This study employs a synthetic panel
approach based on nationally representative micro-level data
to track poverty and income mobility in Malaysia in
2004–16....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9898Date: January 10, 2022Author:
Rongen,Gerton ;
Binti Ali Ahmad,Zainab ;
Lanjouw,Peter F. ;
Simler,Kenneth
This paper studies the effect of a
change in the amount of cash assistance provided to Afghan
refugees returning from Pakistan on household outcomes
post-return. Using...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9897Date: January 10, 2022Author:
Esper,Hisham ;
Krishnan,Nandini ;
Wieser,Christina
Gender equality is central to the World
Bank Group’s (WBG) twin goals of ending extreme poverty and
increasing shared prosperity in a sustainable manner. Gender
inequality...
The teacher’s guide
diagnostic tool is an instrument to assess the quality of
teacher’s guides in any subject in primary grades
1 through 4. The tool assesses...
Type: ReportReport#: 157401Date: January 6, 2022Author:
Ding,Elaine Yi Zhong
This guide presents a set of 11
Foundational Teaching Skills (FTS). The objective of this
guide is to support the design, implementation, and
evaluation of effective...
Type: ReportReport#: 156894Date: January 6, 2022Author:
Pushparatnam,Adelle ;
Mahajan,Laura Schwedes ;
Molina,Ezequiel ;
Del Toro Mijares,Ana Teresa ;
Ding,Elaine Yi Zhong ;
Wilichowski,Tracy Marie
This note explores findings on the
changing household dynamics in response to the mandated
Coronavirus (COVID-19) school closures in Punjab, Pakistan.
The SMS girl impact...
This paper exploits a rich dataset from
various administrative sources to study short- and
medium-term labor market outcomes of vocational education
and training graduates...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 168061Date: January 1, 2022Author:
Rivera Guivas,Nayib ;
Azam,Mehtabul ;
Ajwad,Mohamed Ihsan
The teaching that students receive in
the classroom is the most important school-based determinant
of student learning. The objective of this note is to
provide guidance...
Type: ReportReport#: 166803Date: January 1, 2022Author:
Luna Bazaldua,Diego Armando ;
Del Toro Mijares,Ana Teresa ;
Molina,Ezequiel ;
Pushparatnam,Adelle
At the end of 2020, there were over 48
million internally displaced persons (IDPs) displaced by
conflict and another seven million displaced by natural
disasters, more...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168166Date: January 1, 2022Author:
Klugman,Jeni ;
Ortiz,Elena Judith
The Country Opinion Survey in Burundi
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Burundi perceive the
WBG. It provides...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168449Date: January 1, 2022Author:
Felzer,Sharon
The Country Opinion Survey in OECS
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in OECS perceive the WBG.
It provides the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168453Date: January 1, 2022Author:
Felzer,Sharon
Teach is an open access classroom
observation tool that provides a window into one of the less
explored and most important aspects of student learning,
what goes on...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 167434Date: January 1, 2022Author:
Molina,Ezequiel ;
Pushparatnam,Adelle ;
Melo Hurtado,Carolina Eugenia ;
Wilichowski,Tracy Marie ;
Del Toro Mijares,Ana Teresa ;
Ding,Elaine Yi Zhong ;
Aloys,Jenny Beth ;
Carter,Emma Jane ;
Singal,Nidhi
The short- and long-run impact of the
Coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis on children’s education will
be profound. There is an urgent need for education systems
to recover....
Access to quality childcare is critical
for improving child development outcomes and ensuring that
the next generation of Bangladeshi children are better
prepared to...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168618Date: January 1, 2022Author:
Rahman,Tashmina ;
Arnold Urzua,Tamara Alejandra ;
Shams,Farzana ;
Rahman,Mokhlesur
The umbrella program provides a flexible
approach to align and manage development resources for
results at scale for building, protecting, and utilizing
human capital....
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 169618Date: December 31, 2021Author:
Strokova,Victoria ;
Hassani,Uraidah ;
Yuan,Junya ;
Buchsbaum,Aaron F
The world of tomorrow will be driven by
digital transformation across sectors and industries, and
the global coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
is accelerating...
This report contains the World Bank
Group Boards’ calendar for the period from December 2021 to
February 2022, specifying the Boards’ engagements, such as
meetings and...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 167254Date: December 21, 2021
This paper aims to provide a framework
for conducting public sector employment and compensation
assessments that can help develop evidence-based reforms.
Such a framework...
Type: ReportReport#: 167209Date: December 21, 2021Author:
Hasnain,Zahid ;
Baig,Muhammad Faisal Ali ;
Somani,Ravi ;
Van Acker,Wouter ;
Butnaru,Anca ;
Palacios,Robert J. ;
Ortega,Daniel E.
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