This paper tests the effect of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita on pollution, measured by carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita. World Bank 1992 study claims that pollution rises with income, but at a slower and slower speed and eventually declines. Using Ordinary Least Squares...

The relation between infrastructure and economic growth has been largely investigated in the literature, but the empirical evidence found has proven to be controversial. This paper aims to empirically analyze the impact of infrastructure stocks on economic growth. In spite of there being...

This paper studies the effect of oil discoveries on economic growth in Brazilian municipalities for the period from 1940 to 2000. It uses a unique identification strategy which exploits data on the drilling of approximately 20,000 oil wells in Brazil since oil explorations began in the country....

What became the post-War era's "less developed countries" (LDCs) varied enormously in their pre- modern or pre-industrial economic conditions. We hypothesize that if these countries are arrayed on a continuum of pre-industrial development such as that of the demographer Ester Boserup, countries...

This report uses information gathered from 20 consultations with donors, UN agencies, regional organisations and expert institutions in combination with other available data, to assess the status of natural resource governance (NRG) in Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad, identify...

A companion to the OECD States of Fragility 2022 report, this paper analyses the drivers and effects of climate and environmental risks in the Sahel, focusing on increasing food insecurity, rapid urbanisation and intensified mining. It outlines options for improved policy responses by providers...

This paper has been prepared in the framework of the OECD Programme on Smart Cities and Inclusive Growth. It offers a synthesis of the lively discussions held during the 1st OECD Roundtable on Smart Cities and Inclusive Growth enriched with analytical research. While the COVID-19 pandemic had...

This paper examines key characteristics of six particularly active Southeast Asian providers of development co-operation – Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam – and outlines development co-operation trends in the Southeast Asian region.

National governments working to support firms facing the COVID-19 crisis have strong incentives to support entrepreneurship and private-sector development. As they struggle to survive the crisis, entrepreneurs and SMEs need accessible and high-quality public services. In addition to improving...

This Joint report of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI0 and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is a summary of the discussion practitioners from OECD and Several Asian countries at the "Second Roundtable on Labor Migration in Asia: Managing Migration to...