This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 08 - Decent Work and Economic Growth and SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. Why do some countries achieve sustained ...

Tax capacity is fundamental to state-building and sustainable development. Achieving a tax-to-GDP ratio of at least 15 percent—endorsed by the UN’s Compromiso de Sevilla—is critical for institutional ...

Can simply exceeding a critical tax-to-GDP threshold bring about an accelerated trajectory of economic growth and development in a country? We conduct new event studies and exploit a richer dataset to ...

A series of severe and mutually reinforcing shocks hit the world economy in 2022, as it approached the mid-point for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. While the impacts of ...

The laureates' work shows that 'we must be aware of, and counteract, threats to continued growth', says the Nobel committee.

Monrovia, March 11, 2025 – The World Bank today launched its flagship report, the Liberia Country Economic Memorandum, titled “Escaping the Natural Resource Trap: Pathways to Sustainable Growth and ...

William Nordhaus can recall the precise moment when he became interested in what is now known as “green accounting,” a type of accounting that factors environmental costs and benefits into measures of ...

Angola’s first World Bank economic update report provides a snapshot of the economy and includes a special focus on inclusive financial development as a crucial reform to support higher and more ...