World Bank Policy Research Working Papers
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- Research & Outlook
Policy Research Reports
Improving Effective Coverage in Health: Do Financial Incentives Work?
Violence without Borders: The Internationalization of Crime and Conflict (2020)
Moving for Prosperity: Global Migration and Labor Markets (2018)
Making Politics Work for Development: Harnessing Transparency and Citizen Engagement (2016)
A Measured Approach to Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity: Concepts, Data, and the Twin Goals (2014)
Localizing Development: Has the Participatory Approach Worked? (2012)
Conditional Cash Transfers: Reducing Present and Future Poverty (2009)
Finance for All? Policies and Pitfalls in Expanding Access (2007)
At Loggerheads? Agricultural Expansion, Poverty Reduction and Environment in the Tropical Forests (2006)
Reforming Infrastructure: Privatization, Regulation, and Competition (2004)
Land Policies for Growth and Poverty Reduction (2003)
Breaking the Conflict Trap: Civil War and Development Policy (2003)
Globalization, Growth and Poverty: Building an Inclusive World Economy (2001)
Finance for Growth: Policy Choices in a Volatile World (2001)
Engendering Development: Through Gender Equality in Rights, Resources, and Voice (2001)
Trade Blocs (2000)
Greening Industry: New Roles for Communities, Markets and Governments (1999)
Assessing Aid (1998)
Earlier reports
- Confronting AIDS (1997)
- Private Capital Flows (1997)
- Bureaucrats in Business (1995)
- Averting the Old Age Crisis (1994)
- Adjustment in Africa (1994)
- The East Asian Miracle (1993)
- Development Research Group
- Policy Research Working Papers
- World Development Reports
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The World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series encourages the exchange of ideas on development and quickly disseminates the findings of research in progress. This series is aimed at showcasing World Bank research—analytic work designed to produce results with wide applicability across countries or sectors.
of the authors. ey do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its a liated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent. Policy Research Working Paper 6311. Private Chinese outbound investment, not as well-
World Bank Working Papers present the results of economic, financial, or technical research; country experience or analysis; operational evaluations; or detailed background or case studies. These are typically works in progress, published to stimulate public discussion of ongoing research.
The World Bank Policy Research Working Paper series encourages the exchange of ideas on development and quickly disseminates the findings of research in progress. This series is aimed at showcasing Bank research, i.e. analytic work designed to produce results with wide applicability across countries or sectors.
Policy Research Working Papers Filters Supported Language en 8402 es 5 fr 3 Search supported Language Author Ravallion, Martin 104 McKenzie, David 98 Mattoo, Aaditya 92 Deininger, Klaus 72 Demirguc-Kunt, Asli 69 Show more Search author name Date Start End 2020 - 2024 1577 2010 - 2019 3926 2000 - 2009 2898 Has files Yes 8402 Item Type
Private Chinese outbound investment, not as well-known as government-led investment, offers special opportunities and chenges for Africa today The significance of Chinese private-sector investment ...
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6311 49 Pages Posted: 20 Apr 2016 Xiaofang Shen Johns Hopkins University Date Written: January 1, 2013 Abstract Private Chinese outbound investment, not as well-known as government-led investment, offers special opportunities and challenges for Africa today.
The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the autbors and sbould be cited accordingly.
These books tend to be short, ranging typically between 64 and 128 pages in length. This series was superseded by the World Bank Studies series in 2011 [see Books - Series (active)]. Smaller, chapter-sized articles can be found in the Policy Research Working Papers collection.
Here are the highlights of select findings. First, we present two papers that address the topic of migration.
Marcelo Buitron Policy Research Working Paper team | October 19, 2021 This page in: English Panumas Yanuthai/ Shutterstock.com This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group that were published in the World Bank's Policy Research Working Paper Series.
This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group that were published in the World Bank's Policy Research Working Paper Series. This entry introduces six papers published from November 1 to November 15 on various topics, including agriculture, trade, vaccine hesitancy and others.
This paper - a joint product of Macroeconomics and Growth, Development Research Group; and Governance, Regulation, and Finance, World Bank Institute - is part of a larger effort in the Bank to study the causes and consequences of governance for development.
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Marcelo Buitron Policy Research Working Paper team | December 13, 2021 This page in: English Panumas Yanuthai/ Shutterstock.com This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group that were published in the World Bank's Policy Research Working Paper Series.
The Reproducible Research Repository is a one-stop shop for reproducibility packages associated with World Bank research. The catalogued packages provide the analytical scripts, documentation, and, where possible, the data needed to reproduce the results in the associated paper. The published reproducibility packages fully document the data and code on which research findings are based.
Averting the Old Age Crisis (1994) Adjustment in Africa (1994) The East Asian Miracle (1993) The World Bank's Policy Research Report series brings to a broad audience the results of World Bank research on development policy. The reports are designed to contribute to the debate on appropriate public policies for developing economies.
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Produced by the Research Support Team Abstract The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the
Policy Research Working Paper Policy Research Working Paper series publication roundup for February 16- 28, 2023 This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group. This entry introduces 6 papers published from February 16 to 28 on various topics, including…
By contrast, national saving might be unaffected when pension funds are the result of a public program implemented to foster voluntary pension saving. This paper is a product of the Human Development Group, Middle East and North Africa Region. The study was funded by the Bank's Research Support Budget under the research project "Contractual ...
World Bank research is resolutely empirical and policy oriented. By both learning from past policies and operations and thinking critically about future policies, research plays a...
The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly.