Digital investments in government operations not only make them more efficient, but they also increase preparedness for emergencies, whether related to public health, climate, fragility, or trade…
Remembering the lessons of COVID-19 to build resilience for future shocks in Europe and Central Asia
Countries across Europe and Central Asia should not forget about the long-lasting impacts that COVID-19 and new crises are having on human capital, and must learn the lessons from the pandemic to…
Sustainable policy is driven by lessons learned from the past. To learn, people, nations, and global societies need reliable measures of progress.
Digital financial services are one way to help families manage school fee payments so they can keep their children in school.
Aluminum is critical for the energy transition, powering many low-carbon technologies such as wind turbines, batteries, electrolyzers for renewable hydrogen, carbon storage for low-carbon hydrogen…
In Latin America and the Caribbean, one woman dies every hour due to pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium complications.
A new study experimentally investigates how the choice of bin width, fitted line, and other attributes affects visual interpretation of regression discontinuity designs.
The World Bank’s Building the Evidence on Forced Displacement (BEoFD) program aims to expand high-quality policy-relevant research to inform the range of more effective and durable responses in…
This week's links include pre-doc opportunities at the World Bank and U Chicago, Seinfeld and Planet Money, and more...
Research shows that although investment in roads contributes to growth in income, the benefits are uneven across locations.