This publication reviews the landscape of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in 26 countries in Asia and the Pacific.…

This policy brief highlights the importance of the Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX) standard in transforming data…

This analysis of data from the Philippines finds that mobile internet connectivity leads to higher household wealth.

This paper examines the economic costs of caregiving for women in Pakistan, revealing a significant wage penalty.

This brief uses a macroeconomic model and household survey data to estimate the impact of the 2025 US tariff on Cambodia. It finds that…

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

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

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

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

This paper introduces the 2024 Female Entrepreneurship Index, which examines the conditions that encourage successful entrepreneurship…