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Policy Research Talks
About the Series
- The Policy Research Talks showcase cutting-edge research from the World Bank and its implications for development policy.
- The monthly event facilitates a dialogue between development researchers and practitioners to challenge and contribute to the development community's intellectual climate and re-examine conventional wisdom in current development theories and practice.
2024 Policy Research Talks
2023 POLICY RESEARCH TALKS
2022 POLICY RESEARCH TALKS
The Global Findex, Financial Inclusion & Resilience
November 15, 2022
Pensions and Informality
October 20, 2022
Improving Effective Coverage in Health: Do Financial Incentives Work?
Policy Research ReportMay 11, 2022
2021 POLICY RESEARCH TALKS
Long-Term Growth in Developing Countries
December 14, 2021
2020 Policy Research Talks
Taxation, Inequality, and Development
October 27, 2020
Democratizing Democracy
March 10, 2020
2019 Policy Research Talks
The Unintended Consequences of Cash Transfers
December 11, 2019
The Internationalization of Crime, Conflict, and Violence
November 18, 2019
- June 13, 2019Story | | | | Sam Asher
- May 22, 2019Story | | | |
- April 15, 2019| | | |
- March 4, 2019| | | |
- January 22, 2019| | | |
2017 Policy Research Talks
- December 14, 2017| | Video | |
- November 30, 2017| | Video | | Dominique van de Walle
Moving for Prosperity: Global Migration and Labor Markets
October 19, 2017|
Opportunities and Challenges of Urbanization: Planning for an Unprecedented Future
September 25, 2017| | | |
Building State Capability for Policy Implementation
June 5, 2017| | | |- May 23, 2017| | | |
- April 10, 2017| | | |
Salaries, Diversity, and Inclusion at the World Bank Group
March 16, 2017| | | Jishnu Das, Lead Economist, Research Department |- February 7, 2017| | | |
- January 23, 2017| | | |
2013 - 2015 Policy Research Talks
- December 8, 2015| | | | |
- November 30, 2015| | | |
- October 2015| Video | | |
- September 2015| | |
Institutional Investors: From Myth to Reality
June 1, 2015| | | |
Well-fare Economics of Groundwater Development
May 12, 2015| | |
Making Index Insurance Work for the Poor
April 7, 2015| | |
Does Microfinance Still Hold Promise for Reaching the Poor? Facts and (A Little) Speculation
Tuesday, March 17, 2015| | |
Love, Behavior, and Incentives in the Time of HIV/AIDS
February 17, 2015| | |
Managing Food Price Volatility
January 27, 2015| | Will Martin- November 17, 2014| | |
A Measured Approach to Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity: Concepts, Data, and the Twin Goals
October 2, 2014| | Peter Lanjouw
Twenty-First Century Trade Policy: Pushing the Limits of International Cooperation
April 22, 2014| Video | | Chad Bown
Schooling and Learning: Understanding Inequalities and What To Do About Them
March 18, 2014| | |
Organizing for Peace and Prosperity: Collective Action and Development
January 14, 2014| Video | | Philip KeeferPatterns of Global Migration and Opportunities for Policy Makers
November 5, 2013| | |
Global Income Inequality: Current Patterns, Future Trends, and Implications for the Bank
October 15, 2013| | | Branko Milanovic, Lead Economist, Research Department
Leveraging Land Policies for Equity, Growth, and Transparency
September 5, 2013| | |
What should we do about informal firms? Why de Soto is half wrong and the IRS half right
July 9, 2013| | |
Taking Context Seriously: Expanding the Range of Ideas, Methods and Strategies to Enhance Development Effectiveness
June 25, 2013| |Delivering Education: How the Rise of Private Schooling Changes Everything
May 16, 2013| Jishnu Das, Lead Economist, Research Department
