Air purifiers have the potential to mitigate the adverse effects of air pollution in the workplace. However, it's crucial to understand that air purifiers, when installed solely at 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…
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…
New study presents detailed housing data across urban India to address two policy-relevant questions: which housing amenities are most valued by urban households; and how urban households adjust…
New World Bank working paper examines if a change in external trade costs, that is, the cost of importing, on economic activity across regions within a country depend on internal trade costs and…
Detailed data on the spatial distribution of jobs is crucial, but such data are rarely available. This study develops a machine learning algorithm that relies on widely available public data to…
This blog highlights recent working papers from around the World Bank Group. It introduces 4 papers published from May 1 to May 15, 2022, on various topics related to employment, housing policy…
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.
Collection of wild Tiger prawn seedlings (or prawn postlarvae) from rivers and creeks is an important occupation for poor women in the Sundarbans.
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),…