Investing in children’s human capital is
one of the most critical investments a country can make to
break the cycle of poverty and reap the demographic
dividend. It...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 165956Date: November 10, 2021Author:
Sabbih,Mostafa Amir ;
Coudouel,Aline ;
Rahman,Aneeka
This report sheds light on the
interlocked long-term territorial development challenges and
the recently realized systemic risks affecting the Lake Chad
region. It summarizes...
Type: ReportReport#: 165925Date: November 9, 2021Author:
Granguillhome Ochoa,Rogelio ;
Hernandez Ore,Marco Antonio ;
Lach,Samantha ;
Masaki,Takaaki ;
Rodriguez Castelan,Carlos
The Lake Chad region, which is an
economically-and socially integrated area spanning across
four countries of Chad, Cameroon, Niger, and Nigeria in
north-west Africa,...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 165926Date: November 9, 2021Author:
Masaki,Takaaki ;
Rodriguez Castelan,Carlos
This report sheds light on the
interlocked long-term territorial development challenges and
the recently realized systemic risks affecting the Lake Chad
region. It summarizes...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 165925Date: November 9, 2021Author:
Granguillhome Ochoa,Rogelio ;
Hernandez Ore,Marco Antonio ;
Lach,Samantha ;
Masaki,Takaaki ;
Rodriguez Castelan,Carlos
Although El Salvador’s modest pace of
growth has reduced poverty and inequality in recent years,
it has not been sufficient to move the country toward the
income levels...
Type: ReportReport#: 161734Date: November 8, 2021Author:
Ulku,Hulya ;
Zaourak,Gabriel Roberto
There is growing support for monitoring
global poverty using a measure that accounts for both own
and relative income. This paper shows how—in the
context of...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9844Date: November 8, 2021Author:
Decerf,Benoit Marie A ;
Ferrando,Mery ;
Quinn,Natalie N.
This note provides guidance on how to
assess a country’s current level of energy taxation and
formulate a policy framework for its rationalization and
expansion. Section...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 164948Date: November 5, 2021Author:
Matheson,Thornton
This report documents and explores the
early economic impacts of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on
households and businesses in Vietnam, leveraging unique
information collected...
Type: ReportReport#: 164806Date: November 5, 2021Author:
World Bank
A key challenge with poverty measurement
is that household consumption data are often unavailable or
infrequently collected or may be incomparable over time. In
a development...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9838Date: November 5, 2021Author:
Dang,Hai-Anh H. ;
Kilic,Talip ;
Carletto,Calogero ;
Abanokova,Kseniya
How do trade connectivity issues affect
the efficient spatial distribution of economic activity
within and across countries in Latin America? This paper
uses a spatial...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9843Date: November 5, 2021Author:
Gorton,Nicole Emily ;
Ianchovichina,Elena
Globally, conflict is becoming more
complex and intense. The World Bank’s
contributions to reducing poverty and boosting shared
prosperity increasingly rely on...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 164206Date: November 3, 2021
The affordability of nutritious diets is
increasingly used as a metric of how well a food system
provides access to nutritious diets for all. Recent work on
least-cost...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9834Date: November 3, 2021Author:
Schneider,Kate ;
Christiaensen,Luc ;
Webb,Patrick J. ;
Masters,William Alan
The informal economy in Africa is large
and diverse, and it is the main source of employment in the
region. It is projected to grow and create more jobs. The
informal...
Type: ReportReport#: 165844Date: November 3, 2021Author:
Guven,Melis U. ;
Jain,Himanshi ;
Joubert,Clement Jean Edouard
Do undocumented migrants change their
propensity to report or commit a crime after receiving a
regular migratory status? This paper studies a massive
amnesty program...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9833Date: November 3, 2021Author:
Ibáñez,Ana María ;
Rozo Villarraga,Sandra Viviana ;
Bahar,Dany
This paper proposes a novel theory of
reserve accumulation that emphasizes the role of an
independent central bank. Motivated by a positive
correlation between reserve...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9832Date: November 2, 2021Author:
Samano Penaloza,Agustin
The Country Policy and Institutional
Assessment (CPIA) 2021 Africa report provides an assessment
of the quality of policies and institutions of International
Development...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168201Date: November 1, 2021Author:
Zeufack,Albert G. ;
Kambou,Gerard ;
Korman,Vijdan ;
Brenton,Paul ;
Chandra,Rinku ;
Cortes,Mariano ;
De Andrade Falcao,Natasha ;
Feda,Kebede ;
Finn,Arden Jeremy ;
Kirkwood,Daniel John ;
Manes,Eric David ;
Malik,Waleed Haider ;
Montes,Jose ;
Oodally,Yasmina ;
Piatti,Moritz ;
Sohn,Min Ji ;
Williams,Penny
This note examines the trends and
drivers of poverty and inequality reduction during the past
two years, presents a profile of the poor and middle class,
and provides...
This paper conducts a large, narrative
literature review of interventions that seek to (1) increase
educational attainment, (2) delay childbearing, and/or (3)
delay...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9827Date: November 1, 2021Author:
Bergstrom,Katy Ann ;
Ozler,Berk
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