This study includes three main sections
that have been organized in a chronological order within
this report: the first one, “What can we learn from
education emergency...
School closures during COVID-19
(coronavirus) led to an unprecedented global experiment in
the delivery of remote learning. This report seeks to assess
what lessons...
Type: ReportReport#: 166111Date: March 30, 2022Author:
Munoz-Najar,Alberto ;
Gilberto Sanzana,Alison Grace ;
Hasan,Amer ;
Cobo Romani,Juan Cristobal ;
Azevedo,Joao Pedro Wagner De ;
Akmal,Maryam
This study includes three main sections
that have been organized in a chronological order within
this report: the first one, “What can we learn from
education emergency...
The number and percentage of poor people
in Zambia is high and has been on the increase in recent
years. Even when Zambia’s economy was growing
strongly between...
Large arrivals of refugees raise
concerns about potential tensions with host communities,
particularly if refugees are viewed as an out-group
competing for limited material...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9981Date: March 23, 2022Author:
Zhou,Yang-Yang ;
Grossman,Guy ;
Ge,Shuning
As of April 8, 2022, a total of 519
measures were identified in 39 countries. Such level of
measures represents an increase by nearly 70 percent since
March 18th . This...
Limited local tax revenue and low public
sector efficiency are two critical problems of public sector
management and key constraints for the economic and social
development...
Type: ReportReport#: 169575Date: March 17, 2022Author:
Stoykov,Petar Georgiev ;
Yilmaz,Serdar
Tax authorities often use low-cost
communication with taxpayers to encourage voluntary
compliance and avoid other costly interventions. This paper
reports findings from...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9967Date: March 14, 2022Author:
Del Carmen,Giselle ;
Espinal Hernandez,Edgardo Enrique ;
De Gouvea Scot De Arruda,Thiago
Every year, disasters account for
billions of dollars in crop production losses in low- and
middle-income countries and particularly threaten the lives
and livelihoods...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9968Date: March 14, 2022Author:
Markhof,Yannick Valentin ;
Ponzini,Giulia ;
Wollburg,Philip Randolph
As the world seeks to build back better
into a new era of green and equitable economic growth,
tertiary education systems are at the heart of the big
transformations...
Type: ReportReport#: 164426Date: March 14, 2022Author:
Arnhold,Nina ;
Bassett,Roberta Malee
Part 1 addresses why we should care
about LoI (Language of Instruction) issues and the major
challenges involved. Its four sections are entitled: (i) why
should we care?...
Type: ReportReport#: 161577Date: March 14, 2022Author:
Crawford,Michael F. ;
Venegas Marin,Sergio
In its quarter century history, the
Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (Universidad Peruana
de Ciencias Aplicadas, or UPC) has shown that when
institutions of higher...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 169307Date: March 10, 2022Author:
Powell, Juliette ;
Kleiner, Art
As of April 8, 2022, a total of 519
measures were identified in 39 countries. Such level of
measures represents an increase by nearly 70 percent since
March 18th . This...
The Korea Trust Fund for Economic and
Peacebuilding Transitions (KTF) was established in 2009
through an agreement between the Ministry of Economy and
Finance of the...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 169309Date: March 10, 2022Author:
Kang,Suh Yoon ;
Craig,Sarah Anne Nelms ;
Agostini,Sara ;
Delgadillo,Cynthia Raquel ;
Karaev,Zainiddin
This report contains the World Bank
Group Boards’ calendar for the period from March to May
2022, specifying the Boards’ engagements, such as meetings
and briefings.
Type: Board ReportReport#: 169308Date: March 9, 2022
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