Documentos e informes

Droughts Worsen Air Quality by Shifting Power Generation in Latin America and the Caribbean (Inglés)

This paper studies how air quality around combustion power plants changes in response to hydrological droughts that affect hydropower generation. Using fixed-effect and post-double selection methods, the...

Poverty and Distributional Impact of Fiscal Policy in Dominican Republic (Inglés)

This report assesses the impact of fiscal policy, both revenue and expenditure, on inequality and poverty in the Dominican Republic. On the revenue side, the analysis focuses on the personal income tax...

Understanding Migration in North Central America Countries : El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua (Inglés)

This report explores different aspects of migration flows from North Central America countries, specifically from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. It provides an in-depth socioeconomic...

En Busca de un Mejor Futuro: Estudio de la Migración desde los Países del Norte de Centroamérica : El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua (Español)

This report explores different aspects of migration flows from North Central America countries, specifically from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. It provides an in-depth socioeconomic...

Coping During the Covid-19 Pandemic : Evidence from Remittances into Nicaragua (Inglés)

The volume and number of remittances to Nicaragua increased substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using administrative data from the largest bank in Nicaragua, we find that this increase comes from...

Disclosable Version of the ISR - Crisis Response and Recovery in Guatemala DPL - P173698 - Sequence No : 02 (Inglés)

Recurrent Climatic Shocks and Humanitarian Aid : Impacts on Livelihood Outcomes in Malawi (Vol. 1 of 2) (Inglés)

Between 2014 and 2016 unprecedented and consecutive climatic shocks ravaged Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world. The largest ever emergency relief operation in the country’s history ensued...

Disclosable Version of the ISR - Crisis Response and Recovery in Guatemala DPL - P173698 - Sequence No : 01 (Inglés)

Implementation Completion and Results Report (ICR) Document - Sierra Leone Integrated Household Survey - P157778 (Inglés)

Ratings of Integrated Household Survey (SLIHS) Project for Sierra Leone were as follows: outcome was satisfactory, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation quality was...

Impact of the West African Ebola Epidemic on Agricultural Production and Rural Welfare : Evidence from Liberia (Inglés)

The 2014-15 Ebola epidemic took a devastating human and economic toll on three West African countries, of which Liberia was perhaps the hardest hit. The pathways through which the crisis affected economic...

Impact of the West African Ebola Epidemic on Agricultural Production and Rural Welfare : Evidence from Liberia (Inglés)

The 2014–15 Ebola epidemic took a devastating human and economic toll on three West African countries, of which Liberia was perhaps the hardest hit. The pathways through which the crisis affected economic...

Food insecurity and rising food prices : what do we learn from experiential measures ? (Inglés)

Throughout many countries in the world, the measurement of food security currently includes accounting for the importance of perception and anxiety about meeting basic food needs. Using panel data from...

The impact of fiscal policy on inequality and poverty in Zambia (Inglés)

This study assesses the redistributive impact of fiscal policy––and its individual elements––in Zambia. Zambia's 2015 fiscal policy reduces inequality; the largest reduction is created by in-kind public...

The impact of fiscal policy on inequality and poverty in Zambia (Inglés)

This study assesses the redistributive impact of fiscal policy, and its individual elements, in Zambia. Zambia's 2015 fiscal policy reduces inequality; the largest reduction is created by in-kind public...

Disclosable Version of the ISR - Sierra Leone Integrated Household Survey - P157778 - Sequence No : 01 (Inglés)

Shelter from the storm ? household-level impacts of, and responses to, the 2015 floods in Malawi (Inglés)

As extreme weather events intensify due to climate change, it becomes ever more critical to understand how vulnerable households are to these events and the mechanisms households can rely on to minimize...

Rural non-farm employment and household welfare : evidence from Malawi (Inglés)

This paper uses nationally representative panel data and a combination of econometric approaches, to explore linkages between rural non-farm activities (wage and self-employment) and household welfare...

Rural non-farm employment and household welfare : evidence from Malawi (Inglés)

This paper uses nationally representative panel data and a combination of econometric approaches, to explore linkages between rural non-farm activities (wage and self-employment) and household welfare...

Pathways to prosperity in rural Malawi (Inglés)

By most accounts, rural Malawi lacked dynamism in the past 15 years. Growth was mostly volatile, in large part due to unstable macroeconomic fundamentals evidenced by high inflation, fiscal deficits, and...

Vulnerability to Poverty in rural Malawi (Inglés)

Considerations of risk and vulnerability are key to understanding the dynamics of poverty in rural Malawi. This study measures vulnerability to consumption shortfalls and analyzes its sources using a two-period...