Plastic waste has become a serious threat in Southeast Asia because of its adverse environmental, health, and economic ...

David Sungho Park, Shilpa Aggarwal, Dahyeon Jeong, Naresh Kumar, Jonathan Robinson, Alan Spearot, Private but Misunderstood?

The Indonesia Country Growth and Jobs Report (CGJR) analyze the binding constraints to growth and good jobs in the country, ...

This study conducted a randomized experiment to improve participation in a youth employment program in Côte d'Ivoire by testing text message outreach methods. Sending text messages highlighting ...

Among these, diabetes and hypertension stand out as significant contributors to the nation’s health burden. Nearly 1 in 3 ...

Increasing globalization trends and Colombia's decision to increase trade integration, with the negotiation of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the US, has led the government to focus on a ...

Quy-Toan Do, Michael Lokshin, Martin Ravallion, Migrants as Social Protection? Simulations of a Market for Work Permits, The ...

The final quarter has seen the continuing adjustment of the Indonesian economy to more subdued commodity prices and tighter ...

Jessica Leight, Yao Pan, Educational Responses to Local and Migration Destination Shocks: Evidence from China, The World Bank ...

Danny Cassimon, Dennis Essers, Andrea F Presbitero, Debtor (Non-)Participation in Sovereign Debt Relief: A Real Option Approach, The World Bank Economic Review, Volume 39, Issue 4, November 2025, ...

Using data from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys from 2006 to 2023, this paper studies the corporate ethical standards of ...

Ray Miller, Lackson D Mudenda, Ashish K Sedai, Lauren Vilims, Private Sanitation and Psychosocial Health in Adolescent Girls, The World Bank Economic Review, Volume 39, Issue 4, November 2025, Pages ...