Policy Research Working Paper series publication roundup for October 1-15

This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group. It introduces four papers published from October 1 to October 15 on various topics, including…

Marcelo Buitron, Policy Research Working Paper team |
Climate Change, Competitiveness, Education, Gender, Governance, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Poverty, Social Protection, Transport

Policy Research Working Paper series publication roundup for March 1-March 15, 2022

This  World Bank’s Policy Research Working Paper Series introduces 6 papers published from March 1 to March 15 on various topics, including taxation, gender, and wildfire smokes.

Marcelo Buitron, Policy Research Working Paper team |
Gender, Health, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management

Policy Research Working Paper Series Publication roundup for the weeks of February 1 and 8

This entry introduces seven papers published during the weeks of February 1 and 8 on various topics, including the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, the use of a new data source (such as nighttime data),…

Policy Research Working Paper team |
Education, Gender, Health

How did starting a business become easier than ever?

With more jobs and competitiveness in mind, many economies worldwide have simplified their business start-up rules and regulations over recent years. Since the first Doing Business report was…

Frederic Meunier, Nadia Novik, Cyriane Coste, Erick Tjong |
Competitiveness