Most of the World Bank's research is available free of charge through this website. Use the Advanced Search engine to find specific World Bank reports. Publications can also be purchased on-line or consulted in person at the Bank's many Public Information Centers. Below are a few recent highlights.

Entering the Union: European Accession and Capacity-building Priorities - (Feb. 2006)
Examines trade facilitation and capacity building priorities in eight new European Union member states and three candidate members. The study suggests that behind-the-borderfactors play an important role in determining bilateral trade flows.

Trade and Transport Facilitation Audit of the Baltic States - (Feb. 2005)
On May 1, 2004 Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined the European Union. This had a significant impact on day-to-day trade practices with other EU countries and with non-EU countries, notably that of Russia. In relation to the EU, the major changes were the removal of national customs borders and trading without customs clearances.

Truck Drivers and Casual Sex - An Inquiry Into the Potential Spread Of HIV/AIDS In the Baltic Region - (June 2004)
While the threat of an HIV/AIDS epidemic cannot be taken lightly in any country of the Europe and Central Asia region, four countries - Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia - stand out as being particularly vulnerable. Open borders, and rapid transit threatens to broaden the sweep of the HIV epidemic, as drug injectors and sex workers come into contact with other population groups.

The Economics of Tobacco in Estonia - (June 2004)
An analysis of the system for financing education in Lithuania, with emphasis on its implications for efficiency and equity and with a particular focus on higher education.

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