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Reproducibility package for Women, Business and the Law 2026

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FR_WLD_2026_566
Author(s)
Alev Gurbuz Cuneo, Ana Maria Tribin Uribe, Tea Trumbic
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Created on
Feb 09, 2026
Last modified
Feb 24, 2026
  • Overview
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    • Overview

    Abstract

    Women, Business and the Law 2026 is the 11th in a series of annual studies measuring the laws and policies that affect women’s economic opportunity in 190 economies. The 2026 edition presents an updated Women, Business and the Law 2.0, a new framework that assesses three pillars capturing both de jure and de facto dimensions of gender equality: legal frameworks, supportive frameworks, and enforcement perceptions. Women, Business and the Law 2026 updates its index of 10 topics structured around a working woman's life cycle: Safety, Mobility, Work, Pay, Marriage, Parenthood, Childcare, Entrepreneurship, Assets, and Pension.

    Reproducibility Package

    Scripts
    Get Reproducibility Package
    File name
    FR_WLD_2026_566
    Zip package
    FR_WLD_2026_566.zip
    Title
    Reproducibility package for Women, Business and the Law 2026
    Date
    2026-02
    Dependencies
    Stata dependencies are listed in the ado folder.
    Instructions
    See README in reproducibility package.
    Notes
    Computational reproducibility verified by Development Impact (DECDI) Analytics team, World Bank.
    Source code repository
    Repository name URI
    Reproducible Research Repository (World Bank) https://reproducibility.worldbank.org
    Software
    Name
    Stata
    Version
    19.5 MP

    Reproducibility

    Technology environment

    Paper exhibits were reproduced on a computer with the following specifications:
    • OS: Windows 11 Enterprise
    • Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6226R CPU @ 2.90GHz
    • Memory available: 16.0 GB
    Technology requirements

    Runtime: 10 minutes
    Reproduction instructions

    To reproduce the results, follow these steps:

    1. Open Master.do and update the directory in line 87.
      The Master.do file is configured so that the local macros (Data_0 and Data_1) for the do-files listed in lines 40 and 41 are set to 0 by default. Since these do-files query live data from wbopendata, which are updated regularly, rerunning them may produce different outputs for some figures. See the README for details.
    2. Run the Stata code.
      The code will execute using the included data and generate all outputs except for two figures. Some data are restricted and not included in this package; therefore, users will not be able to generate Figure B.2.3.1 and Figure B.3.4.1. The Master.do file has the corresponding local macros set to 0, allowing users to run the package and generate all other figures without the restricted data. Outputs generated during reproducibility verification are included in this package so users can review and compare them with the results reported.

    Data

    Datasets
    Name
    Women, Business and the Law 2026 scores at economy level
    Note
    Source: World Bank Filenames: WBL26_LF_Indicator_Topic_Scores_Index.dta, WBL26_SF_Indicator_Topic_Scores_Index.dta, WBL26_EP_Indicator_Topic_Scores_Index.dta
    Access policy
    Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.
    License
    Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
    License URL
    https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/legal/terms-of-use-for-datasets
    Data URL
    https://wbl.worldbank.org/en/wbl-data
    Citation
    World Bank. 2026. "Women, Business and the Law 2026 scores at economy level [dataset]," https://wbl.worldbank.org/en/wbl-data.
    Name
    Enforcement Perceptions Vignette Response at Respondent Level (WBL 2026)
    Note
    Source: World Bank Filename: EP2026_Family_deidentifed_forRCTbox.dta, EP2026_Labor_deidentifed_forRCTbox.dta, EP2026_VAW_deidentifed_forRCTbox.dta Users interested in accessing this data must contact the Women, Business and the Law team at wbl@worldbank.org to request access.
    Access policy
    Data is restricted and not included in the reproducibility package.
    License
    Custom license
    Citation
    World Bank. (2026). Enforcement Perceptions Vignette Response at Respondent Level (WBL 2026) [dataset]. [Restricted]
    Name
    Women, Business and the Law 2026 index scores at country level
    Note
    Source: World Bank Filenames: WBL2026_Reforms.xlsx, WBL26_LF_EconSect.dta, WBL_BC2024_LF_Index.dta
    Access policy
    Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.
    License
    Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
    License URL
    https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/legal/terms-of-use-for-datasets
    Data URL
    https://wbl.worldbank.org/en/wbl-data
    Citation
    World Bank. 2026. "Women, Business and the Law 2026 index scores at country level [dataset]," https://wbl.worldbank.org/en/wbl-data.
    Name
    Nigeria Subnational data (WBL 2026)
    Note
    Source: World Bank Filename: WBL Nigeria Subnational Scoring Simulation.xlsx
    Access policy
    Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.
    License
    Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
    License URL
    https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/legal/terms-of-use-for-datasets
    Data URL
    https://wbl.worldbank.org/en/wbl-data
    Citation
    World Bank. 2026. "Nigeria Subnational data (WBL 2026) [dataset]," https://wbl.worldbank.org/en/wbl-data.
    Name
    World Development Indicators data
    Note
    Source: World Bank.
    Access policy
    Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.
    License
    Creative Commons license CC BY 4.0
    License URL
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
    Data URL
    https://databank.worldbank.org/source/world-development-indicators
    Citation
    World Bank. 2025. "World Development Indicators" [dataset]. Accessed in Jan 2026. https://databank.worldbank.org/source/world-development-indicators
    Name
    Dispute Resolution / Commercial Disputes data
    Note
    Source: World Bank Enterprise Surveys (WBES).
    Access policy
    Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.
    License
    Creative Commons license CC BY 4.0
    License URL
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
    Data URL
    https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data/exploretopics/dispute-resolution?subGroup=2&subtopic=67
    Citation
    World Bank Enterprise Surveys (WBES). 2026. "Dispute Resolution / Commercial Disputes data [dataset]," https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data/exploretopics/dispute-resolution?subGroup=2&subtopic=67.
    Name
    World Bank Official Boundaries
    Note
    Source: World Bank
    Access policy
    Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.
    License
    Creative Commons license CC BY 4.0
    License URL
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
    Data URL
    https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/search/dataset/0038272/world-bank-official-boundaries
    Citation
    World Bank. 2026. "World Bank Official Boundaries [dataset]," https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/search/dataset/0038272/world-bank-official-boundaries
    Data statement

    Some data is restricted and has not been included in the reproducibility package. For more details, please refer to the README file.

    Description

    Output
    Type
    World Bank Reports & Flagships
    Title
    Women, Business and the Law 2026
    URL
    https://hdl.handle.net/10986/44315
    Authors
    Author Affiliation Email
    Alev Gurbuz Cuneo World Bank agurbuz@worldbank.org
    Ana Maria Tribin Uribe World Bank atribinuribe@worldbank.org
    Tea Trumbic World Bank ttrumbic@worldbank.org
    Date of production

    2026-02-02

    Scope and coverage

    Geographic locations
    Location Code
    World WLD

    Disclaimer

    Disclaimer

    The materials in the reproducibility packages are distributed as they were prepared by the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this event do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, the Executive Directors of the World Bank, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the materials included in the reproducibility package.

    Access and rights

    License
    Name URI
    Modified BSD3 https://opensource.org/license/bsd-3-clause/

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    Alev Gurbuz Cuneo World Bank agurbuz@worldbank.org
    Reproducibility WBG World Bank reproducibility@worldbank.org

    Information on metadata

    Producers
    Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
    Reproducibility WBG DECDI World Bank - Development Impact Department Verification and preparation of metadata
    Date of Production

    2026-02-02
    Document version

    1
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