Albert Solé @sole_alb

Private Sector Development, Investment, Competitiveness, Productivity | Now @WorldBankAfrica, formerly @WorldBankIndia @WBG_Cities | MPA @Harvard MSc @LSEcities Joined July 2009

Tweets

4K
Followers

3K
Following

2K
Likes

8K

Albert Solé @sole_alb

7 months ago

nber.org/papers/w33442?… Institutions, Technology and Prosperity @DrDaronAcemoglu PAPER

0 0 1 64 0

Yesterday, the World Bank Board approved the "Boosting Green Finance, Investment and Trade in Rwanda" to support the Govt of Rwanda in driving private sector investments, especially in green projects. documentsinternal.worldbank.org/search/34429458 @sahr_kpundeh @WB_Rwanda #GreenFinance

0 0 1 105 0

Albert Solé @sole_alb

9 months ago

Industrial Policy in Europe: A Single Market Perspective imf.org/en/Publication… @IMFNews

0 0 2 76 0

Albert Solé @sole_alb

10 months ago

AI Playbook for small states imda.gov.sg/-/media/imda... Good summary of efforts from small states to boost AI literacy #AI #development #Rwanda @RwandaICT

0 0 0 63 0

Download Image

Ramon Gras Alomà @RamonGrasAloma

10 months ago

'A Vision for Barcelona's Future': you can now download the Report presenting the urban design and economic strategy vision, goals, and recommendations for the metropolitan region, whilst including benchmarks with Amsterdam 🇳🇱, Boston 🇺🇸, Munich 🇩🇪, and Stockholm 🇸🇪.…

2 13 43 2K 6

Download Image

Gita Gopinath @GitaGopinath

10 months ago

What is behind Europe's productivity problem? A large productivity gap relative to the US in the tech sector & low business dynamism. Two factors driving this: smaller market size and lower access to finance relative to the US. The fix: Deepen the EU single market. Read more…

105 426 1K 416K 473

Download Image

Albert Solé @sole_alb

10 months ago

Industrial Policies (IPs) and Innovation: Evidence from the Global Automobile Industry nber.org/system/files/w… The analysis finds a positive relationship between policy support and innovation, and suggests that the effects of IPs will be self-reinforcing and grow over time

0 0 1 100 0

Albert Solé @sole_alb

11 months ago

Two recent @WorldBank reports from Tatiana Didier et al tackle the crucial issue of SME Finance; one focuses on Productivity openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/cor… the other one on Support Policies documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099… cc @JeanPesme

0 0 2 115 1

Isabela Manelici @imanelici

11 months ago

Helpful review of the state-of-the-art evidence on how to connect firms in low- and middle-income countries to markets (from @davidgatkin and Jing Cai). See links below: voxdev.org/topic/firms/ho… povertyactionlab.org/policy-insight… @vox_dev @JPAL

0 12 44 3K 17

Albert Solé @sole_alb

11 months ago

How can poor countries become rich? Focus on firms. Interesting article by @karthiktadepall via @asteriskmgzn asteriskmag.com/issues/07/want…

0 1 2 80 0

World Bank Rwanda @WB_Rwanda

12 months ago

We have an exciting lineup of experts in Economics & Education speaking this afternoon at the launch of the 23rd edition of the #RwandaEconomicUpdate. Join us as we discuss "Accelerating #Rwanda's skill development to drive private sector growth" Watch➡️:wrld.bg/lesV50Tp0GI

0 14 30 8K 3

Download Image

Albert Solé @sole_alb

a year ago

Export-Led Industrial Policy for Developing Countries. @wb_research paper from @TristanReed_ documents.worldbank.org/en/publication… To achieve productive diversification, developing countries need targeted policies that resolve market failures specific to certain export sectors

0 1 2 71 0

Albert Solé @sole_alb

a year ago

New industrial strategy for Europe? ft.com/content/92f7ae… via @FT Mario Draghi calls for €800bn EU investment boost

0 0 1 80 0

Albert Solé @sole_alb

a year ago

Just when I started reading "How the World Became Rich" from @MarkKoyama and @jaredcrubin, an @nberpubs review comes out #luckyme cc @BevansAdvocate nber.org/papers/w32873?…

2 4 28 3K 13

Albert Solé @sole_alb

a year ago

I totally recommend Avner Offer's "Understanding the Private-Public Divide," which reflects on the limits of private sector and competition, the impact of corruption, and how governments must look after the long-terms interests of the public. Cc @XavierFerras

0 0 3 1K 1

Download Image

Albert Solé @sole_alb

a year ago

Firm Adaptation to Climate Change @nberpubs paper from Arti Grover & @mattkahn1966 with support from @SomikCities and others nber.org/papers/w32848?…

0 0 4 167 0

Albert Solé @sole_alb

a year ago

nytimes.com/2024/08/13/bus… via @nytimes cc ⁦@XavierFerras⁩

0 1 0 375 2

Jostein Hauge @haugejostein

a year ago

Industrial policy is receiving more attention than ever. There are three major reasons for this: (1) more state intervention after the 07/08 crisis, (2) growing geopolitical tensions, and (3) efforts to strengthen domestic manufacturing in the wake of supply chain disruptions.

1 32 96 6K 32

Download Image

Albert Solé @sole_alb

a year ago

good table. Govts deploy an array of policy levers to boost productivity, which could be categorized as Macro, Meso (vertical sectors), and Micro (firm-level). This diagram zooms in on innovation policy instruments (source: 2017 WB's 'innovation paradox' publication).

Jostein Hauge @haugejostein

a year ago

11 127 474 57K 394

Download Image

0 0 0 149 0

Download Image

NBER @nberpubs

a year ago

A new method of identifying good managers finds good managers have roughly twice the impact on team performance as good workers, from Ben Weidmann, Joseph Vecci, @_farahsaid, @ProfDavidDeming, and @SoniaBhalotra nber.org/papers/w32699