Working Papers

spread of covid-19

• Modeling and Predicting the Spread of Covid-19: Comparative Results for the US and Philippines and South Africa. Dasgupta, Susmita; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 9419, 2020/10. 

climate change

• Identifying and Monitoring Priority Areas for Methane Emissions Reduction. Dasgupta, Susmita, Lall, Somik; Wheeler, David, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No.  10391. 2023/4.

• Scalable Tracking of CO2 Emissions: A Global Analysis with Satellite Data. Dasgupta, Susmita, Lall, Somik; Wheeler, David, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No.  10297. 2023/2.

• Tracking Methane Emissions by Satellite: A New World Bank Database and Case Study for Irrigated Rice Production. Dasgupta, Susmita, Lall, Somik; Wheeler, David, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No.  10224. 2022/11.

• Urban CO2 Emissions: A Global Analysis with New Satellite Data. Dasgupta, Susmita, Lall, Somik; Wheeler, David, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No.  9845. 2021/11.

• Toward Successful Development Policies: Insights from Research in Development Economics. Erhan Artuc; Cull, Robert; Dasgupta, Susmita and others in DECRG Team, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 9133, 2020/01.

• Co-Location, Socioeconomic Status and Perceptions of Environmental Change in the Indian Sundarbans. Dasgupta, Susmita; Guha, Bansari; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8917, 2019/06.

• Aquatic Salinization and Mangrove Species in a Changing Climate: Impact in the Indian Sundarban. Mukhopadhyay, Anirban; Wheeler, David; Dasgupta, Susmita; Dey, Ajanta; Sobhan, Istiak; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8532, 2018/07.

• Cyclonic Storm Landfalls in Bangladesh, West Bengal and Odisha, 1877-2016: A Spatiotemporal Analysis. Bandyopadhyay, Sunando; Dasgupta, Susmita; Khan, Zahirul Huque; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8316, 2018/01.

• Mangroves as Protection from Storm Surges in Bangladesh. Dasgupta, Susmita; Huq, Mainul; Islam, Md. Saiful; Khan, Zahirul Huque; Hasib, Md. Raqubul; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No.  8251, 2017/11.

• Impact of Climate Change and Aquatic Salinization on Mangrove Species and Poor Communities in the Bangladesh Sundarbans. Dasgupta, Susmita; Sobhan, Istiak; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7736, 2016/06.

• Mangroves as a Protection from Storm Surges in a Changing Climate. Blankespoor, Brian; Dasgupta, Susmita; Lange, Glen-Marie; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7596, 2016/03.

• The Impact of Climate Change and Aquatic Salinization on Fish Species and Poor Communities in Southwest Coastal Bangladesh and Bangladesh Sundarbans. Dasgupta, Susmita; Mustafa, Md. Golam; Sobhan, Istiak; Huq, Mainul; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7593, 2016/03.

• Drinking Water Salinity and Infant Mortality in Coastal Bangladesh. Dasgupta, Susmita; Huq, Mainul; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7200, 2015/02.

• Facing the Hungry Tide: Climate Change, Livelihood Threats and Household Responses in Coastal Bangladesh. Dasgupta, Susmita; Hossain, Md. Moqbul; Huq, Mainul; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7148, 2014/12.

• Climate Change, Groundwater Salinization and Road Maintenance Cost in Coastal Bangladesh. Dasgupta, Susmita; Hossain, Md. Moqbul; Huq, Mainul; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7147, 2014/12.

• Climate Change, Soil Salinity and the Economics of High-Yield Rice Production in Coastal Bangladesh. Dasgupta, Susmita; Hossain, Md. Moqbul; Huq, Mainul; Wheeler, David. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7140, 2014/12.

• River Salinity and Climate Change: Evidence from Coastal Bangladesh. Dasgupta, Susmita; Kamal, Farhana Akhter; Khan, Zahirul Huque; Choudhury, Sharifuzzaman; Nisat, Ainun; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6817, 2014/ 03.

• Sea-level rise and coastal wetlands: impacts and costs; Blankespoor, Brian; Dasgupta, Susmita; Laplante, Benoit; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6277, 2012/11.

• Climate proofing infrastructure in Bangladesh : the incremental cost of limiting future inland monsoon flood damage. Dasgupta, Susmita; Huq, Mainul; Khan, Zahirul Huq; Masud, Md. Sohel; Ahmed, Manjur Murshed Zahid; Mukherjee, Nandan; Pandey, Kiran; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5469, 2010/11.

• Adaptation to climate extremes in developing countries: the role of education. Blankespoor, Brian; Dasgupta, Susmita; Laplante, Benoit; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5342, 2010/06.

• Vulnerability of Bangladesh to cyclones in a changing climate : potential damages and adaptation cost. Dasgupta, Susmita; Huq, Mainul; Khan, Zahirul Huq; Ahmed, Manjur Murshed Zahid; Mukherjee, Nandan; Khan, Malik Fida; Pandey, Kiran; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5280, 2010/04.

• Sea-level rise and storm surges: a comparative analysis of impacts in developing countries. Dasgupta, Susmita; Laplante, Benoit; Murray, Siobhan; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4901, 2009/04.

• The impact of sea level rise on developing countries: a comparative analysis. Dasgupta, Susmita; Laplante, Benoit; Meisner, Craig; Wheeler, David; Jianping Yan; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4136, 2007/02.

biodiversity conservation

• Bridging Conflicts and Biodiversity Conservation: The Critical Role of Reliable and Comparable Data, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 11076.

• Implementing 30 x 30: Lessons from Country Case Studies. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 11045.

• Fishing and Climate Change in Coastal Bangladesh: The Economic and Health Impacts of Increasing Water Salinity. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper.11048.

• Estimating Extinction Risks with Species Occurrence Data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 10822. 

• Revisiting Global Biodiversity: A Spatial Analysis of Species Occurrence Data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 10821. 

• Potential Forest Loss and Biodiversity Risks from Road Improvement in Lao PDR. Danyo, Stephen; Dasgupta, Susmita; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8569, 2018/08.

• Aquatic Salinization and Mangrove Species in a Changing Climate: Impact in the Indian Sundarban. Mukhopadhyay, Anirban; Wheeler, David; Dasgupta, Susmita; Dey, Ajanta; Sobhan, Istiak; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8532, 2018/07.

• Minimizing Ecological Damage from Road Improvement in Tropical Forests. Dasgupta, Susmita; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7826. 2016/09.

• Impact of Climate Change and Aquatic Salinization on Mangrove Species and Poor Communities in the Bangladesh Sundarbans. Dasgupta, Susmita; Sobhan, Istiak; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7736, 2016/06.

• The Impact of Climate Change and Aquatic Salinization on Fish Species and Poor Communities in Southwest Coastal Bangladesh and Bangladesh Sundarbans. Dasgupta, Susmita; Mustafa, Md. Golam; Sobhan, Istiak; Huq, Mainul; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7593, 2016/03.

• Protected Areas and Deforestation: New Results from High Resolution Panel data. Blankespoor, Brian; Dasgupta, Susmita; Wheeler, David Wheeler; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7091, 2014/11.

• A resource allocation model for tiger habitat protection. Dasgupta, Susmita; Hammer, Dan; Kraft, Robin; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6495, 2013/06.

• Vyaghranomics in space and time : estimating habitat threats for Bengal, Indochinese, Malayan and Sumatran tigers. Dasgupta, Susmita; Hammer, Dan; Kraft, Robin; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6212, 2012/10.

environmental health

• Accounting for Regional Differences in Mother and Child Health: Bangladesh, West Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand. Dasgupta, Susmita; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8798, 2019/03.

• The socioeconomics of Fish Consumption and Child Health in Bangladesh. Dasgupta, Susmita; Paul, Tapas; Mustafa, Md. Golam; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8217, 2017/10.

• Drinking Water Salinity and Infant Mortality in Coastal Bangladesh. Dasgupta, Susmita; Huq, Mainul; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7200, 2015/02.

• Health costs and benefits of ddt use in malaria control and prevention. Blankespoor, Brian; Dasgupta, Susmita; Lagnaoui, Abdelaziz; Roy, Subhendu; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6203, 2012/09.

• Addressing household air pollution: a case study in rural Madagascar. Dasgupta, Susmita; Martin, Paul; Samad, Hussain A.; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6627, 2013/09.

• Stockpiles of obsolete pesticides and cleanup priorities: a methodology and application for Tunisia. Dasgupta, Susmita; Meisner, Craig; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4893.

• Improving indoor air quality for poor families: a controlled experiment in Bangladesh. Dasgupta, Susmita; Huq, Mainul; Khaliquzzaman, M.; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4422, 2007/12.

• Pesticide traders' perception of health risks: evidence from Bangladesh. Dasgupta, Susmita; Meisner, Craig; Mamingi, Nlandu; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3777, 2005/11.

• Health effects and pesticide perception as determinants of pesticide use: evidence from Bangladesh. Dasgupta, Susmita; Meisner, Craig; Huq, Mainul; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3776, 2005/11.

• Pesticide poisoning of farm workers: implications of blood test results from Vietnam. Dasgupta, Susmita; Meisner, Craig; Wheeler, David; Nhan Thi Lam; Khuc Xuyen; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3624, 2005/06.

• Who suffers from indoor air pollution? evidence from Bangladesh. Dasgupta, Susmita; Huq, Mainul; Khaliquzzaman, M.; Pandey, Kiran; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3428, 2004/10.

• Indoor air quality for poor families: new evidence from Bangladesh. Dasgupta, Susmita; Huq, Mainul; Khaliquzzaman, M.; Pandey, Kiran; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3393, 2004/09.

• Air pollution during growth: accounting for governance and vulnerability. Hamilton, Kirk; Dasgupta, Susmita; Pandey, Kiran; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3383, 2004/08.

pollution

• Global Technology for Local Monitoring of Air Pollution in Dhaka. Dasgupta, Susmita; Khaliquzzaman. M; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 9429, 2020/10.

• Traffic, Air Pollution and Distributional Impacts in Dar es Salaam: A Spatial analysis with New Satellite Data.  Dasgupta, Susmita; Lall, Somik; Wheeler, David;  World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 9185, 2020/03.

• Addressing household air pollution: a case study in rural Madagascar. Dasgupta, Susmita; Martin, Paul; Samad, Hussain A.; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6627, 2013/09.

• Stockpiles of obsolete pesticides and cleanup priorities: a methodology and application for Tunisia. Dasgupta, Susmita; Meisner, Craig; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4893, 2009/04.

• Improving indoor air quality for poor families: a controlled experiment in Bangladesh. Dasgupta, Susmita; Huq, Mainul; Khaliquzzaman, M.; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4422, 2007/12.

• Health effects and pesticide perception as determinants of pesticide use: evidence from Bangladesh. Dasgupta, Susmita; Meisner, Craig; Huq, Mainul; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3776, 2005/11.

• Who suffers from indoor air pollution? evidence from Bangladesh. Dasgupta, Susmita; Huq, Mainul; Khaliquzzaman, M.; Pandey, Kiran; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3428, 2004/10.

• Indoor air quality for poor families: new evidence from Bangladesh. Dasgupta, Susmita; Huq, Mainul; Khaliquzzaman, M.; Pandey, Kiran; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3393, 2004/09.

• Air pollution during growth: accounting for governance and vulnerability. Hamilton, Kirk; Dasgupta, Susmita; Pandey, Kiran; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3383, 2004/08.

improving environmental performance

• Firms' environmental performance: does news matter? Mamingi, Nlandu; Dasgupta, Susmita; Laplante, Benoit; Hong, Jong Ho; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3888, 2006/04.

• Is environmentally-friendly agriculture less profitable for farmers? evidence on integrated pest management in Bangladesh. Dasgupta, Susmita; Meisner, Craig; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3417, 2004/09.

• Air pollution during growth: accounting for governance and vulnerability. Hamilton, Kirk; Dasgupta, Susmita; Pandey, Kiran; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3383, 2004/08.

• Disclosure of environmental violations and the stock market in the Republic of Korea. Dasgupta, Susmita; Jong Ho Hong; Laplante, Benoit; Mamingi, Nlandu; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3344, 2004/06.

• Incomplete enforcement of pollution regulation: bargaining power of Chinese factories. Wang, Hua; Mamingi, Nlandu; Laplante, Benoit; Dasgupta, Susmita; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2756, 2002/01.

• Industrial environmental performance in China - the impact of inspections. Dasgupta, Susmita; Laplante, Benoit; Namingi, Nlandu; Wang, Hua; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2285, 2000/02.

• Opportunities for improving environmental compliance in Mexico. Dasgupta, Susmita; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2245, 1999/11.

• Accounting for toxicity risks in pollution control: does it matter? Dasgupta, Susmita; Laplante, Benoit; Meisner, Craig; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2002, 1998/11.

• Capital markets responses to environmental performance in developing countries. Dasgupta, Susmita; Laplante, Benoit; Mamingi, Nlandu; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1909, 1998/04.

• What improves environmental performance? evidence from Mexican industry. Dasgupta, Susmita; Hettige, Hemamala; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1877, 1998/01.

• Surviving success: policy reform and the future of industrial pollution in China. Dasgupta, Susmita; Wang, Hua; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1856, 1997/11.

• Bending the rules: discretionary pollution control in China. Dasgupta, Susmita; Huq, Mainul; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1761, 1997/05.

• Citizen complaints as environmental indicators: evidence from China. Dasgupta, Susmita; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1704, 1997/01.

• Water pollution abatement by Chinese industry: cost estimates and policy implications. Dasgupta, Susmita; Huq, Mainul; Wheeler, David; Zhang, Chonghua; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1630, 1996/08.

• Environmental regulation and development: a cross-country empirical analysis. Mody, Ashoka; Roy, Subhendu; Wheeler, David; Dasgupta, Susmita; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1448, 1995/04. 

poverty environment nexus

• The Economics of Regional Poverty-Environment Programs: An Application for Lao People's Democratic Republic. Buys, Piet; Chomitz, Kenneth; Dasgupta, Susmita; Deichmann, Uwe; Larsen, Bjorn; Meisner, Craig; Nygard, Jostein; Pandey, Kiran; Pinnoi, Nat; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3267, 2004/04.

• The poverty/environment nexus in Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic. Dasgupta, Susmita; Deichmann, Uwe; Meisner, Craig; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2960, 2003/01.

• Small manufacturing plants, pollution, and poverty: new evidence from Brazil and Mexico. Dasgupta, Susmita; Lucas, Robert E. B.; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2029, 1998/12.

allocation of bank lending and advisory services & analytics

• How has environment mattered ? an analysis of World Bank resource allocation. Acharya, Anjali; Ijjasz-Vasquez, Ede Jorge; Hamilton, Kirk; Buys, Piet; Dasgupta, Susmita; Meisner, Craig; Pandey, Kiran; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3269, 2004/04.

• Measuring up - new directions for environmental programs at the World Bank. Buys, Piet; Dasgupta, Susmita; Meisner, Craig; Pandey, Kiran; Wheeler, David; Bolt, Katharine; Hamilton, Kirk; Wang, Limin; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3097, 2003/07.

information & communications technology

• Determinants of a digital divide in Sub-Saharan Africa: a spatial econometric analysis of cell phone coverage. Buys, Piet; Dasgupta, Susmita; Thomas, Tim; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4516, 2008/02.

• Policy reform, economic growth, and the digital divide - an econometric analysis. Dasgupta, Susmita; Lall, Somik; Wheeler, David; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2567, 2001/03.

stock price behavior

• The cross-section of stock returns: evidence from emerging markets. Claessens, Stijn; Dasgupta, Susmita; Glen, Jack; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1505, 1995/09.

foreign direct investment

• Japanese multinationals in Asia: capabilities and motivations. Dasgupta, Susmita; Mody, Ashoka; Sinha, Sarbajit; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1634, 1996/08.