This evaluation reviews the World Bank Group's (WBG's) experience with guarantee instruments during 1990-2007. Although … across the World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC), and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). The …

The World Bank Group estimates that, by 2030, up to two-thirds of the world's extreme poor will live in countries …

sizes around the world. Raballand and Aldaz-Carroll examine the case of pallets to illustrate the impact of multiplicity of … standards on trade costs. They select this case because pallets are used all around the world, pallet standards are not too … standards, the World Bank's strategy should be divided in two directions: to develop awareness of costs related to the …

countries but not necessarily with the rest of the world. Adopting a common standard in a region--that is, harmonization … a larger effort in the group to understand the implications for trade of agreements on standards"--World Bank web site …

, including instrumental variable regressions. "--World Bank web site …