Documents et rapports
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The Role of Market Frictions in Demand for Prepaid Electricity (anglais)
Prepaid electricity contracts lower enforcement costs but may burden consumers, particularly when market frictions are present. This paper presents the results of a randomized control trial where 2,000...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11097 Date du document: 9 avril 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Lang, Megan Elizabeth
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Firm-Level Climate Change Adaptation : Micro Evidence from 134 Nations (anglais)
Are firms adapting to climate change? This paper studies this question by combining geocoded World Bank Enterprise Survey data with spatially granular weather data to estimate temperature response functions...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11081 Date du document: 10 mars 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Berg, Claudia N.,Bettarelli, Luca,Furceri,Davide,Ganslmeier,Michael,Grover, Arti,Lang, Megan Elizabeth,Schiffbauer, Marc Tobias
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Decentralized Markets for Electricity in Low-Income Countries (anglais)
Governments in low-income countries are increasingly integrating off-grid electricity provision into national electrification strategies, creating novel, decentralized markets for electricity. This paper...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11053 Date du document: 30 janvier 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Lang, Megan Elizabeth
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Building Women's Skills for Economic Inclusion and Resilience (anglais)
Can skills-based programs promote women’s economic inclusion? This study randomizes access to a program teaching entrepreneurship skills in rural Uganda. The program covers record-keeping, identifying...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS10980 Date du document: 19 novembre 2024 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Lang, Megan Elizabeth,Seither,Julia