This paper explores how high frequency automatic identification system data can be leveraged to assess the near real-time impacts of typhoons on…

This paper examines the gender-specific effects of exogenous public spending shocks across a global sample using a novel identification strategy and…

About 75% of GDP in Asia and the Pacific depends on nature, but it remains overlooked in economic planning. Healthy ecosystems support public health,…

This report analyzes the potential for Nepal to transform its western Sudurpaschim Province into a sustainable tourism destination by stepping up…

This paper investigates the inclusive impact of different components of government spending in 191 economies (1980–2023). It finds that well-targeted…

India sped up the rollout of telecom infrastructure by digitizing permit approvals and improving coordination between authorities, cutting delays that…

This publication explores how an adaptive approach to riverbank erosion and instability, developed in Bangladesh and focused on morphological…

This brief analyzes how Australia and Viet Nam are maximizing value-added tax (VAT) and goods and services tax (GST) revenues from cross-border e-…

This publication looks at how West Bengal in India addressed adverse fiscal situations by spearheading policy and institutional reforms in public…

Informal justice mechanisms in their current form often fall short of the ideal of equitable, impartial justice for all.