This blog highlights two studies from past World Bank's Knowledge for Change Program (KCP)-supported research that demonstrate the importance of a data-driven and evidence-based approach to…
This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group. It introduces four papers published from November 16 to November 30 on various topics,…
This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent World Bank Group working papers. It introduces four papers published in the second half of September 2022 on various topics, including paid…
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 analyses the consequences of an energy shock on global growth. It puts the current rise in energy prices into historical context, presents model-based estimates of its growth impacts,…
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…
In recent months, however, the war in Ukraine has led to a rise in coal use, as a short-term replacement of Russian oil and gas. But in the medium term, both advanced and developing economies will…
The World Bank published a global flagship report, Enhancing Government Effectiveness and Transparency: The Fight Against Corruption. This report can help guide governments and anti-corruption…
This page in: Français Across European countries, women continue to earn less than men. Looking at data for full-time working women across 30 countries, we find that women would have needed an…
Also available in: Español | Français A $10 million investment can actually create just a couple hundred direct jobs. / Photo: Nugroho Nurdikiawan Sunjoyo / World Bank (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)…