World Bank Taking Steps To Boost Research Integrity

World Bank President David Malpass says the World Bank will keep pushing to help developing countries improve their business climates when asked about the bank’s decision to cancel its flagship “Doing Business” reports after a series of data irregularities and claims of data manipulation.<br />Malpass says strong research products remained a high priority for the bank and said it had taken several steps to improve research integrity, including elevating chief economist Carmen Reinhart to a role in senior management.