Documents et rapports

The Impact of Climate Change on Work : Lessons for Developing Countries (anglais)

What is the impact of climate change on labor? Reviewing the evidence, this paper finds five areas of potential impact. Climate change may have an immediate effect on labor demand, labor supply and time...

Migrants, Markets, and Mayors - Rising above the Employment Challenge in Africa’s Secondary Cities (anglais)

This report reviews how secondary towns and cities in Africa can better prepare for and manage the internal economic migration of workers to the mutualbenefit of cities and migrants alike. This study...

Secondary Cities and Labor Market Integration of Migrants : Evidence from Jendouba and Kairouan in Tunisia (anglais)

This paper analyses internal migration in Jendouba and Kairouan, two secondary cities in Tunisia and explores how well migrants integrate into local labor markets focusing on an assessment of labor market...

ES_CCDRNov1 (anglais)

Migrants, Markets, and Mayors : Rising Above the Employment Challenge in Africa’s Secondary Cities - Key Insights (anglais)

In our rapidly urbanizing world, mayors often see migrants as a burden to their city’s labor market and a threat to its development. Drawing on national household surveys and four secondary city case studies...

Putting the Green Back in Greenbacks : Opportunities for a Truly Green Stimulus (anglais)

Can countries reorient their productive capacity to become more environmentally friendly and inclusive? To investigate this question, this paper uses a standard input-output modeling framework and data...

Pollution in Ugandan Cities : Do Managers Avoid It or Adapt in Place ? (anglais)

Developing countries suffer from rising urban pollution levels, with associated negative effects on health and worker productivity. This paper studies how managers in developing country cities cope with...

Migrants, Markets, and Mayors : Rising Above the Employment Challenge in Africa’s Secondary Cities (anglais)

The world is urbanizing, with internal migration historically an important driver. Internal migration is also widely feared as source of urban underdevelopment. In addressing Africa’s employment challenge...

Making Room for Renters : Understanding and Supporting Rental Markets in the Global South — Evidence from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (anglais)

Many people in the global south access housing through informal rental markets, but remarkably little is known about how these markets work or the quality of the accommodations on offer. This paper draws...

Titling and Beyond : Evidence from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (anglais)

Land titling has been a policy priority for developing country cities for decades. In Sub-Saharan Africa and across the world, tenure formalization has been promoted as a tool to improve the quality and...

Measuring Economic Impacts of Urban Upgrading Interventions that Strengthen Resilience : Leveraging New Possibilities (anglais)

Urban policy research has traditionally used aggregate statistics and small-scale surveys to study the socio-economic evolution of cities and better understand the impact of specific interventions. Yet...

Characterization of Ambient Air Quality in Selected Urban Areas in Uganda : A Low-Cost Approach (anglais)

Many cities and urban centers around the world experience high air pollution episodes attributable to increased anthropogenic alterations of natural environmental systems. World Health Organization estimates...

Territorial Development in Argentina : Diagnosing Key Bottlenecks as the First Step Toward Effective Policy (Vol. 2 of 2) : Executive Summary (anglais)

Argentina’s population and economic activity is highly concentrated in few places, similar to global trends. But unlike countries like South Korea, the concentration of economic activity has not been balanced...

Uncovering Socioeconomic Gaps in Mobility Reduction during the COVID-19 Pandemic using Location Data : Uncovering Socioeconomic Gaps in Mobility Reduction during the COVID-19 Pandemic using Location Data (anglais)

In this paper, authors use GPS location data to characterize changes in human mobility as the pandemic unfolded. Researchers and policy analysts are now routinely using GPS location data collected from...

Regional Development Overview : Challenges, Adopted Strategies, and New Initiatives (anglais)

Despite the increasing attention in recent years to the spatial dimensions of economic development, consideration of the importance of space and the recognition that macro, aspatial perspectives can prove...

The Effects of Pollution and Business Environment on Firm Productivity in Africa (anglais)

This paper explores the links between city competitiveness and air pollution and the business environment. Because competitive cities not only attract more productive firms, but also facilitate their business...

Pollution and City Competitiveness : A Descriptive Analysis (anglais)

As cities grow, the negative effects of congestion start to play their part, often affecting the cities' ability to become and remain competitive. Although many studies have focused on these negative effects...

Does Pollution Hinder Urban Competitiveness ? (anglais)

This paper surveys the recent literature exploring the causes of urban pollution in the developing world and the implications of such pollution for a city's competitiveness. Within a system of cities...

Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Urban Growth in Latin American Cities : An Analysis Using Nighttime Lights Imagery (anglais)

The impact of urban form on economic performance and quality of life has been extensively recognized. The studies on urban form have focused in developed countries; only a few cities in developing countries...

Institutional Fragmentation and Metropolitan Coordination in Latin American Cities : What Consequences for Productivity and Growth ? (anglais)

This paper provides empirical evidence on the impact of institutional fragmentation and metropolitan coordination on urban productivity in Latin American cities. The use of night-time lights satellite...