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A study of nighttime luminosity in Sri Lanka shows an uptake of local economic activities in areas connected by a large-scale road project.

Tapping the potential of MOOCs in training statisticians on tablet-based data collection yields promising results.

Experience from other countries shows online business registries are transparent and easy to use, encouraging enterprises to formalize their business.

Public spaces help revitalize a city’s environment, culture, tourism, and economy.

Knowledge of a startup’s technology, human resources, marketability, and growth potential lowers the risks of venture capital investments.

In Bangladesh, improvements in rural roads and markets paved the way for women’s empowerment.

Bhutan has achieved high rates of economic growth and poverty reduction by taking a holistic approach to development that includes the personal happiness of its citizens

Data products such as the Key Indicators series are crucial to evidence-based policymaking.

Well-designed and participatory eco-compensation schemes with proper technical assistance can help small farmers in some of the poorest and most ecologically sensitive areas in the People’s Republic of China.

Nutrition-specific interventions should target the first 1,000 days, promote behavioral change, and focus on the most vulnerable.