developing countries

Upgrading within firms in developing countries is driven by increased know-how and certain buyer types

Centralised procurement by the public sector leads to lower drug prices, but the price reduction is smaller when the supply side is more concentrated

An experiment reveals that church members enrolled in formal insurance give less money to their church and to other charitable organisations

A year prematurely lost is as bad as a year spent in poverty. Aggregating these indices offers a more accurate insight into the progress of nations

The technology can reduce leakages in programmes, increase access to public programmes and market services, and improve the delivery of healthcare

A large-scale randomised experiment reveals that temporary health insurance subsidies can improve take-up at no additional cost to the government

Variation in transportation performance is driven by uncongested mobility due to everyday road obstructions, not conventional traffic congestion

The former World Bank Chief Economist explains why developing countries should pursue growth based on their unique comparative advantages

Economic growth can reduce corruption. A Vietnamese study shows that when employment in an industry doubled, bribery fell by 1.6 percentage points