This paper presents simulations of the
potential effect of COVID-19-related school closures on
schooling and learning outcomes. It considers four
scenarios—varying...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 184786Date: March 17, 2021Author:
Azevedo, João Pedro ;
Hasan,Amer ;
Goldemberg,Diana ;
Geven,Koen Martijn ;
Iqbal,Syedah Aroob
This paper reviews the emerging
literature on which jobs can be performed from home and
presents new estimates of the prevalence of such jobs based
on the task content...
Over the last decade, several studies
have evaluated the feasibility of using residues such as red
mud and fly ash to compose asphalt mixtures. Further
analyses of the...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 161503Date: March 1, 2021Author:
Lima,Mayara S. Siverio ;
Hajibabaei,M. ;
Thives,L. P. ;
Haritonovs,V. ;
Buttgereit,A. ;
Queiroz,C. ;
Gschosser,F.
African countries facing conflict have
higher levels of maternal mortality. Understanding the gaps
in the utilization of high-quality maternal health care is
essential...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 161511Date: February 26, 2021Author:
Chukwuma,Adanna Deborah Ugochi ;
Wong,Kerry Lai Man ;
Ekhator-Mobayode,Uche Eseosa
Relying on a novel dataset covering more
than 120,000 firms in 60 countries, this paper contributes
to the debate about policies to support businesses through
the COVID-19...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 184788Date: February 18, 2021Author:
Cirera,Xavier ;
Vargas Da Cruz,Marcio Jose ;
Davies,Elwyn Adriaan Robin ;
Grover,Arti Goswami ;
Iacovone,Leonardo ;
Lopez Cordova,Jose Ernesto ;
Medvedev,Denis ;
Maduko,Franklin Okechukwu ;
Nayyar,Gaurav ;
Reyes Ortega,Santiago ;
Torres Coronado,Jesica
Low levels of investment into modern
technologies, and limited use of measures that have low
monetary cost but the potential for high yields, are often
regarded as obstacles...
While a large body of literature has
documented positive impacts of institutional childcare on
maternal labor supply, thinner evidence is available on
whether childcare...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 161410Date: February 10, 2021Author:
Halim,Daniel Zefanya ;
Johnson,Hillary C. ;
Perova,Elizaveta
While a large body of literature has
documented positive impacts of institutional childcare on
maternal labor supply, thinner evidence is available on
whether childcare...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 161507Date: February 10, 2021Author:
Halim,Daniel Zefanya ;
Johnson,Hillary C. ;
Perova,Elizaveta
This paper utilizes Visible Infrared
Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) nightlights to model damage
caused by earthquakes, floods and typhoons in five South
East Asian...
The experience of development, as well
as understandings of and responses to it, are uniquely
rendered via popular culture generally, and popular music.
Music has been...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 168172Date: January 12, 2021Author:
Lewis, David ;
Rodgers,Dennis William ;
Woolcock,Michael
The authors evaluate the global welfare
consequences of increases in mortality and poverty generated
by the Covid-19 pandemic. Increases in mortality are
measured in...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 161479Date: January 11, 2021Author:
Decerf,Benoit Marie A ;
Ferreira,Francisco H. G. ;
Mahler,Daniel Gerszon ;
Sterck,Olivier Christian Brigitte
National park agencies in Africa often
lack incentives to maximize revenue, despite the decline in
conservation subsidies from the State. We explore the
potential of...
We evaluate the impact of trade
liberalization on the intensive margin of the firm’s
investment in foreign capital goods. To do so, we use Indian
firm-level panel data...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 168177Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Kandilov,Ivan ;
Leblebicioglu, Asli ;
Manghnani,Ruchita
Building a capable public service is a
key component of post-conflict state building. An effective
public service is fundamental to the regulation of society,
to managing...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 184873Date: December 24, 2020Author:
Blum,Jurgen Rene ;
Rogger,Daniel Oliver
This paper reviews the literature on
financial stability and financial inclusion—two
broad objectives of financial policy that may be mutually
dependent. The...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 184858Date: December 2, 2020Author:
Cihák, Martin ;
Mare,Davide Salvatore ;
Melecky,Martin
Non-communicable diseases account for a
growing proportion of deaths in Armenia, which require early
detection to achieve disease control and prevent
complications....
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 161480Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Gong, Estelle ;
Chukwuma,Adanna Deborah Ugochi ;
Ghazaryan,Emma ;
De Walque,Damien B. C. M.
In 2004, a landmark study showed that an
inexpensive medication to treat parasitic worms could
improve health and school attendance for millions of
children in many...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 184792lDate: November 28, 2020Author:
World Bank
The papers in this special issue
illustrate in detail how Networks of Care are effective when
effort is expended in four interdependent domains: 1)
agreement and enabling...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 161490Date: November 17, 2020Author:
Chopra,Mickey ;
Pate,Muhammad Ali
Clinical performance varies due to
academic, clinical, and behavioral factors. However, in many
countries, selection of medical professionals tends to focus
on exclusively...
Improving rural credit markets requires
a good understanding of the root causes of market failures
and taking necessary steps to address them. This paper
investigates...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 157789Date: October 1, 2020Author:
Adjognon,Guigonan Serge ;
Liverpool Tasie,Lenis Saweda Onipede ;
Shupp, Robert
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