Documents et rapports
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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From Conflict to Compromise : Experimental Evidence on Occupational Downgrading in Migration from Myanmar (anglais)
This paper examines the relationship between violent conflict and the willingness of potential migrants to accept lower skilled work (occupational downgrading). The paper develops a theoretical model of...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11075 Date du document: 25 février 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Yashodhan Ghorpade,Muhammad Saad Imtiaz
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Revisiting the Gains from Trade in EMDEs : The Case of Selected East Asian and East African Economies (anglais)
Following the gains from variety literature, this paper estimates the welfare impact of growth of the variety of imported goods in 28 countries in East Africa and East Asia and compares the results. While...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11072 Date du document: 24 février 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Battogtvor,Enkhmaa,Majune,Socrates Kraido,Angella Faith Montfaucon
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Beyond the AI Divide : A Simple Approach to Identifying Global and Local Overperformers in AI Preparedness (anglais)
This paper examines global disparities in artificial intelligence preparedness, using the 2023 Artificial Intelligence Preparedness Index developed by the International Monetary Fund alongside the multidimensional...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11073 Date du document: 24 février 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Pierre Jean-Claude Mandon
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Community Health Workers as Key Providers of Easy-to-Use Contraceptive Injectables : Experimental Evidence from Rural Burundi (anglais)
This study employs a cluster randomized controlled trial and administrative health center data to investigate the effects of authorizing community health workers to deliver a new generation of contraceptive...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11074 Date du document: 24 février 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Andreottola,Michele,Olivier Basenya,Victor Hugo Orozco Olvera,Reichert,Arndt,Spinola,Paula
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Road Investment and Violence in DRC : Perishable Peace Dividends (anglais)
This paper explores the effect of road rehabilitation on violent conflict using a novel, rich dataset of road rehabilitation projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The country received massive external...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11071 Date du document: 20 février 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Mathilde Lebrand,Mueller,Hannes,Schouten,Peer,Jevgenijs Steinbuks
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Energy Prices, Energy Intensity, and Firm Performance (anglais)
This paper estimates the effect of electricity prices on firm performance, focusing on firm productivity, sales, and employment. Using the World Bank Business Pulse Survey data for a sample of 24 emerging...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11069 Date du document: 19 février 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Reyes Aterido,Mariana Iootty,Martin Melecky
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Technology and Corporate Ethical Standards (anglais)
Using data from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys from 2006 to 2023, this paper studies the corporate ethical standards of technological digital oriented firms. The findings indicate that technology and...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11068 Date du document: 19 février 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Carboni,Marika,Degl’Innocenti,Marta,Fiordelisi,Franco,Davide Salvatore Mare
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Effects of a Community-Driven Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Intervention on Diarrhea, Child Growth, and Local Institutions : A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural Democratic Republic of Congo (anglais)
Diarrhea and growth faltering in early childhood reduce survival and impair neurodevelopment. This paper assesses whether a national program in the Democratic Republic of Congo reduced diarrhea and stunting...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11070 Date du document: 19 février 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Quattrochi, John P,Croke,Kevin,Caleb Jeremie Dohou,Luca Stanus Ghib,Yannick Bokasola Lokaya,Aidan Coville,Mvukiyehe,Eric
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De Jure and De Facto Coverage of Parental Benefits in Nepal (anglais)
Women constitute nearly half of the young working age-population in Nepal but are less likely than men to participate in the labor force. When employed, they work largely in informal, or subsistence work...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 197453 Date du document: 19 février 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Ambika Sharma,Himanshi Jain