Jobs are the primary driver of movements into and out of poverty, yet which kinds of employment transitions are most closely ...

This brief examines how tax policy and tax administration shape firms’ experience with the tax system, drawing on firm-level ...

This Technical Note evaluates the contribution of Morocco’s blue economy to its economic, environmental, and social development. It draws on four analytical workstreams: estimating the blue economy’s ...

This report examines how the Philippines can strengthen fiscal sustainability while promoting inclusive economic growth as it advances as an upper-middle-income economy. The review finds that the ...

Yemen’s fisheries are a vital economic and social asset, supporting coastal livelihoods, providing food security, and ...

This paper examines the role of competition as a catalyst for the adoption and usage of digital financial services and financial inclusion in developing economies. While foundational regulatory ...

Bhutan’s agrifood system (AFS) contributes to income and employment generation, but its role beyond primary production is not ...

This toolkit aims to assist practitioners to identify and address Public Financial Management (PFM) constraints that contribute to shortcomings in health service delivery. This Toolkit is anchored in ...

Women farmers face multiple risks that can limit their ability to benefit from agricultural finance. Drawing on evidence from a randomized field experiment in Burkina Faso and Senegal, this brief ...

This brief uses the administrative database of Pakistan’s largest online job platform and an online COVID-19 survey to examine the gender impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on labor markets and other ...

Thailand is undergoing one of the most rapid demographic transitions in the world and is on track to become a “super-aged” society—with more than 20 percent of its population over 65—by 2033. The ...

Higher oil prices resulting from the conflict in the Middle East have improved the current account balance and fiscal ...