Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management

Strengthening pandemic defenses will require deeper cooperation on trade

The pandemic experience revealed a new set of strengths and weaknesses of global trade. A joint report shows that open trade will be increasingly important to meet the growing demand for health-…

Nadia Rocha, Michele Ruta|
Competitiveness, Financial Sector, Governance, Health, Jobs & Development, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty, Social Protection, Trade

The global economic outlook in five charts

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has not only caused an enormous humanitarian catastrophe, but an economic shock as well. This blog presents five charts that convey how the war is hastening an…

Justin-Damien Guénette, Collette Wheeler|
Financial Sector, Jobs & Development, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Trade

On calamities, debt, and growth in developing countries

This World Bank study examines how debt and economic growth in developing countries evolve before, during, and after the onset of three types of calamities— natural disasters, conflicts, and…

Rachel Yuting Fan, Daniel Lederman, Ha Nguyen, Claudio Rojas|
Competitiveness, Financial Inclusion, Governance, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty, Trade

Policy Research Working Paper series publication roundup for May 16- 31, 2022

This blog highlights recent working papers from around the World Bank Group published from May 16 to May 31 on various topics, including migration, public-private partnerships (PPPs), vaccine…

Marcelo Buitron, Policy Research Working Paper team|
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Competitiveness, Financial Inclusion, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Gender, Governance, Health, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty, Social Protection, Transport

Better mobility for migrants, refugees, and societies: Read and comment on the new World Development Report 2023 Concept Note

Around 300 million people live outside their country of birth. The World Development Report (WDR) 2023: Migrants, Refugees, and Societies will address the benefits of cross-border mobility,…

Xavier Devictor, Quy-Toan Do, Caglar Ozden|
Competitiveness, Financial Inclusion, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty, Regional Integration, Social Protection, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Trade
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