Competition is a core element of economic growth, but empirical evidence on how competition affects productivity in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region is limited. This study fills this gap with state-of-the-art empirical research, drawing on firm surveys in the formal sector and novel domestic competition enforcement datasets.
DCP4 works with low- and lower-middle-income countries to improve health outcomes by using economic evidence for better priority setting in healthcare. Volume 1 shares lessons from country led processes in a wide range of countries on creating essential health service packages.
Global Economic Prospects is a World Bank Group Flagship Report that examines global economic developments and prospects, with a special focus on emerging market and developing economies, on a semiannual basis (in January and June). Each edition includes analytical pieces on topical policy challenges faced by these economies.
Multidimensional Perspectives and Future Challenges
Drawing evidence from recent research, this book focuses on the political economy of inequality, social mobility, and climate change, to provide an important contribution to the research on inequality in Africa.
Strengthening Social Protection and Labor for a World in Transition
The State of Social Protection Report provides the most recent evidence of social protection in developing countries with the purpose of informing policy and monitor progress towards universal coverage. The objective of the report is to highlight the importance of social protection as a global priority to protect the poor and vulnerable.
Nature's Paradox is about the intersection of two major crises of the 21st century; the sustainability crisis and the social exclusion and inequality crisis. It explores the disproportionate impact that environmental decline is having on excluded populations, and presents solutions for bringing environmental justice to underrepresented ......
Africa's growing youth population presents an untapped migration potential, but challenges like low economic growth, conflict, and climate change persist.
The Impact of Heat on Health and the Economy of Bangladesh
A manifestation of climate change, temperatures in Bangladesh are increasing at an alarming rate, with frequent bouts of extreme heat events. In 43 years, between 1980 and 2023, maximum temperature in the country increased by 1.1 degreesC, while the "feels like" temperature rose by 4.5 degreesC over the same duration. How does increasing exposure ......
How Governments Can Promote Early Childhood Development in the Middle East and North Africa
The report documents the extent to which governments in the Middle East and North Africa currently support children?s healthy physical growth, social-emotional and mental health, and early learning, and mitigate the potential for permanent harm that arises from poverty, maltreatment, and conflict.
