Publication: The World Bank Research Program 2004 : Abstracts of Current Studies
Date
2006
ISSN
Published
2006
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
Research at the bank encompasses
analytic work designed to produce results with wide
applicability across countries or sectors. Bank research, in
contrast to academic research, is directed toward recognized
and emerging policy issues and is focused on yielding better
policy advice. Although motivated by policy problems, Bank
research addresses longer-term concerns rather than the
immediate need of a particular Bank lending operation or of
a particular country or sector report. Activities classified
as research at the bank do not, therefore, include the
economic and sector work and policy analysis carried out by
the Bank staff to support operations in particular
countries. Economic and sector work policy studies take the
product of research and adapt it to specific projects or
country setting, whereas Bank research contributes to the
intellectual foundations of future lending operations and
policy advice.
Citation
“World Bank. 2006. The World Bank Research Program 2004 : Abstracts of Current Studies. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/e0d11bf4-e811-5c2b-8fbb-21e41709ca81 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”