Can algorithms enhance bureaucrats’ work in developing countries? In data-poor environments, bureaucrats often exercise discretion over key decisions, such as audit selection. Exploiting newly digitized...
Governments and development institutions dedicate substantial resources to programs aimed at expanding access to finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), with the expectation that...
This paper analyzes the welfare impacts of import bans in Nigeria, and how these are shaped by evasion. Bans were not effectively enforced, and contributed to informal trade. The imposition of bans nonetheless...
Improvements on excise taxes on tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) are urgently needed in Mexico to reduce preventable premature deaths. In Mexico, 125,350 people lose their...
En México se necesitan urgentemente mejoras en los impuestos selectivos al tabaco, las bebidas alcohólicas y las bebidas azucaradas para reducir las muertes prematuras evitables. En México, 125,350 personas...
Climate shocks increase poverty and reduce development gains and productive investments, in part because vulnerable households have poor financial resilience, are often not covered by public safety nets...
Development outcomes such as job creation, clean energy access, and sustainable agriculture drive a global effort to bolster growth along sustainable and climate-resilient pathways, but significant funding...
The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) aims to level the playing field by applying the same carbon price faced by domestic producers under the Emission Trading System to the emissions embodied...
Supporting countries in their fertility transitions can entail different entry points, such as improving access to reproductive health services, raising awareness and knowledge of family planning, promoting...
Global economies are highly dependent on efficient logistics to promote economic growth, yet the historical contribution of freight transport to environmental impacts poses an important challenge for the...
Brazil’s transport infrastructure and the social and economic activities it supports face increasing exposure to climate and natural hazards, with climate change intensifying risks to critical corridors...
Os gastos com transporte constituem uma parte expressiva dos orçamentos públicos municipais no Brasil. Tradicionalmente concentrados em investimentos de capital voltados à infraestrutura viária, os recursos...
Transport expenditures are a sizable share of many Brazilian city budgets. While capital expenditures in the transport sector often target road improvements, operating expenditures are increasingly focused...
Embora as mortes e lesões no trânsito imponham grandes custos econômicos e sociais tanto para indivíduos quanto para países, os formuladores de políticas públicas muitas vezes desconhecem a extensão total...
As economias globais dependem de cadeias logísticas eficientes para sustentar o crescimento econômico. Entretanto, o transporte de cargas tem sido historicamente um dos principais responsáveis pelas emissões...
While road traffic fatalities and injuries impose large economic and social costs on both individuals and countries, policy makers are too often unaware of the full extent of these costs as they make decisions...
The East-West Railway, also known as FICO-FIOL, is poised to significantly enhance grain transportation in Brazil, boosting global food availability and affordability while strengthening Brazil’s export...
Espera-se que a Ferrovia Leste-Oeste desempenhe um papel fundamental na otimização do transporte de grãos no Brasil, contribuindo para a disponibilidade e acessibilidade de alimentos globalmente e para...
Decarbonizing Brazil’s road freight transport sector is essential to achieving the country’s 2050 emission targets. To scale this effort, Brazil must transition from diesel-powered trucks to low- and zero-carbon...
Diversifying guarantee mechanisms in Brazil is essential for attracting private investment in infrastructure. Strong guarantees enhance legal security and reduce perceived risk, making it easier for new...