An introduction to probability and statistical methods for empirical work in economics. Descriptive statistics, probability, random variables, sampling, estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis ...

The Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) is the premier research and data arm of the World Bank. DEC increases understanding of development policies and programs by providing intellectual ...

Montserrat Pallares-Barbera, Pere Suau-Sanchez, Richard Le Heron, Martina Fromhold-Eisebith, Globalising Economic Spaces, Uneven Development and Regional Challenges:, Urbani Izziv, Vol. 23, supplement ...

David Gordon reviews Shawn Ritenour's The Economics of Prosperity: Rethinking Economic Growth and Development.

This paper provides an introduction to this special issue of Small Business Economics dealing with the (long-postponed) integration of entrepreneurship into the discipline of development economics and ...

The Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) is a well-known series of conferences that facilitate the discussion of new knowledge about development.

The Development Research Branch (DRB) identifies and leads research on frontier and emerging issues, as well as other economic challenges for countries in conflict and countries in special situations.

W. Arthur Lewis' best-known contribution to development economics was his path-breaking work on the transfer of labour from a traditional to a modern capitalist sector in conditions of unlimited ...

The program offers the training required to pursue advanced degrees in economics, finance, business, and related fields and provides students with the analytical and policy skills needed for careers ...

Women remain underrepresented in economics, yet many have made an outsized impact on the field. Whether it’s in working to eliminate poverty, reinventing development economics, examining social safety ...