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  • Firm-Level Climate Change Adaptation : Micro Evidence from 134 Nations (English)

    Are firms adapting to climate change? This paper studies this question by combining geocoded World Bank Enterprise Survey data with spatially granular weather data to estimate temperature response functions...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11081 Document Date: March 10, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Claudia N. Berg,Bettarelli,Luca,Furceri,Davide,Ganslmeier,Michael,Arti Grover,Megan Elizabeth Lang,Marc Tobias Schiffbauer

  • Gender Barriers, Structural Transformation, and Economic Development (English)

    The representation and significance of women in the labor force have grown significantly over the past five decades around the globe. Using nationally representative data from more than 90 countries, this...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11083 Document Date: March 10, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Chiplunkar,Gaurav,Tatjana Kleineberg

  • Income Taxation of the Top Earners in Honduras: Linking Personal and Corporate Taxes (English)

    This note examines the effective income tax rates of top earners in Honduras, using a novel approach that links personal and corporate income tax data. This comprehensive income measure, achieved through...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 197707 Document Date: March 7, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Thiago Scot,Pierre Bachas,Santiago Cesteros,Tatiana Flores,Gabriel Oqueli,Edgardo Enrique Espinal Hernandez,Wilman Alonso Ponce Nuñez,Sahira Rocio Canales Licona

  • Businesses of the State in Brazil : The Impact on Employment and Business Dynamism (English)

    Businesses of the state (BOS) have regained the public debate in midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially as a source of resilience to shocks and a mechanism for technology development and diffusion...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11082 Document Date: March 6, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Brolhato,Sara,Xavier Cirera,Antonio Soares Martins Neto

  • The Case for Cycling Infrastructure Investments (English)

    The Case for Cycling Infrastructure Investments presents CyclingMax, a cost-benefit analysis tool designed to assist decision-makers in evaluating investments in cycling infrastructure. The report highlights...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 197670 Document Date: March 6, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Guo, Feng,Du, Jianhe,Kazuyuki Neki,Lama Bou Mjahed,Georges Bianco Darido,Wei Wang,Ana Waksberg Guerrini

  • Collecting Accurate Data on Intimate Partner Violence : Learnings from Pakistan (English)

    Accurate measurement of intimate partner violence is challenging in face-to-face interviews due to concerns about anonymity and privacy, which can deter disclosure. In settings with high illiteracy, self-administered...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11077 Document Date: March 3, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Iqbal,Nasir,Jalal,Amen,Mahmud,Mahreen,Kate Vyborny

  • 2024 Global Report on the Use of Accrual Accounting for Fiscal Management (English)

    The report presents an analysis of the adoption and implementation of accrual accounting in the public sector to explore its role in providing information on fiscal sustainability, informing economic analysis...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 197561 Document Date: March 1, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Bonnie Ann Sirois,Srinivas Gurazada

  • Yemen’s Compounding Burdens : From Drought to Hunger (English)

    In this brief the authors combine granular climate data on flooding, drought and extreme heat, and district level food insecurity data and conflict data, to produce district level estimates of the number...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 197628 Document Date: March 1, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Alia Jane Aghajanian,Steve Penson,Sandra Baquie,Chitra Balasubramanian,Alan Fuchs,Juul Pinxten

  • Protecting Human Capital During Episodes of Forced Displacement : Ukrainian Children in Italy (English)

    Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many school-age Ukrainians have sought refuge in other European countries, including Italy, raising the need to protect their human capital and integrate them into...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 197658 Document Date: February 28, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Carlana, Michela,Gero Carletto,Quy-Toan Do,Mauro Testaverde,Marco Tiberti,Alberti, Lorenzo,Alexandra Avdeenko,Pauline Castaing,Marco Costantini,Levin, Ilai,Magnani, Marta,McSweeney, Lucy,Moreau, Gabriel Montreuil,Singh, Mannat

  • Measuring, Reporting, and Verifying (MRV) Carbon Credits (English)

    Sustainable development experts and policy makers expect carbon markets to drive climate finance and help meet climate goals. Carbon pricing and carbon markets continue to evolve and grow. New schemes...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 197669 Document Date: February 28, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank

  • The Fiscal Costs of Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy Distortions in Zimbabwe (English)

    This paper uses a multi-methodological approach to measure the fiscal costs of monetary and exchange rate policy distortions in Zimbabwe. It identifies three channels through which these policy distortions...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 197520 Document Date: February 25, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Victor Steenbergen,Pindiriri, Carren,Psillos, Jimmy,Marko Kwaramba

  • Fiscal and Distributional Implications of VAT Reforms in Zimbabwe (English)

    Improving domestic revenue mobilization extremely important for Zimbabwe to create the fiscal space to absorb quasi-fiscal expenditures and support macroeconomic stability. In November 2023, Zimbabwe announced...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 197519 Document Date: February 25, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Dhiraj Sharma,Tawanda Chingozha,Maya Scott Goldman,Indira Iyer,Victor Steenbergen