Documentos e informes
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From Food Security to Nutrition Security in the East Asia and Pacific Region (Inglés)
The East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region has been less exposed to the food price shock arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine than other world regions. East Asia and Pacific economies have not imported...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 178870 Fecha del documento: 3 de enero de 2023 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Ambrosio Albala,Mateo,Dawe,David Charles,Islamaj,Ergys,Mas Aparisi,Alban Pablo,Mattoo,Aaditya,Maw,Aka Kyaw Min,Shrivastava,Animesh
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Missing Information : Why Don’t More Firms Seek Out Business Advice? (Inglés)
Seeking out business advice, for example through classroom training or consulting, can be a profitable investment. Previous research has found that obtaining business advice through classroom training...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 176888 Fecha del documento: 30 de septiembre de 2022 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Bruhn,Miriam,Piza,Caio
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Opportunities for Youth and Women’s Participation in Ghana’s Labour-intensive Public Works Program (Inglés)
Ghana’s public works program, Labour-Intensive Public Works (LIPW), was initiated in 2010 with the goal of providing short-term employment opportunities to the poorest and building community assets. Public...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo (Serie Numerada) Número del informe: 163275 Fecha del documento: 17 de agosto de 2021 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Dadzie,Christabel Ewuradjoa,Ofei-Aboagye,Esther
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Using Blockchain to Enable Cleaner, Modern Energy Systems in Emerging Markets (Inglés)
Emerging markets must attract significant international financing to meet their goals for mitigating carbon pollution and increasing access to clean, affordable, reliable, and resilient energy. The authors*...
Número del informe: 133881 Fecha del documento: 26 de noviembre de 2018 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Miller,Douglas,Mockel,Peter
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Prices and welfare (Inglés)
What is the welfare effect of a price change? This simple question is one of the most relevant and controversial questions in microeconomic theory and its different answers can lead to severe heterogeneity...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo (Serie Numerada) Número del informe: 125502 Fecha del documento: 16 de febrero de 2016 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Araar,Abdelkrim,Verme,Paolo
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Bretton Woods Monetary Conference, July 1-22, 1944 (Inglés)
In July 1944, representatives from 44 nations met at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire for the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference. The United States government selected...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo Número del informe: 104697 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2016 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed
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Transforming primary education in Sri Lanka : from a 'subject' of education to a 'stage' of education (Inglés)
Sri Lanka is a lower-middle income country with a per capita income of approximately US$ 2,400, and a population of around 20 million people. Sri Lanka's high rate of literacy is due to its sustained growth...
Número del informe: 80316 Fecha del documento: 1 de julio de 2013 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Aturupane,Harsha,Little,Angela Winifred,Shojo,Mari
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Cities as drivers of growth along the silk road (Ruso)
Major events have reshaped the internal population flows of Eurasia, including the breakup of the Soviet Union, the development of market economies, and the rising influence of regional powers. Looking...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 76215 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2013 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Coulibaly,Souleymane
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Cities as drivers of growth along the silk road (Inglés)
Major events have reshaped the internal population flows of Eurasia, including the breakup of the Soviet Union, the development of market economies, and the rising influence of regional powers. Looking...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 76215 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2013 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Coulibaly,Souleymane
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Lessons from scaling up : recycling Cassava waste - a triple win for development : a case study from Nigeria (Inglés)
The new 'lessons from practice: assessing scalability' report aims to provide specific tools and guidance to World Bank Task Team Leaders (TTLs) and other agricultural development specialists which can...
Número del informe: 69571 Fecha del documento: 1 de junio de 2012 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Antikainen,Kaisa,Larson,Gunnar,Mackedon,John
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Stagnation or revival? Palestinian economic prospects (Inglés)
The Palestinian Authority (PA) continues to experience a severe fiscal crisis, which threatens to become protracted given recent and projected declines in donor assistance. The PA is making a concerted...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 67742 Fecha del documento: 1 de marzo de 2012 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Karasapan,Omer M.,Fields,Roby Charles
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Private activity in infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa remained stable in 2010 (Inglés)
In 2010, 13 infrastructure projects with private participation reached financial or contractual closure in 11 low- and middle-income countries, involving investment commitments of US$1.5 billion. Infrastructure...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 66332 Fecha del documento: 1 de agosto de 2011 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed
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Social implications of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean (Inglés)
Climate change is the defining development challenge of our time. More than a global environmental issue, climate change is also a threat to poverty reduction and economic growth and may unravel many of...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 63400 Fecha del documento: 1 de julio de 2011 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Verner,Dorte
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Distortions to agricultural incentives in Western Europe (Vol. 6 of 16) : National spreadsheet for agricultural distortions in Germany (Inglés)
Agriculture in Western Europe enjoys a degree of diversity that reflects a wide variety of soils and climatic conditions ranging from the arid Mediterranean regions to the Arctic Circle. Superimposed on...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo (Serie Numerada) Número del informe: 56143 Fecha del documento: 1 de septiembre de 2010 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Josling,Timothy E.
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Growth and vulnerabilities in microfinance (Inglés)
This focus note begins by briefly telling the story of recent growth in the four countries leading into the credit delinquency crises. The second section describes the key contextual factors that affected...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 56627 Fecha del documento: 1 de febrero de 2010 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Chen,Gregory C.,Rasmussen,Stephen F.,Reille,Xavier
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Growth and vulnerabilities in microfinance (Ruso)
This focus note begins by briefly telling the story of recent growth in the four countries leading into the credit delinquency crises. The second section describes the key contextual factors that affected...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 56627 Fecha del documento: 1 de febrero de 2010 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Chen,Gregory C.,Rasmussen,Stephen F.,Reille,Xavier
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Growth and vulnerabilities in microfinance : Croissance et vulnerabilities en microfinance (Francés)
This focus note begins by briefly telling the story of recent growth in the four countries leading into the credit delinquency crises. The second section describes the key contextual factors that affected...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 56627 Fecha del documento: 1 de febrero de 2010 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Chen,Gregory C.,Rasmussen,Stephen F.,Reille,Xavier
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Growth and vulnerabilities in microfinance : Crecimiento y vulnerabilidades en microfinanzas (Español)
This focus note begins by briefly telling the story of recent growth in the four countries leading into the credit delinquency crises. The second section describes the key contextual factors that affected...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 56627 Fecha del documento: 1 de febrero de 2010 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Chen,Gregory C.,Rasmussen,Stephen F.,Reille,Xavier
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Growth and vulnerabilities in microfinance (Árabe)
This focus note begins by briefly telling the story of recent growth in the four countries leading into the credit delinquency crises. The second section describes the key contextual factors that affected...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 56627 Fecha del documento: 1 de febrero de 2010 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Chen,Gregory C.,Rasmussen,Stephen F.,Reille,Xavier
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Public finance and economic development : reflections based on the experience in China (Inglés)
Low tax revenue and slow economic growth are two central concerns in developing countries. However, policies that raise tax revenue also harm economic growth. With tax revenue coming mainly from large...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo (Serie Numerada) Número del informe: 57760 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2009 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Gordon,Roger H.