NEW IMPACT FACTOR
The World Bank Research Observer earns high new impact factor
According to the latest ISI Impact Factors published in June 2007, The World Bank Research Observer’s impact factor is now 2.7, placing it within the top ten of all
peer-reviewed economics journals.
The journal is now ranked 7th (out of 175) in Economics and 1st (out of 37) in Planning and Development.
Articles like these below have ensured that The World Bank Research Observer is a valuable source of information for many, including policymakers, project officers, journalists, and teachers and students of development economics and related disciplines.
We would like to thank these and other submitting authors for their support of the Journal and welcome any authors wishing to submit any similar quality material to do so.
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Much ado about nothing? Do domestic firms really benefit from foreign direct investment? Gorg H, Greenaway D
The World Bank Research Observer, 2004;19 (2):171-197
How have the world's poorest fared since the early 1980s? Chen SH, Ravallion M
The World Bank Research Observer, 2004;19 (2):141-169
Community-based and -driven development: A critical review Mansuri G, Rao V
The World Bank Research Observer , 2004;19 (1):1-39
Evaluating the impact of conditional cash transfer programs Rawlings LB, Rubio GM
The World Bank Research Observer, 2005;20 (1):29-55
An assessment of privatization Kikeri S, Nellis J
The World Bank Research Observer, 2004;19 (1):87-118
Reassessing conditional cash transfer programs Das J, Do QT, Ozler B
The World Bank Research Observer, 2005;20 (1):57-80
Targeting outcomes redux Coady D, Grosh M, Hoddinott J
The World Bank Research Observer, 2004;19 (1):61-85
Insights on development from the economics of happiness Graham C
The World Bank Research Observer, 2005;20 (2):201-231
The "cotton problem" Baffes J
The World Bank Research Observer, 2005;20 (1):109-144