Development Research Group
Publication Highlights
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Mar 13, 2025
A new report from the World Bank Group, Financing Firm Growth: The Role of Capital Markets in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, explores the surge in capital market financing in low- and middle-income countries from 1990 ...
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Mar 11, 2025
Forced displacement has reached unprecedented levels, with over 120 million individuals displaced globally. This VoxDevLit synthesizes quantitative research, focusing on studies that use experimental or quasi-...
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Dec 31, 2024
Global goods trade accelerated in the five months from July through November amid strong US economic growth and a spurt in demand fueled by expectations of higher import tariffs. Trade in services, which is reported with ...
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RECENT JOURNAL ARTICLES
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January 2025, Conflict Management and Peace Science
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January 2025, Journal of Development Economics
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October 2024, Journal of Development Economics
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September 2024, Journal of Development Economics
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Fall 2024, Journal of Economic Perspectives
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June 2024, IMF Economic Review
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REPORT SERIES
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Policy Research Reports
Policy Research Reports (PRRs) bring to a broad audience the results of research on development policy issues carried out by staff of the World Bank's Development Research Group. The web site contains links to websites for several published PRRs, with information about the report and authors.
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Global Financial Development Reports
Global Financial Development Reports (GFDRs) provide a unique contribution to financial sector policy debates, building on novel data, surveys, research, and wide-ranging country experience, with emphasis on emerging markets and developing economies.
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World Development Reports
This annual report provides a wide international readership with an extraordinary window on a specific aspect of development. The web site provides links to detailed information on each report about the theme, authors, and online consultations. You can also view/download full text, overviews, background papers, and access media resources or purchase the reports.
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Research at Work
These reports on the World Bank research program focus on the impact of research on development thinking, how the research is perceived and used within and outside the World Bank, and the contributions of research to the development and improvement of data and analytical tools.
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NEWSLETTERS
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Research Newsletter
A summary of the latest research on a key theme in development, plus updates on our upcoming events, blogs, publications, and other new content.
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Trade Watch
Trade Watch provides up-to-date data from an array of sources, along with analysis of recent trade developments. The newsletter is a joint product of the Trade and International Integration Unit in the Development Research Group and the Trade Unit in the Trade, Investment, and Competition (TIC) department of the World Bank.
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Interest Bearing Notes
Interest Bearing Notes is a product of the Finance and Private Sector Research Team in the Development Research Group. It reports on research by the Team, as well as non-World Bank research, conferences, related websites, new data sets, and other research and policy-oriented news.
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ADDITIONAL RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
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ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Research Observer seeks to inform nonspecialist readers about research being undertaken within the Bank and outside the Bank in areas of economics relevant for development policy.
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ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Economic Review encourages and supports research in the field of development economics. It is intended for economists and other social scientists in government, business, international agencies, universities and research institutions.
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Finance and Private Sector Impact Evaluation Policy Notes
Impact evaluation policy notes provide 2-page summaries of efforts to evaluate the impacts of finance and private sector policies.
Research Insights
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APRIL 2025
Infrastructure for Inclusive Jobs and a Productive Private Sector
This edition of Research Insights highlights four sets of findings on how the right investments on physical and digital infrastructure¡ªpaired with effective enabling policies¡ªcan support the creation of inclusive job markets and productive private sectors.READ MORE -
World Bank / Vincent TremeauMarch 2025
More and Better Jobs for Women
With International Women¡¯s Day serving as a reminder of the progress made¡ªand the challenges that remain¡ªin advancing women's economic empowerment, this edition of Research Insights highlights new evidence on how to expand women¡¯s access to economic opportunities.Read more -
Photo ? Dominic Chavez/World BankFebruary 2025
Pathways to More & Better Jobs: What the Evidence Shows
Jobs don¡¯t exist in isolation¡ªthey require both prepared workers and accessible opportunities. This edition explores both sides of this challenge, examining supply-side policies that equip workers with skills while addressing barriers that constrain labor demand.Read more -
? World BankJanuary 2025
Education: Cost-Effective Interventions, Preprimary Returns, and Links to Migration & Climate Change
Ahead of the International Day of Education, the second edition of Research Insights brings you a curated selection of studies addressing critical areas of education policy, with evidence spanning both global and country levels.Read more
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About the Policy Research Working Paper Series
The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues.
The Reproducible Research Repository is a one-stop shop for reproducibility packages associated with World Bank research. The catalogued packages provide the analytical scripts, documentation, and, where possible, the data needed to reproduce the results in the associated paper.
Research Compilations
These documents compile all the scholarly output (working papers, journal articles, books, edited volumes, and other peer-reviewed outputs) by researchers from the World Bank's Development Research Group by fiscal year:
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Thematic Research Roundups