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Research Papers and Books

November 28, 2016

The papers and books are rigorous analytical pieces designed to tackle specific research questions relevant for social and economic development.

Journal Articles/Publications

Date	Authors	Affiliation	Details
Nov 2017	Vijayendra Rao, Kripa Ananthpur, Kabir Malik	World Bank; Madras Institute of Development Studies, India; World Bank	Rao, Vijayendra, Kripa Ananthpur, and Kabir Malik. 2017. The Anatomy of Failure: An Ethnography of a Randomized Trial to Deepen Democracy in Rural India. World Development 99: 481 – 497.
June 2017 (published online)	Roberto Chang, Constantino Hevia, Norman Loayza	Rutgers University; Universidad Torcuato di Tella, Argentina; World Bank	Chang, Roberto, Constantino Hevia, and Norman Loayza. 2017. Privatization and Nationalization Cycles. Macroeconomic Dynamics
Mar 2017	Young Eun Kim, Wilma A. Stolk, Marcel Tanner, Fabrizio Tediosi	World Bank; Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel, Switzerland; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel, Switzerland	Kim, Young Eun, Wilma A. Stolk, Marcel Tanner, and Fabrizio Tediosi. 2017. Modelling the Health and Economic Impacts of the Elimination of River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) in Africa. BMJ Global Health, 2(2).
Dec 2016	Norman Loayza	World Bank	Loayza, Norman V. 2016.Informality in the Process of Development and Growth.World Econ. 39: 1856–1916.
Sep 2016	Michael Woolcock	World Bank	Woolcock, Michael. 2016. Critical Elements for Ensuring the Success of More Inclusive Social Policies, in World Social Science Report 2016, Challenging Inequalities: Pathways to a Just World. UNESCO Publishing, Paris. Pages 241-244.
2016	Raphael Bergoeing, Norman Loayza, Facundo Piguillem	Chile's Center for Public Studies and University of Chile; World Bank; Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance	Bergoeing, Raphael, Norman V. Loayza, and Facundo Piguillem. 2016. The Whole is Greater than the Sum of Its Parts: Complementary Reforms to Address Microeconomic Distortions. World Bank Economic Review 30 (2): 268-305.
Aug 2016	Norman Loayza, Jamele Rigolini	World Bank; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Germany	Loayza, Norman, and Jamele Rigolini. 2016. The Local Impact of Mining on Poverty and Inequality: Evidence from the Commodity Boom in Peru. World Development 84 (Issue C): 219-234.
Apr 2016	Ximena Del Carpio, Norman Loayza, Tomoko Wada	World Bank; World Bank; University of Minnesota	Del Carpio, Ximena, Norman Loayza, and Tomoko Wada. 2016. The Impact of Conditional Cash Transfers on the Amount and Type of Child Labor. World Development 80 (Issue C): 33-47.
Nov 2015	Deval Desai, Michael Woolcock	Harvard Law School; World Bank	Desai, Deval and Michael Woolcock. 2015.Experimental Justice Reform: Lessons from the World Bank and Beyond. Annual Review of Law and Social Science 11: 155-174

Working Papers

Date	Authors	Affiliation	Details
Sep 2017	Monica Das Gupta, Rajib Dasgupta, P. Kugananthan, Vijayendra Rao, T.V. Somanathan, K.N. Tewari	University of Maryland; Jawarhalal Nehru University; Chennai Municipal Corporation (retired); World Bank; Government of India; Municipal Corporation of Delhi (retired)	Das Gupta, Monica, Rajib Dasgupta, P. Kugananthan, Vijayendra Rao, Trikkur V. Somanathan, and K.N. Tewari. 2017. Flies Without Borders : Lessons from Chennai on Improving India's Municipal Public Health Services. Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 8197. Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group.
Aug 2017	Fabian Mendez Ramos	World Bank	Mendez Ramos, Fabian. 2017. Assessing Forecast Uncertainty: An Information Bayesian Approach. Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 8165. Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group.
June 2017	Ha Nguyen and Jiaming Soh	World Bank; Bank Negara Malaysia	Nguyen, Ha Minh, and Jiaming Soh. 2017. Employment Multipliers over the Business Cycle. Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 8105. Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group.
May 2017	Samuel Pursch, Andrea Woodhouse, Michael Woolcock, and Matthew Zurstrassen	World Bank	Pursch, Samuel James, Andrea Fitri Woodhouse, Michael Woolcock, and Matthew Pierre Zurstrassen. 2017. Documenting Myanmar's Social Transformation: Insights from Six Rounds of Research on Livelihoods and Social Change in Rural Communities. Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 8055. Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group
May 2017	Constantino Hevia, Norman Loayza, and Claudia Meza-Cuadra	Universidad Torcuato di Tella; World Bank; World Bank	Hevia, Constantino, Norman V. Loayza, and Claudia Maria Meza Cuadra Balcazar. 2017. Industrial Policies vs Public Goods Under Asymmetric Information. Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 8052. Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group.
Jan 2017	Tatiana Didier Ruth Llovet Montanes Sergio L. Schmukler	World Bank	Didier Brandao, Tatiana, Ruth Llovet Montanes, and Sergio L. Schmukler. 2016. International financial integration of East Asia and Pacific. Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 7772. Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. January 2017 version
Jan 2017	Ha Nguyen, Huong Nguyen, and Anh Pham	World Bank; Tufts University; George Mason University	Nguyen, Ha Minh, Huong Nguyen and Anh Pham. 2017. Impact of oil price fluctuations on financial markets since 2014. Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 7957. Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group.
Oct 2016	Norman Loayza	World Bank	Loayza, Norman V. 2016. Informality in the process of development and growth. Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 7858. Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group. A Toolkit for Informality Scenario Analysis: Excel File. User Guide
June 2016	Kirk Hamilton, John Helliwell, Michael Woolcock	London School of Economics; University of British Columbia; World Bank	Hamilton, Kirk E., John F. Helliwell, and Michael Woolcock. 2016. Social capital, trust, and well-being in the evaluation of wealth. Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 7707. Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group.
May 2016	Norman Loayza	World Bank	Loayza, Norman. 2016.La productividad como clave del crecimiento y el desarrollo: en el Perú y el mundo. Peruvian Economic Association, Working Paper no. 69.
Feb 2016	Edgar Villa Martha A. Misas Norman Loayza	Universidad de La Sabana, Campus Puente del Común. Chía, Colombia; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia; World Bank	Villa, Edgar, Martha A. Misas and Norman V. Loayza. 2016.Illicit activity and money laundering from an economic growth perspective: a model and an application to Colombia. Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 7578. Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group.
Jan 2016	Matt Andrews, Lant Pritchett, Michael Woolcock	Harvard Kennedy School; Harvard Kennedy School; World Bank	Andrews, Matt, Lant Pritchett and Michael Woolcock. 2016. The Big Stuck in State Capability for Policy Implementation. Center for International Development, Harvard University: Working Paper No. 318.
Oct 2015	Maria Gonzalez De Asis, Michael Woolcock	World Bank	Gonzalez De Asis, Maria, and Michael Woolcock. 2015.Operationalizing the Science of Delivery Agenda to Enhance Development Results. Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group.

Books and Book Chapters

Date	Authors	Affiliation	Details
Jan 2017	Matt Andrews, Lant Pritchett, Michael Woolcock	Harvard Kennedy School; Harvard Kennedy School; World Bank	Andrews, Matt, Lant Pritchett and Michael Woolcock. 2017. Building State Capability: Evidence, Analysis, Action. Oxford University Press.
Nov 2015	Michael Woolcock	World Bank	Woolcock, Michael. 2015. Culture, Politics and Development, in Carol Lancaster and Nicholas van de Walle (eds.) Oxford Handbook of the Politics of Development. New York: Oxford University Press.
2015	Matt Andrews, Lant Pritchett, Salimah Samji, Michael Woolcock	Harvard Kennedy School; Harvard Kennedy School; Harvard Kennedy School; World Bank	Andrews, Matt, Lant Pritchett, Salimah Samji and Michael Woolcock. 2015. Building Capability By Delivering Results: Putting Problem Driven Iterative Adaption (PDIA) Principles into Practice, in Alan Whaites, Eduardo Gonzales, Sara Fyson and Graham Teskey (eds.) A Governance Practitioner’s Notebook: Alternative Ideas and Approaches. OECD. Paris. pp. 123-133.

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