Tthe combined situations of extreme poverty and exposure to conflict will become more frequent in the future.

One year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the surge in global food prices that the war triggered has subsided. But there are still reasons for worry: Prices remain elevated, and new shocks…

A disruption in trade finance –as happened during the COVID19 pandemic – can drive companies out of business, resulting in job losses and further damage to the economy as employment and investment…

The sharp rise in U.S. interest rates over the past year poses a significant threat to emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). Its monetary tightening on financial conditions and…

Firms play an important role in the impact of payroll taxes on their workers and different firms respond differently to payroll tax cuts. Findings suggest that governments need to consider the…

The widespread availability of free geospatial data has accelerated interest in data fusion. While village-level welfare estimates are key to the design and evaluation of anti-poverty programs,…

Small states were hit hard by the pandemic and face a slow recovery. Accelerating growth while building resilience to future shocks will require extensive domestic efforts supported by the global…

Given the growing connectivity between firms through global value chains, trade policy can be an important determinant of resilience. Our new research tests whether a country's trade policy…

This is the fourth and final blog in a series about how countries can correct course and make progress in global poverty reduction. It identifies key lessons from the pandemic for protecting the…

In these challenging times marked with inflation, climate change, pandemics, and geo-political tensions, one should be concerned with the situation of the poorest economies, in Africa notably. And…