Economics & Development

The Committee on Development Effectiveness met on September 14, 2026 in the Board Room to discuss Counting What Counts? A Formative Evaluation of the World Bank Group (WBG) Scorecard (CODE2026-0059) and the World Bank Group Draft Management Response (CODE2026-0063). The discussion focused on the evaluation’s findings and implications for the WBG Scorecard framework and the proposed management actions in response. The Committee agreed that a report reflecting the discussion and conclusions would be prepared for submission to the Board, and the meeting adjourned at 4:43 p.m.

This report explores older people’s work patterns in developing countries and proposes policies to enhance productive aging, and, with it, improved well-being and overall economic growth, while recognizing that there are limits to working in old age. It uses harmonized household surveys from a large set of developing countries to measure two aspects of work in the context of aging: older adults’ access to market and non-market work and the productivity of those who continue to work.