Using recent expenditure survey data,
this paper investigates the incidence of all indirect taxes
in Brazil. It applies a novel approach to estimate the
effective tax...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9891Date: December 20, 2021Author:
Lara Ibarra,Gabriel ;
Rubião,Rafael Macedo ;
Simoes Fleury,Eduardo
This note presents a snapshot of the
results of rapid monitoring phone surveys conducted in Lao
People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) on public service
delivery, and on...
Does the internet enable the recruitment
of transnational terrorists? Using geo-referenced population
census data and personnel records from the Islamic State in
Iraq...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9885Date: December 15, 2021Author:
Do,Quy-Toan ;
Gomez Parra,Nicolas ;
Rijkers,Bob
This section lays out priority themes
for the WBG South Asia Climate Roadmap to implement the
global Climate Change Action Plan. These themes include:
macro-fiscal resilience;...
Type: ReportReport#: 166960Date: December 15, 2021
Across a wide variety of regions and
contexts, surveys have found high rates of disagreement
within couples on matters of household decision making.
Using a unique data...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9883Date: December 14, 2021Author:
Liaqat,Sundas ;
Donald,Aletheia Amalia ;
Jarvis,Forest Brach ;
Perova,Elizaveta ;
Johnson,Hillary C.
The identification of key determinants
of aid effectiveness is a long-standing question in the
development community. This paper reviews the literature on
aid effectiveness...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9884Date: December 14, 2021Author:
Ashton,Helen Louise ;
Friedman,Jed ;
Goldemberg,Diana ;
Hussain,Mustafa Zakir ;
Kenyon,Thomas ;
Khan,Akib ;
Zhou,Mo
The Ethiopian labor market is facing the
dual challenge of creating new employment opportunities for
the rapidly expanding labor force and improving the quality
of existing...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9879Date: December 13, 2021Author:
Nath,Shanjukta ;
Wieser,Christina
This Country Program Evaluation aims to
assess the World Bank Group’s contribution to
Morocco’s development trajectory over the past
decade (fiscal years...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 167307Date: December 13, 2021
This study applies the
cost-of-basic-needs approach to estimate food and total
poverty lines for the Brazilian case. Using detailed data on
expenditures from a 2017/18...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9878Date: December 13, 2021Author:
Lara Ibarra,Gabriel ;
Paffhausen,Anna Luisa ;
Vasconcellos Archer Duque,Daniel
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: December 10, 2021Author:
Luna Bazaldua,Diego Armando ;
Del Toro Mijares,Ana Teresa ;
Molina,Ezequiel ;
Pushparatnam,Adelle
Even before Coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) hit, the world was already experiencing a
learning crisis. 258 million primary- and secondary-school
age children and...
Type: ReportReport#: 166631Date: December 10, 2021Author:
Azevedo,Joao Pedro Wagner De ;
Rogers,F. Halsey ;
Carroll,Sanna Ellinore ;
Cloutier,Marie-Helene ;
Chakroun,Borhene ;
Chang,Gwang-Chol ;
Mizunoya,Suguru ;
Reuge,Nicolas Jean ;
Brossard,Matt ;
Bergmann,Jessica Lynn
Even before Coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) hit, the world was already experiencing a
learning crisis. 258 million primary- and secondary-school
age children and...
Type: ReportReport#: 166631Date: December 10, 2021Author:
Azevedo,Joao Pedro Wagner De ;
Rogers,F. Halsey ;
Ahlgren,Sanna Ellinore ;
Cloutier,Marie-Helene ;
Chakroun,Borhene ;
Chang,Gwang-Chol ;
Mizunoya,Suguru ;
Reuge,Nicolas Jean ;
Brossard,Matt ;
Bergmann,Jessica Lynn
This Survey on Ethics and Corruption in
the Federal Public Service was held online from April 28 to
May 28, 2021, in partnership with the Office of the Federal
Comptroller...
Type: ReportReport#: 165970Date: December 9, 2021Author:
Ortega Nieto,Daniel ;
Kim,Galileu ;
Sousa Lourenco,Joana Isabel ;
Kay,Kerenssa Mayo ;
Arias,Eric Braian ;
Brescianini,Juliana Neves Soares ;
Dias Diniz Costa,Maria Elisa ;
Antonacci Moura,Paulo Vitor
In every country, certain individuals
and groups find themselves excluded from fully participating
in political, economic, and social life. The barriers they
face can...
Type: ReportReport#: 166756Date: December 9, 2021Author:
Pfeil,Helene ;
Agarwal,Sanjay
How should parents be mobilized for
education in Africa? This study implemented a large-scale
field experiment in Angolan primary schools, including three
treatments:...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9876Date: December 8, 2021Author:
Di Maro,Vincenzo ;
Leeffers,Stefan ;
Serra,Danila ;
Vicente,Pedro C.
Since the beginning of the pandemic,
efforts have been made to monitor both school closures (and
re-opening) and the measures put in place to ensure
continuity of learning....
Type: ReportReport#: 166492Date: December 7, 2021Author:
Nannyonjo,Harriet ;
Azevedo,Joao Pedro Wagner De ;
Akmal,Maryam ;
Wong,Yi Ning ;
Yoshimoto,Hana ;
Ligao,Minghui ;
Ouedraogo,Alassane
This paper investigates the economic and
health risks arising from the COVID-19 pandemic for migrant
workers in the European Union. It first assesses migrants’
economic...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9873Date: December 6, 2021Author:
Bossavie,Laurent Loic Yves ;
Garrote Sanchez,Daniel ;
Makovec,Mattia ;
Ozden,Caglar
This brochure summarizes the key
messages of the white paper on education in the Sahel and
identifies key priorities to help countries improve access
to quality education:...
Despite strong evidence of its
importance to the welfare of children and societies, early
childhood education has been comparatively neglected as a
policy priority both...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9872Date: December 2, 2021Author:
Neuman,Michelle J. ;
Powers,Shawn Michael
Argentina’s progress towards gender
equality remains imbalanced: women have advantage in human
endowment, but still lag in economic participation and voice
and agency....
Type: BriefReport#: 168989Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
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