Energy & Environment

Building resilience to natural disasters

How does the World Bank support countries hit by natural disasters?

Manuela Ferro

Published

17.10.18

The welfare effect of inducing persistent changes in behaviours

The welfare effect of policies aimed at changing behaviours persistently may be larger than usually measured because of 'hysteresis'

Energy & Environment

Francisco Costa Francois Gerard

Published

02.08.18

Productivity and energy-saving technology

Factories using energy-efficient lighting reduce ambient temperature on the factory floor by 2.5 degrees Celsius, causing a massive improvement in output per worker

Energy & Environment

Anant Nyshadham

Published

01.06.18

Family dynamics and water conservation: Evidence from Zambia

Individuals put less effort into conserving water or energy at home when they share the resulting financial savings with other household members

Energy & Environment

Kelsey Jack Seema Jayachandran

Published

20.04.18

The global energy challenge

What are 3 key energy challenges the world faces? How can they be overcome?

Energy & Environment

Michael Greenstone

Published

27.03.18

Productivity and energy-saving technology

Factories using energy-efficient lighting reduce ambient temperature on the factory floor by 2.5 degrees Celsius, causing a massive improvement in output per worker

Energy & Environment

Anant Nyshadham

Published

09.03.18