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Which World Bank Reports Are Widely Read?

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dc.contributor.authorDoemeland, Doerte
dc.contributor.authorTrevino, James
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-15T16:10:23Z
dc.date.available2014-05-15T16:10:23Z
dc.date.issued2014-05
dc.description.abstractKnowledge is central to development. The World Bank invests about one-quarter of its budget for country services in knowledge products. Still, there is little research about the demand for these knowledge products and how internal knowledge flows affect their demand. About 49 percent of the World Bank's policy reports, which are published Economic and Sector Work or Technical Assistance reports, have the stated objective of informing the public debate or influencing the development community. This study uses information on downloads and citations to assesses whether policy reports meet this objective. About 13 percent of policy reports were downloaded at least 250 times while more than 31 percent of policy reports are never downloaded. Almost 87 percent of policy reports were never cited. More expensive, complex, multi-sector, core diagnostics reports on middle-income countries with larger populations tend to be downloaded more frequently. Multi-sector reports also tend to be cited more frequently. Internal knowledge sharing matters as cross support provided by the World Bank's Research Department consistently increases downloads and citations.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/19456376/world-bank-reports-widely-read-world-bank-reports-widely-read
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6851
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18346
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6851
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectACRONYMS
dc.subjectADVISORY SERVICES
dc.subjectARTICLE
dc.subjectARTICLES
dc.subjectBOOK REVIEW
dc.subjectCATALOGUES
dc.subjectCITATION
dc.subjectCITATIONS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETIES
dc.subjectCLASSIFICATION
dc.subjectCONFIDENCE
dc.subjectCONTENTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISCLOSURE
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDOCUMENTS
dc.subjectGENERALIZATION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINDICES
dc.subjectINITIATIVE
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectJOURNALISTS
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLARGE POPULATIONS
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectMEDIA
dc.subjectMEDIA COVERAGE
dc.subjectPEER REVIEW
dc.subjectPOLICY CHANGE
dc.subjectPOLICY DIALOGUE
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPRACTITIONERS
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC DEBATE
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectQUALITY ASSURANCE
dc.subjectQUALITY CONTROL
dc.subjectREGIONAL POLICY
dc.subjectREPOSITORIES
dc.subjectREPOSITORY
dc.subjectRESEARCH LIBRARIES
dc.subjectRESEARCHERS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRICHER COUNTRIES
dc.subjectSELF-ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL METHODS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ADVICE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectUSERS
dc.subjectVENDORS
dc.subjectWEB
dc.subjectWEBSITE
dc.subjectWEBSITES
dc.subjectOKR
dc.subjectD&R
dc.subjectDocuments and Reports
dc.subjectOpen Knowledge Repository
dc.titleWhich World Bank Reports Are Widely Read?en
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titleWhich World Bank Reports are Widely Read?
okr.date.disclosure2014-05-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:51:49.706434Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/19456376/world-bank-reports-widely-read-world-bank-reports-widely-read
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid387501468322733597
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6851
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20140501153249
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19456376
okr.identifier.reportWPS6851
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/05/01/000158349_20140501153249/Rendered/PDF/WPS6851.pdfen
okr.topicInformation Security and Privacy
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Theory & Research
okr.unitOperations and Strategy Unit, Development Economics Vice Presidency
okr.volume1 of 1
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