Policies that can keep individuals employed for a longer time are especially important as societies age and governments would like to encourage older workers and workers in less good health to…

Judit Krekó, Daniel Prinz, Andrea Weber |

Firms play an important role in the impact of payroll taxes on their workers and different firms respond differently to payroll tax cuts. Findings suggest that governments need to consider the…

Anikó Bíró, Réka Branyiczki, Attila Lindner, Lili Márk, Daniel Prinz |

A rebound in private participation in infrastructure (PPI) in 2021 may suggest recovery from the pandemic is underway for public-private partnerships. These key lessons inform how PPPs can provide…

Imad N. Fakhoury |

Many Caribbean islands are battling not only with the COVID-19 pandemic , but also compounding hazards during the Atlantic hurricane season. However, within the region, the Overseas Countries and…

Kerri Cox, Rendell Ernest de Kort, Stefan Leeffers, Mary Boyer |

Public procurement is often plagued with cases of corruption, collusion and other uncompetitive practices that cause misallocation of public funds, and the OECD reports that 10-30% of the value of…

Serena Cocciolo, Sushmita Samaddar, Stephen Okiya |

How data and digitalization are key to effective water sector performance and World Bank collaboration in the Danube Region

Raimund Mair, Kathia Havens, Alex Lazar |

Globally, 56 percent of children live in countries with Human Capital Index (HCI) scores below 0.5. As these countries gear up to improve their human capital outcomes, it is vital to set a target…

Zelalem Yilma Debebe |

Tech startups and business angels are not what comes to mind when thinking of the Czech Republic (CR). Instead, this small central European country is known for its beer, scenic bridges crossing…

Anwar Aridi |

In recognition of the vulnerabilities of small island states, we are responding to their aspirations and supporting their recovery and resilience building efforts in five inter-connected ways.

Tahseen Sayed, Christelle Chapoy |