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Myth or fact? New WDR examines the potential of digital technologies for...
Pop quiz: Which of these statements do you agree with? If you build “IT” they will come.Poor people don’t need mobile phones. They need clean water and food instead.Digital skills are only relevant...
View ArticleWhy have the digital revolution’s broader benefits fallen short for development?
The rapid spread of digital technologies has been a development success. But has it also resulted in successful development? No, not when the basic foundations of economic development are missing,...
View ArticleHow corruption hurts innovation in smaller firms
Firms invest in innovations if they expect future benefits from these investments. Patents and quality certificates are means for firms to claim such exclusive gains. However, in order to obtain...
View ArticleGlobal Economic Prospects January 2016: Regional integration and spillovers
A key risk to global growth in 2016 is that a number of emerging markets slow simultaneously. Following a decade of deepening integration among emerging markets and developing countries, weakness in a...
View ArticleLive longer, work longer?
Imagine yourself on a comfy seat like the ones they give to ministers. But do not get too cozy as you are about to make a difficult decision. Population is aging in your country, and there simply is...
View ArticleIs Poverty Seasonal?
Many countries measure poverty using annualized survey data generated on the basis of a one-time “snapshot” of household consumption. Such designs gather information for a single period of reference of...
View ArticleEducation is the topic for the new World Development Report
Education is central to improving human welfare and to achieving the goals of eliminating extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. Schooling was recognized as vital to achieving the MDGs, and...
View ArticleHow persistent is poverty in the short run?
Poverty is often measured using repeated cross-sectional surveys that provide a snapshot of the poverty status of a given household at a particular point in time. Such designs call for interviewing...
View ArticleHow land rights institutions affect the path to productive urbanization
The industrial revolution in Western Europe and North America soon triggered both increased urbanization and accelerated economic development, placing countries in these regions onto paths of sustained...
View ArticleWhat can we learn from land and financial allocation in India?
Factor Allocation and Growth A central challenge for developing countries is to promote growth by reducing the misallocation of factors of production—labor, capital and land. While there may not be...
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