Understanding the various shades of the grey economy is a complex but necessary endeavor for researchers and policymakers alike.

Filip Jolevski, Yew Chong Soh |

Advanced and developing economies in 2022 recorded their highest inflation rates for over a decade (Global Economic Prospects, January 2023). Global inflation soared in 2022, rising above 9…

Assyifa Szami Ilman, Indira Maulani Hapsari |

NDCs are not legally binding and depend on the political will and public support in each country. There is a risk that governments may backtrack on their commitments or face resistance from some…

Christian Schoder, Remzi Baris Tercioglu |

This World Bank paper argues that transmission infrastructure is a stable operating asset with proven technologies that have remained largely unchanged for over a century. Furthermore,…

Debabrata Chattopadhyay, Durreh Tabassum |

Even though Indonesia has a strong presence of female entrepreneurs— with women owning and operating more than 50 percent of micro, small, and medium enterprises— growth potential remains limited…

Marie Christine Apedo-Amah, Jescinta Isimeme Izevbigie, Alexandre Laure, Salman Alibhai |

Research and surveys consistently show that firms do not rank tax incentives as the primary reason for choosing where to invest. Instead, political and macroeconomic stability, the legal…

Viet Anh Nguyen, Hassan Zaman |

Imports were more negatively affected by lockdown policies than were exports, which, unlike imports, recovered during the sample period.

Angella Faith Montfaucon, Socrates Majune |

Electronic devices enable innovations in survey design, such as questionnaires that adapt to responses. This blog leverages the potential to create a new survey-based tool for determining…

Tim Ohlenburg, Juul Pinxten, Daniel Fricke, Fabio Caccioli |

This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group. It introduces six papers published in January of 2023 on various topics, including gender,…

Marcelo Buitron, Policy Research Working Paper team |

Given the growing connectivity between firms through global value chains, trade policy can be an important determinant of resilience. Our new research tests whether a country's trade policy…

Massimiliano Calì, Devaki Ghose, Michele Ruta, Angella Faith Montfaucon |