Documents et rapports
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Procuring Low Growth : The Impact of Political Favoritism on Public Procurement and Firm Performance in Bulgaria (anglais)
This paper assesses the impact of favoritism in public procurement on private sector productivity growth. To this end, it combines three novel microeconomic data sets: administrative data on firms, including...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11085 Date du document: 13 mars 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Fazekas,Mihaly,Poltoratskaya,Viktoriia,Marc Tobias Schiffbauer,Tóth,Bence
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Impacts and Spillovers of a Low-Cost Multifaceted Economic Inclusion Program in Chad (anglais)
This study analyzes the direct effects and local spillovers of a low-cost multifaceted economic inclusion program through a randomized controlled trial in Chad. The intervention included group savings...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11084 Date du document: 12 mars 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Patrick Premand,Pascale Schnitzer
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Gender Barriers, Structural Transformation, and Economic Development (anglais)
The representation and significance of women in the labor force have grown significantly over the past five decades around the globe. Using nationally representative data from more than 90 countries, this...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11083 Date du document: 10 mars 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Chiplunkar,Gaurav,Tatjana Kleineberg
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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: Claudia N. Berg,Bettarelli,Luca,Furceri,Davide,Ganslmeier,Michael,Arti Grover,Megan Elizabeth Lang,Marc Tobias Schiffbauer
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Income Taxation of the Top Earners in Honduras: Linking Personal and Corporate Taxes (anglais)
This note examines the effective income tax rates of top earners in Honduras, using a novel approach that links personal and corporate income tax data. This comprehensive income measure, achieved through...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 197707 Date du document: 7 mars 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Thiago Scot,Pierre Bachas,Santiago Cesteros,Tatiana Flores,Gabriel Oqueli,Edgardo Enrique Espinal Hernandez,Wilman Alonso Ponce Nuñez,Sahira Rocio Canales Licona
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The Case for Cycling Infrastructure Investments (anglais)
The Case for Cycling Infrastructure Investments presents CyclingMax, a cost-benefit analysis tool designed to assist decision-makers in evaluating investments in cycling infrastructure. The report highlights...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 197670 Date du document: 6 mars 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Guo, Feng,Du, Jianhe,Kazuyuki Neki,Lama Bou Mjahed,Georges Bianco Darido,Wei Wang,Ana Waksberg Guerrini
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Businesses of the State in Brazil : The Impact on Employment and Business Dynamism (anglais)
Businesses of the state (BOS) have regained the public debate in midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially as a source of resilience to shocks and a mechanism for technology development and diffusion...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11082 Date du document: 6 mars 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Brolhato,Sara,Xavier Cirera,Antonio Soares Martins Neto
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Seeds of Change : The Impact of Ethiopia’s Direct Seed Marketing Approach on Smallholders’ Seed Purchases and Productivity (anglais)
Several factors contribute to the limited use of improved seed varieties in Ethiopia. Among those, on the supply side, is the restricted availability of seeds in the volume, quality, and timeliness required...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11078 Date du document: 3 mars 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Dawit Kelemework Mekonnen,Abate,Gashaw T.,Yimam,Seid,Benfica,Rui,Spielman,David J.,Place,Frank
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Weather Shocks and Rural Economic Linkages : Evidence from Rajasthan’s Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Sectors (anglais)
This study examines the complex relationships between rainfall shocks, agricultural productivity, and rural economic activity in Rajasthan, India’s largest state. Using district-level agricultural data...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11079 Date du document: 3 mars 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Francis Addeah Darko,Akankshita Dey,Ritadhi,S. K.
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Collecting Accurate Data on Intimate Partner Violence : Learnings from Pakistan (anglais)
Accurate measurement of intimate partner violence is challenging in face-to-face interviews due to concerns about anonymity and privacy, which can deter disclosure. In settings with high illiteracy, self-administered...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11077 Date du document: 3 mars 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Iqbal,Nasir,Jalal,Amen,Mahmud,Mahreen,Kate Vyborny
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Rural Non-Farm Employment in Rajasthan : Determinants, Welfare Effects, and Enterprise Performance (anglais)
This paper examines rural non-farm employment in Rajasthan, India, using multiple surveys and administrative data. The analysis covers three key aspects: individual and district-level determinants of participation...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11080 Date du document: 3 mars 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Francis Addeah Darko,Akankshita Dey,Ritadhi,S. K.
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Economic Policy : Estimating Value Added Tax (VAT) and Corporate Income Tax (CIT) Gaps in Indonesia (anglais)
This note presents the results of the analysis of Value Added Tax (VAT) and Corporate Income Tax (CIT) compliance and policy gap estimates in Indonesia between 2016 and 2021. The study's objective is to...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 197554 Date du document: 2 mars 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Rong Qian,Grzegorz Poniatowski
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Service Integration and Case Management for People on the Move : A Review of Selected International Practices (anglais)
This study examines service integration and case management practices for economic migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, and returnees, focusing on examples from seven countries. It analyzes these interventions...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 197750 Date du document: 1 mars 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Andrea Petrelli,Matthew Chase Martin,Francesco Cenedese,Ioanna Pantelaiou,Andrea Sitarova,Lucia Solbes Castro,Mauro Testaverde
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2024 Global Report on the Use of Accrual Accounting for Fiscal Management (anglais)
The report presents an analysis of the adoption and implementation of accrual accounting in the public sector to explore its role in providing information on fiscal sustainability, informing economic analysis...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 197561 Date du document: 1 mars 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Bonnie Ann Sirois,Srinivas Gurazada
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Yemen’s Compounding Burdens : From Drought to Hunger (anglais)
In this brief the authors combine granular climate data on flooding, drought and extreme heat, and district level food insecurity data and conflict data, to produce district level estimates of the number...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 197628 Date du document: 1 mars 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Alia Jane Aghajanian,Steve Penson,Sandra Baquie,Chitra Balasubramanian,Alan Fuchs,Juul Pinxten
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Measuring, Reporting, and Verifying (MRV) Carbon Credits (anglais)
Sustainable development experts and policy makers expect carbon markets to drive climate finance and help meet climate goals. Carbon pricing and carbon markets continue to evolve and grow. New schemes...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 197669 Date du document: 28 février 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: World Bank
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Protecting Human Capital During Episodes of Forced Displacement : Ukrainian Children in Italy (anglais)
Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many school-age Ukrainians have sought refuge in other European countries, including Italy, raising the need to protect their human capital and integrate them into...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 197658 Date du document: 28 février 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Carlana, Michela,Gero Carletto,Quy-Toan Do,Mauro Testaverde,Marco Tiberti,Alberti, Lorenzo,Alexandra Avdeenko,Pauline Castaing,Marco Costantini,Levin, Ilai,Magnani, Marta,McSweeney, Lucy,Moreau, Gabriel Montreuil,Singh, Mannat
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Bridging Conflicts and Biodiversity Protection : The Critical Role of Reliable and Comparable Data (anglais)
Biodiversity is essential for ecological stability, human well-being, and economic progress, providing critical ecosystem services such as clean water, food, and climate regulation. However, it faces unprecedented...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11076 Date du document: 27 février 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Brian Blankespoor,Susmita Dasgupta,Wheeler,David
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Fiscal and Distributional Implications of VAT Reforms in Zimbabwe (anglais)
Improving domestic revenue mobilization extremely important for Zimbabwe to create the fiscal space to absorb quasi-fiscal expenditures and support macroeconomic stability. In November 2023, Zimbabwe announced...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 197519 Date du document: 25 février 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Dhiraj Sharma,Tawanda Chingozha,Maya Scott Goldman,Indira Iyer,Victor Steenbergen
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The Fiscal Costs of Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy Distortions in Zimbabwe (anglais)
This paper uses a multi-methodological approach to measure the fiscal costs of monetary and exchange rate policy distortions in Zimbabwe. It identifies three channels through which these policy distortions...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 197520 Date du document: 25 février 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Victor Steenbergen,Pindiriri, Carren,Psillos, Jimmy,Marko Kwaramba