Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management

Policy Research Working Paper series publication roundup for August 2022

This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group. It introduces five papers published in August 2022 on various topics, including COVID-19…

Marcelo Buitron, Policy Research Working Paper team|
Climate Change, Financial Sector, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Gender, Governance, Health, Jobs & Development, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty

How can multinational corporations (MNCs) amplify the adverse employment effect of domestic minimum wage policies? Lessons from South Korea

Given that multinational corporations are increasingly influential, governments may need to reassess trade policies and domestic labor market policies. This study investigates the impacts of the…

JaeBin Ahn, Jaerim Choi, Sunghoon Chung|
Competitiveness, Financial Inclusion, Governance, Jobs & Development, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty, Trade

Critical lessons from surveying informal businesses in Iraq

A World Bank Enterprise Survey conducted in Iraq covering four major cities in the country collects data in order to understand the unique conditions in which informal businesses operate.

Yew Chong Soh, Dalal Moosa|
Competitiveness, Financial Inclusion, Governance, Jobs & Development, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty, Trade

Sales recovered faster from the pandemic than employment: Evidence from tax administrative and survey data in Zambia

A new WIDER and World Bank working paper draws on findings from both tax administrative and survey data providing insights on how formal firms in Zambia recovered from COVID-19 after the…

Aliisa Koivisto, Christopher Hoy, Laban Simbeye, Muhammad Malik, Mashekwa Maboshe|
Competitiveness, Debt, Financial Sector, Jobs & Development, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Social Protection

Commodity markets: evolution, challenges, and policies

These charts look at the evolution of commodity markets, the challenges they pose for emerging markets, and policy tools available to respond to these challenges.

Peter Nagle, John Baffes|
Trade, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Competitiveness, Energy, Extractive Industries
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