Health taxes are excise taxes on products that generate negative externalities and internalities and cause health harms to consumers, typically applied to tobacco, alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages ...
This note presents the 8th edition of the World Bank’s Multidimensional Poverty Measure (MPM) database, drawing on the latest country data from the Global Monitoring Database (GMD) as of October...
This note introduces the 14th edition of the Global Database of Shared Prosperity (GDSP). Shared prosperity, a key indicator of inclusive growth, is measured as the annualized growth rate in per capita...
Taxes and prices of tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in Brazil are low compared to international peers. The ongoing landmark reform of indirect taxes (PLP...
Taxes and prices of tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in Brazil are low compared to international peers. The ongoing landmark reform of indirect taxes (PLP...
The brief is the first in a two-part series that provides an overview of the electricity sector's demand and supply side environmental regulations. This brief focuses on supply-side regulations and...
The September 2024 update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) introduces several changes to the data underlying the global poverty estimates. This document details these changes and the methodological ...
To effectively address poverty, it is essential that countries have the tools and means to accurately measure people’s living standards. Most countries rely on data collected from household surveys ...
This is the April 2024 issue of the bi-annual Regional Poverty and Inequality Update for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), which summarizes the main facts related to poverty and inequality in LAC...
This note introduces the 13th edition of the Global Database of Shared Prosperity (GDSP). Shared prosperity is the growth in per capita household income or consumption of the poorest 40 percent of the...
This note presents the 7th edition of the World Bank’s Multidimensional Poverty Measure (MPM) database, based on country data from the Global Monitoring Database (GMD) as of April 2024. The MPM...
After several years of negative shocks, global growth is expected to hold steady in 2024 and then edge up in the next couple of years, in part aided by cautious monetary policy easing as inflation gradually ...
Expanding women’s employment in the private sector is imperative to increase female labor force participation in Mashreq countries. This knowledge brief identifies lessons learned from the IFC-led...
There has been limited data on the impact of out-of-pocket health payments (OOPs) on extreme poverty in Guinea. Yet, these data are necessary for making informed decisions in the fight against poverty...
Il existe peu de données sur l’impact des dépenses directes de santé (DDS) sur l’extrême pauvreté en Guinée. Ces données sont pourtant nécessaires...
For centuries, management of freshwater resources has focused on monitoring and managing water quantity to ensure supplies for domestic, agricultural, and industrial use and to mitigate the potential...
Water management is foundational for development and climate adaptation. Investments in water not only improve health and wealth of nations but can also buffer the impacts of climate change. Sub-Saharan...
The conflict in the Middle East has been exerting upward pressures on prices of key commodities, notably oil and gold. High commodity prices, despite relatively subdued global GDP growth, suggest some ...
El presente reporte resume las principales tendencias de indicadores de pobreza y desigualdad en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) usando la nueva ola de encuestas de hogares armonizadas de la...
Women are a powerful engine for international trade and economic growth. As workers, small-scale traders, entrepreneurs, and producers, their engagement in export activities has the potential not only ...