The global economy has experienced four waves of rapid debt accumulation over the past fifty years. The first three debt waves ended with financial crises in many emerging and developing economies.
Building on new analysis and new sex-disaggregated data, this report aims to advance understanding on the relationship between trade and gender equality and to identify a series of opportunities through which women can gain from trade.
Trade and investment regimes determine the extent of economic integration, competition rules affect economic efficiency, intellectual property rights matter for... Læs mere
Presents new insights and evidence on drivers of foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing countries, and FDI's role in development.
With the global growth outlook weakening and vulnerabilities rising, the policy priority for EMDEs is now to improve their economies' resilience to shocks and lift long-term growth prospects.
Discusses the impacts of population aging and technological change on Uruguay's labor markets and economic growth potential, focusing on the need to increase the level and quality of investment in human and physical capital in order to improve welfare and reduce inequality.
Although Romania's income per capita has increased, its economic growth has been uneven and rests on the foundations of ineffective institutions,... Læs mere
The 2020 World Development Report will analyze the implications of the changing face of globalization for... Læs mere
Revisits and refreshes thinking on power sector reform approaches for developing countries. The approach relies heavily on evidence from the past,... Læs mere
Explores critical entry points and areas of policy focus to accelerate poverty reduction in Africa. The report looks beyond macroeconomic stability and growth to ask what more could be done and where should policy makers focus to speed up poverty reduction.