The Republic of Yemen is enduring the
world's most severe protracted humanitarian crisis,
compounded by conflict, economic collapse, and natural
disasters. Current food...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10768Date: May 9, 2024Author:
Steve Penson ;
Lomme,Mathijs ;
Carmichael,Zacharey Austin ;
Manni,Alemu ;
Shrestha,Sudeep Kumar ;
Andree,Bo Pieter Johannes
AbstractTo achieve substantial emission
reductions, widespread low-carbon technology adoption is
vital. The process by which new technologies are developed
and adopted...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10767Date: May 8, 2024Author:
Unnada Chewpreecha ;
Dennig,Francis ;
Hansen,Ib
This paper investigates the effects of
severe drought shocks on Tunisia’s agriculture
sector during 2000–19. Using labor force surveys
aligned with granular...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10766Date: May 7, 2024Author:
Alfani,Federica ;
Pallante,Giacomo ;
Palma,Alessandro ;
Talhaoui,Abdelkader
In Pakistan, learning poverty among
primary school aged children is estimated to be as high as
77 percent, but little data exist on early learning
experiences. This...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10764Date: May 7, 2024Author:
Seiden,Jonathan Michael ;
Hasan,Amer ;
Luna Bazaldua,Diego Armando
Quality early childhood education
improves childhood development outcomes and has long-term
implications for school readiness, workforce participation,
and economic...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10763Date: May 6, 2024Author:
Alam,Abdullah ;
Hasan,Amer ;
Hentschel,Elizabeth Lauren
By 2023, more than 108 million people
were forcibly displaced worldwide, with children under 18
constituting 45 percent. This study examines the human
development gaps...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10765Date: May 6, 2024Author:
Hiller,Tatiana ;
Moya,Andrés ;
Rozo Villarraga,Sandra Viviana
This paper documents that senior plant
managers in less-developed countries spend more time dealing
with government rules and regulations than their
counterparts in...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10761Date: May 3, 2024Author:
Tamkoc,Mehmet Nazim ;
Ventura,Gustavo
This paper studies how air quality
around combustion power plants changes in response to
hydrological droughts that affect hydropower generation.
Using fixed-effect...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10760Date: May 3, 2024Author:
Eriksson,Mathilda ;
del Valle,Alejandro ;
De La Fuente,Alejandro
This paper proposes an objective way of
estimating and allocating
“differentiated” responsibilities for
carbon emissions across countries. These responsibilities
...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10759Date: April 25, 2024Author:
Lall,Somik V. ;
Rajan,Raghuram Govind ;
Schoder,Christian
High-frequency monitoring of food
commodity prices is important for assessing and responding
to shocks, especially in fragile contexts where timely and
targeted interventions...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10758Date: April 23, 2024Author:
Adewopo,Julius Babatunde ;
Andree,Bo Pieter Johannes ;
Peter,Helen ;
Solano-Hermosilla,Gloria ;
Micale,Fabio
This paper examines spillovers in the
use of digital technologies from formal to informal
businesses by exploring differences in geographic proximity.
Using a unique...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10757Date: April 22, 2024Author:
Jolevski,Filip ;
Nayyar,Gaurav ;
Pleninger,Regina ;
Shu Yu
Zambia’s private sector must
deliver quality jobs at scale to keep up with its expanding
working age population, contribute to economic
transformation, and reduce...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10756Date: April 18, 2024Author:
Simbeye,Laban ;
Lungu,Eliya ;
Kumwenda,Andreya ;
Banda,Edna ;
Msoni,Jonathan ;
Kuo,Ryan Chia
This paper conducts a correspondence
study to assess demand for soft skills in the context of
hiring discrimination in Malaysia. No evidence of
gender-based discrimination...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10755Date: April 17, 2024Author:
Valencia,Christian ;
Janzen,Sarah Ann ;
Ghorpade,Yashodhan ;
Abdur Rahman,Amanina Binti
The coexistence of several definitions
of green jobs and measurement instruments gives room for
mismatches between those concepts and their application to
research questions....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10753Date: April 17, 2024Author:
Granata,Julia ;
Posadas,Josefina
Changes in the sentiment of
migration-related news published in destination countries
affect the timing of migrants’ journeys to these
countries. Using geo-localized...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10754Date: April 17, 2024Author:
Di Maio,Michele ;
Elmallakh,Nelly Youssef Louis William ;
Leone Sciabolazza,Valerio
This paper, along with its accompanying
data, provides the first comprehensive analysis on financing
for refugee education in low- and middle-income countries.
By compiling...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10752Date: April 11, 2024Author:
Hopper,Robert Benjamin
This paper shows how growth regressions
can be useful for analyzing a country’s growth
performance. Growth regressions describe changes in key
macroeconomic variables...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10751Date: April 10, 2024Author:
Wacker,Konstantin M. ;
Beyer,Robert Carl Michael ;
Moller,Lars Christian
Men die at higher rates in nearly all
places and at all ages beyond age 45. Using World Health
Organization excess mortality estimates by sex and age
groups for 75 countries...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10750Date: April 9, 2024Author:
Beegle,Kathleen G. ;
Demombynes,Gabriel ;
De Walque,Damien B. C. M. ;
Gubbins,Paul Michael ;
Veillard,Jeremy Henri Maurice
Understanding the economic costs
attributable to unhealthy diets is crucial to inform health
and agrifood investments in low- and middle-income countries
experiencing...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10747Date: April 4, 2024Author:
Siekmans,Kendra ;
Fracassi,Patrizia ;
Kato,Tomoko ;
Seow,Ti Kian ;
Carter,Diana ;
Horton,Susan E. ;
Dizon,Felipe Jr Fadullon ;
Shibata Okamura,Kyoko
Can information about the value of
diagnostic tests improve provider practice and help patients
recognize higher quality of care? In a randomized experiment
at public...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10746Date: April 4, 2024Author:
Carolina Lopez ;
Sautmann,Anja ;
Schaner,Simone Gabrielle
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