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  • Technology and Corporate Ethical Standards (English)

    Using data from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys from 2006 to 2023, this paper studies the corporate ethical standards of technological digital oriented firms. The findings indicate that technology and...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11068 Document Date: February 19, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Carboni,Marika,Degl’Innocenti,Marta,Fiordelisi,Franco,Davide Salvatore Mare


  • The Elusive Impact of Corporate Tax Incentives (English)

    Despite the large fiscal footprint of corporate tax incentives, limited causal evidence exists on their impact on economic outcomes. This paper helps fill this gap by exploiting the phasing out of a large...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11061 Document Date: February 10, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Giorgio Presidente,Massimiliano Cali,Thiago De Gouvea Scot de Arruda

  • Lying to the Taxman or Accepting a Helping Hand ? Evidence from a Novel Experiment on SMEs in Tanzania (English)

    This paper presents the results from a novel field experiment that examined the impact of in- creasing the presence of revenue authority officers on tax compliance and tax morale among small and medium-size...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11062 Document Date: February 10, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Christopher Alexander Hoy,Fimbo,Massaga,Jonathan George Karver,Mdee,Ephraim,Revocatus Washington Paul,Zain Chaudhry

  • Exploring the Gender Divide in Real Estate Ownership and Property Tax Compliance (English)

    This paper investigates gender disparities in residential property ownership and tax compliance in a large Argentine municipality using detailed tax administrative data. While ownership is evenly distributed...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11060 Document Date: February 6, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Bermúdez,Jose Carlo,Cruces,Guillermo,Dario Tortarolo,Juan Luis Schiavoni,Tatiana Flores,Thiago De Gouvea Scot de Arruda


  • The Exposure of Workers to Artificial Intelligence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (English)

    Research on the labor market implications of artificial intelligence has focused principally on high-income countries. This paper analyzes this issue using microdata from a large set of low- and middle-income...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11057 Document Date: February 5, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Jorg Gero Langbein,Michael Weber,Gabriel Demombynes

  • Decentralized Markets for Electricity in Low-Income Countries (English)

    Governments in low-income countries are increasingly integrating off-grid electricity provision into national electrification strategies, creating novel, decentralized markets for electricity. This paper...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11053 Document Date: January 30, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Megan Elizabeth Lang

  • Gender Bias, Citizen Participation, and AI (English)

    This paper investigates the role of gender bias in artificial intelligence–driven analyses of citizen participation, using data from the 2023 Latinobarómetro Survey. The paper proposes that gender bias—whether...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11046 Document Date: January 27, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Jose Antonio Cuesta Leiva,Natalia Pecorari

  • Implementing 30x30 : Lessons from Country Case Studies (English)

    The publication of nearly 600,000 new species occurrence maps using Global Biodiversity Information Facility data provides an opportunity to reassess international species protection with broader representation...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11045 Document Date: January 24, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Susmita Dasgupta,Brian Blankespoor,Wheeler,David


  • Unveiling Multidimensional Poverty: Insights from the EU (English)

    The European Union has improved living standards, yet welfare disparities persist across regions, countries, and demographic groups. This paper uses data from European Union Statistics on Income and Living...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11027 Document Date: January 9, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Monica Robayo,Lucia Echeverria

  • Impact of Temperature Uncertainty on Firm Growth : A Grid-Level Analysis (English)

    This study examines the impact of temperature uncertainty on firm fixed capital growth using a unique dataset that merges extensive firm-level financial data with detailed grid-level weather data. The...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11020 Document Date: January 8, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Yang,Jangho,Christian Schoder



  • Do Bilateral Labor Agreements Increase Migration ? Global Evidence from 1960 to 2020 (English)

    This paper estimates the impact of bilateral labor arrangements on migration between two countries. It uses comprehensive data on bilateral migration and bilateral labor agreements across all country pairs...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11000 Document Date: December 13, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Samik Adhikari,Narcisse Changom,Heidi Kristiina Kaila,Maheshwor Shrestha



  • VAT Refunds and Firms’ Performance : Evidence from a Withholding Reform in Honduras (English)

    Late or unreliable refunds of credits undermine the best traits of value-added tax (VAT) systems and might affect firms' growth and investment opportunities. This paper uses administrative tax records...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10996 Document Date: December 11, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Pinto, David Pineda,Bermúdez,Jose Carlo,Thiago De Gouvea Scot de Arruda

  • Local Knowledge, Formal Evidence, and Policy Decisions (English)

    How do policymakers value advice from local experts versus formal evidence from impact evaluations when making policy decisions? Using a discrete choice experiment conducted in collaboration with the World...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10994 Document Date: December 9, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Vivalt, Eva,Aidan Coville,KC,Sampada