Ghana’s public works program,
Labour-Intensive Public Works (LIPW), was initiated in 2010
with the goal of providing short-term employment
opportunities to the poorest...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 163275Date: August 17, 2021Author:
Dadzie,Christabel Ewuradjoa ;
Ofei-Aboagye,Esther
This paper investigates the impacts of
the economic shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the
employment of different types of workers in developing
countries. Employment...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 161310Date: July 1, 2021Author:
Kugler,Lisbet ;
Maurice ;
Viollaz,Mariana ;
Mariana ;
Duque ;
Daniel ;
Gaddis,Isis ;
Newhouse,David Locke ;
Palacios-Lopez,Amparo ;
Weber,Michael
After years of conflict, there is an
opportunity for peace in South Sudan, but an effective
economic recovery process must underpin the political
settlement. The aim...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 160368Date: June 15, 2021Author:
Finn,Arden Jeremy ;
Von Der Goltz,Jan ;
Harborne,Bernard ;
Kpaka,Musa ;
Lolia,Zahia ;
Mawejje,Joseph ;
Piffaretti,Nadia Fernanda ;
Saidi,Mira ;
Sharma,Ambika ;
Mayai,Augustino Ting Morter ;
Williams,Melissa
The article takes stock of the social
protection measures implemented through the Pradhan Mantri
Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) to respond to the livelihoods
impact of...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 160059Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Bhattacharya,Shrayana ;
Sinha Roy,Sutirtha
Eswatini has notably high levels of
poverty and inequality. Recurrent, negative shocks are an
important contributing factor. This study assesses the
performance of the...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 160024Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Raju,Dhushyanth ;
Younger,Stephen D.
This third edition of the Zimbabwe
Economic Update (ZEU) aims to provide both a current and
historical background covering the pre-pandemic (2019) and
pandemic (2020...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 160204Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Warwick,Mara K. ;
Kariuki,Rosemary Mukami ;
Kwaramba,Marko ;
Ilieva,Stella ;
Hayman,Jason Joaquin ;
Swinkels,Robertus A ;
Saldarriaga Noel,Miguel Angel ;
Pena,Christine Lao ;
Sisimayi,Chenjerai N. ;
Hobson,Emma Sameh Wadie ;
Wutete,Ruth ;
Rodriguez Alas,Claudia P ;
Jena,Nalin ;
Jongwe,Tapfuma Ronald ;
Chigumira,Easther
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to
disrupt activity across the world, casting wide uncertainty
around GDP projections. Despite the protracted and uncertain
nature of...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 159360Date: May 25, 2021Author:
Sanghi,Apurva
Realizing the objectives of the Paris
Agreement on climate change will necessitate a timely
transition of the global energy system out of coal, but
evidence from Europe,...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 159117Date: May 1, 2021Author:
Cunningham,Wendy ;
Schmillen,Achim Daniel
In its seventh year of conflict, facing
successive shocks and a heightened risk of famine, Yemen has
been termed the world’s ‘worst humanitarian crisis.’ Against
this...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 157962Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Ghorpade,Yashodhan ;
Ammar,Ali
The economic impact of the COVID-19
pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa has been severe; however,
countries are weathering the storm so far. Real GDP is
estimated to contract...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 157865Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Ghanem,Hafez M. H. ;
Diagana,Ousmane ;
Zeufack,Albert G. ;
Calderon,Cesar ;
Kambou,Gerard ;
Kubota,Megumi ;
Korman,Vijdan ;
Cantu Canales,Martha Catalina ;
Aviomoh,Henry Eshemokhai
This book showcases the many ways in
which the World Bank is pushing the medium-term sustainable
development agenda forward while dealing with the pressing
health emergency...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 168495Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Fien-Helfman,Samantha Abigail ;
Boulanger,Susan
This paper assesses the performance of
government spending on social protection programs in
reducing poverty and inequality in Lesotho, applying benefit
incidence and...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 155978Date: February 16, 2021Author:
Boko,Gbetoho Joachim ;
Raju,Dhushyanth ;
Younger,Stephen D.
Short-term education and skills training
programs are a popular way to meet the needs of unemployed,
out-of-school youth by providing them with an opportunity to
quickly...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 156113Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Clarke,Margaret M. ;
Sharma,Meghna ;
Bhattacharjee,Pradyumna
Poverty and crises are rapidly
“urbanizing”. Yet experience with operationalizing cash
transfers in urban areas is limited. This paper captures
early lessons from a...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 155610Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Gentilini,Ugo ;
Khosla,Saksham ;
Almenfi,Mohamed Bubaker Alsafi ;
Aristide,Tinahy Emmanuelle ;
Bance,Paul G. A. ;
Boko,Gbetoho Joachim ;
Botea,Ioana Alexandra ;
De Silva,Samantha ;
Gallego-Ayala,Jordi Jose ;
George,Tina ;
Ringwala,Sarika Gupta ;
Hussein,Ayuba Sani ;
Kargbo,Abu ;
Lefebvre,Matthieu Boris ;
Mamadaliev,Erkin ;
Mohammed,Muderis Abdulahi ;
Mulbah,Mack Capehart ;
Onishi,Junko ;
Ravelosoa,Julia Rachel ;
Rougeaux,Solene Marie Paule ;
Strokova,Victoria ;
Tokle,Siv Elin ;
Vermehren,Andrea ;
Vinez,Margaux Laurence ;
Hobson,Emma Sameh Wadie
The economic crisis caused by the
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic sharply reduced mobility and
economic activity, disrupting the lives of people around the
globe. This...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 156058Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Khamis,Melanie ;
Prinz,Daniel ;
Newhouse,David Locke ;
Palacios-Lopez,Amparo ;
Pape,Utz Johann ;
Weber,Michael
Economic growth does not contribute
enough to job creation. As shown in Merotto, weber and
Aterido (2018), a bit more than half of growth episodes
contributed to reducing...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 155244Date: December 18, 2020Author:
Buba,Johanne ;
Franco Gonzalez,Alvaro ;
Rizvi,Anam
In Q2, Russia~^!!^s GDP contracted
sharply, faced with domestic supply and demand, and terms of
trade shocks. Yet supported by exports, GDP growth performed
slightly...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 155137Date: December 16, 2020Author:
Sanghi,Apurva
Women comprise half of the world’s
adult population, and therefore potentially half of its
labor force. Removing barriers that restrict women from
entering the labor...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 155112Date: December 15, 2020Author:
Pimkina,Svetlana ;
De La Flor Giuffra,Luciana
This case study suggests how
shock-responsive social protection systems can be the basis
of a government-led response to a health crisis and a
rapid-onset disaster....
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 154949Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Sandford,Judith ;
Rajput,Sumati ;
Coll-Black,Sarah ;
Kargbo,Abu
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