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…
It is commonly thought that a shock affecting agricultural production will translate into food insecurity a few months later––during the next lean season. However, high-frequency data from the…
A recent World Bank paper tested the effectiveness of a social-media-delivered of entertainment education (edutainment) campaign targeting 18-24-year-olds residing in seven large cities in…
One year since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the level of education became the main predictor of joblessness in Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda. These four countries represent 34% of…
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…
The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) continues data collection for the Uganda High-Frequency Phone Survey (UHFPS). The survey has been initially used to track the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-…
The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the largest global shocks in recent history, but it did not increase extreme poverty in Africa as it was feared it would. The reason may be a combination of things…
Most of the focus on the impact of flaring gas has been on the economic impacts, and its ability to harm human health has largely been ignored. This paper bridges this gap by linking data from…
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…
In this blog, we highlight two projects that leveraged data-driven policymaking processes and simulations.