil - the virtuous...

The Brazil of the Future - Towards Productivity, Inclusion, and Sustainability (anglais)

In 2022, Brazil celebrated its 200th anniversary. What will Brazil celebrate at its 220th anniversary, in 2042? Following the recent elections there is a window of opportunity for reforms that will shape...

Could Sustainability-Linked Bonds Incentivize Lower Deforestation in Brazil’s Legal Amazon ? (anglais)

This paper proposes a new relative evaluation and benchmarking framework for performance linked financing instruments. It argues that the carrots and sticks of sustainability-linked bonds should not use...

A Balancing Act for Brazil’s Amazonian States - An Economic Memorandum (anglais)

Brazil’s Legal Amazon, here called Amazônia, comprises nine states, most of which rank among the poorest in Brazil. Amazônia is one of the world’s last frontier regions. But economic expansion has moved...

Urban Competitiveness in Brazil’s State of Amazonas : A Green Growth Agenda - Companion Report to 'A Balancing Act for Brazil’s Amazonian States : An Economic Memorandum' (anglais)

Amazonas is the most industrialized state among Brazil’s nine states of the Legal Amazon (here called Amazonia). It is supported by a special economic zone (SEZ), the Zona Franca de Manaus (ZFM). More...

A Genesis of Poverty and Inequality in Brazil (anglais)

Brazil remains one of the most unequal countries in the world. This paper traces the sources and developments of inequalities in the country’s labor, land and capital markets to explain the persistence...

A Macroeconomic Perspective of Structural Deforestation in Brazil's Legal Amazon (anglais)

Despite policy efforts in recent decades, deforestation remains a pervasive phenomenon in Brazil. Yet deforestation is not only affected by forest governance. It is also driven by global demand for commodities...

A Model of Amazon Deforestation, Trade and Labor Market Dynamics (anglais)

This paper develops a dynamic spatial equlibrium model of Amazon deforestation, accounting for trade and labor markets dynamics. It uses this model to study the impact of local sectoral shocks and policies...

Open Brazil : The World Bank Group’s New Interactive Monitoring, Accountability, and Engagement Tool for Brazil (portugais)

Open Brazil is an interactive and user-friendly online platform that provides information about the current country partnership framework (CPF) for Brazil. Open Brazil is intended to make the work of the...

Open Brazil : The World Bank Group’s New Interactive Monitoring, Accountability, and Engagement Tool for Brazil (anglais)

Open Brazil is an interactive and user-friendly online platform that provides information about the current Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Brazil. Open Brazil is intended to make the work of the...

Open Brazil : The World Bank Group’s New Interactive Monitoring, Accountability, and Engagement Tool for Brazil (anglais)

Open Brazil is an interactive and user-friendly online platform that provides information about the current country partnership framework (CPF) for Brazil. Open Brazil is intended to make the work of the...

COVID 19 in Brazil : Impacts and Policy Responses (Vol. 2 of 2) : Overview (anglais)

The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is exposing Brazil to an unprecedented challenge. The pandemic is expected to plunge Brazil into another recession. Although the pain of recession can be felt across...

COVID 19 in Brazil : Impacts and Policy Responses (Vol. 2 of 2) : Overview (portugais)

The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is exposing Brazil to an unprecedented challenge. The pandemic is expected to plunge Brazil into another recession. Although the pain of recession can be felt across...

COVID 19 in Brazil : Impacts and Policy Responses (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main Report (anglais)

The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is exposing Brazil to an unprecedented challenge. The pandemic is expected to plunge Brazil into another recession. Although the pain of recession can be felt across...

COVID 19 in Brazil : Impacts and Policy Responses (Vol. 1 of 2) (portugais)

The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is exposing Brazil to an unprecedented challenge. The pandemic is expected to plunge Brazil into another recession. Although the pain of recession can be felt across...

Why South Africa Is Cheap for the Rich and Expensive for the Poor : Reconsidering the Balassa-Samuelson Effect (anglais)

This paper investigates cross-sectoral productivity differentials in South African industry and their distributional consequences. The analysis shows that typically, traded sectors have experienced low...

Digging Beneath the Surface : An Exploration of the Net Benefits of Mining in Southern Africa (anglais)

Mining has been central to the social and economic narrative of Southern Africa, and has been a key provider of investment, employment, government revenue and infrastructure in the region. In South Africa...

When the Cycle Becomes the Trend : The Emerging Market Experience with Fiscal Policy during the Last Commodity Super Cycle (anglais)

Fiscal buffers have shrunk across the world. This paper argues that limited fiscal room in emerging market economies today is partly due to the commodity super cycle of 2000-15. The super cycle created...

South Africa Economic Update : Enrollments in Tertiary Education Must Rise (anglais)

South Africa's much anticipated economic rebound in 2018 did not occur. While substantial efforts by the authorities to strengthen governance of public resources and stabilize the fiscal situation helped...