Documentos e informes

A Gender Lens on Adaptive Social Protection to Maximize Impact for Women and Girls in the Sahel: Guidance for the Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program (Inglés)

The Sahel — considered to include Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal for the purpose of this study — is a complex environment with high rates of poverty and gender inequality which...

The Impact of Atlantic Hurricanes on Business Activity (Inglés)

This paper quantifies the short-run economic impact of 21 Atlantic hurricanes on U.S. local business activity from 2017 to 2024 using anonymized Mastercard transaction data aggregated by ZIP code. On average...

Higher Education Expansion and Firm Organization (Inglés)

This paper investigates the impact of higher education expansion on firm performance in developing countries. It focuses on the significant expansion of higher education in Brazil between 2000 and 2012...

Digital Trade Regulatory Database - Data (Inglés)

The report presents the Digital Trade Regulatory Readiness (DTRR) database compiled by a team of World Bank experts. The database offers novel information on laws and regulations on digital trade for 121...

Digital Trade Regulatory Readiness : A Global Database (Inglés)

The report presents the Digital Trade Regulatory Readiness (DTRR) database compiled by a team of World Bank experts. The database offers novel information on laws and regulations on digital trade for 121...

Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE) : Minutes of the Meeting held on September 15, 2025 and Record of Approval on an Absence of Objection Basis on August 6 and September 9, 2025 (Inglés)

Uneven Waters : Examining Poverty and Urban and Rural Households' Exposure to Flood Risk in Paraguay (Inglés)

Floods are becoming more frequent and severe due to climate change, population growth, and land cover changes. In Paraguay, floods are the most common weather-related hazard and disproportionately impact...

Growth, Structural Transformation and Carbon Emissions (Inglés)

The environmental Kuznets curve postulates an inverted-U relationship between environmental degradation and economic growth. And economic growth has been synonymous with structural transformation. How...

An Overlooked Barrier to Resilience : How Mental Health Links to the Poverty Trap and What Social Protection (SP) Can do About it Based on Lessons from the Senegal Pilot (Inglés)

This infographic explores the Community-Based Mental Health Services for Safety Net Beneficiaries Pilot in Senegal.

Just Transition Tool for Private Sector Activities (Inglés)

The transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy is urgently needed to mitigate the profound impacts of climate change. However, this essential transition presents one of the greatest socioeconomic...

The Economic Value of Weather Forecasts : A Quantitative Systematic Literature Review (Inglés)

This study systematically reviews the literature that quantifies the economic benefits of weather observations and forecasts in four weather-dependent economic sectors: agriculture, energy, transport...

FY 2025 Eswatini Country Opinion Survey Report : Questionnaire (Inglés)

The Country Opinion Survey in Eswatini assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Eswatini perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national...

Embracing a Green Digital Transition Guidance Note : Greening Govtech - Volume 2 (Inglés)

GovTech can revolutionize how governments provide services, engage with citizens, and manage resources. However, it is important to address the implications of these technological advancements on climate...

Women in Sciences and Engineering : Why Leveling Employment in Industrial Sectors Matters for Economic Diversification in Developing Countries (Inglés)

While the importance of export diversification is emphasized in development patterns, the gender issues in this process are rarely covered. This paper empirically assesses the contribution of women's sectoral...

The Central African Republic’s Forestry and Mining Revenue Potential (Inglés)

This paper examines the untapped fiscal potential of natural resources in the Central African Republic, focusing on the forestry and mining sectors. The paper analyzes current production levels, tax systems...

Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations : Intertwined Crises, Multiple Vulnerabilities (Inglés)

Home to more than 1 billion people, the 39 emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) classified as being in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS) are plagued by instability and weak institutions...

Rural Roads and Local Economic Development in China (Inglés)

Rural roads, serving as vital links between remote areas and economic centers, play an indispensable role in rural development. This paper investigates the relationship between rural road development and...

Algorithms and Bureaucrats: Evidence from Tax Audit Selection in Senegal (Inglés)

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...

Children in Monetary Poor Households : Global, Regional, and Select National Trends in the Progress against Child Poverty (Inglés)

This paper presents the first estimates of extreme child poverty and child poverty using the World Bank’s recently revised international poverty lines. Using the international poverty line of $3.00 per...

Social Defaults and Plan Choice: The Case of Spousal Following (Inglés)

This paper studies how couples in the Medicare Part D program choose an insurance plan. Over 70 percent of enrollees choose the same plan as their spouse. Even among those with differing health care needs...