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
In 2015, the government of Tanzania
launched the Dar es Salaam Metropolitan Development Project
to expand the economy and increase the emergency response
capacity of...
This paper investigates the causal
impact of a Covid-19 lockdown policy on the Comoros's
household welfare, poverty, and labor market outcomes. The
identification strategy...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9964Date: March 10, 2022Author:
Mendiratta,Vibhuti ;
Nsababera,Olive Umuhire ;
Sam,Hannah
The COVID-19 pandemic affected people’s
livelihoods in many ways, particularly in developing
countries. This paper examines the degree to which
recovering mobility levels...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9963Date: March 9, 2022Author:
Heemann,Markus ;
Pape,Utz Johann ;
Vollmer,Sebastian
This paper investigates the labor market
outcomes for refugee and urban national communities in Kenya
during the COVID-19 pandemic, using five waves of a novel
high-frequency...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9960Date: March 7, 2022Author:
Vintar,Mirko ;
Beltramo,Theresa Parrish ;
Delius,Antonia Johanna Sophie ;
Egger,Dennis Timo ;
Pape,Utz Johann
Understanding how different households
cope with COVID-19 among a vulnerable population is
important for the policy design aiming at relieving hunger
and poverty in...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9959Date: March 7, 2022Author:
Xu,Yuanwei ;
Delius,Antonia Johanna Sophie ;
Pape,Utz Johann
This paper identifies the impact of
childcare responsibilities on adult labor supply in the
context of COVID-19-related school closures in Kenya. It
compares changes...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9958Date: March 7, 2022Author:
Biscaye,Pierre E. ;
Egger,Dennis Timo ;
Pape,Utz Johann
This paper examines the effect of
foreign direct investment on local structural transformation
and human capital accumulation in China, exploiting
variations in foreign...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9952Date: March 3, 2022Author:
Liu,Yan-000529044
Wildfires throughout western North
America produce smoke plumes that can stretch across the
agricultural regions of the American Midwest. Climate change
is likely to...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9953Date: March 3, 2022Author:
Behrer,Arnold Patrick ;
Wang,Sherrie
This paper estimates the impact of
technology sophistication pre-COVID-19 on the performance of
firms during the early stages of the pandemic. It exploits a
unique data...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9949Date: March 1, 2022Author:
Cirera,Xavier ;
Comin,Diego Adolfo ;
Vargas Da Cruz,Marcio Jose ;
Lee,Kyungmin ;
Torres Coronado,Jesica
Sub-Saharan Africa hosts a large
proportion of the world’s refugees, raising concerns about
the consequences of hosting refugees. This paper focuses on
Uganda, which...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9950Date: March 1, 2022Author:
Kadigo,Mark Marvin ;
Diallo,Nene Oumou ;
Maystadt,Jean Francois Paul C
A small open economy, Benin has seen
growth that is above average for the region. The volatility
of high growth spells combined with low productivity growth
has translated...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 164448Date: February 25, 2022Author:
Picarelli,Nathalie ;
Yan,Xun ;
Henry,Alexandre Ben-Aziz Kutu ;
Rougeaux,Solene Marie Paule ;
Mongan Agbeshie,Saint-Martin Kodjovi ;
Accrombessy,Felicien Donat Edgar Towenan ;
Dudu,Hasan ;
Engel,Jakob ;
Avdiu,Besart ;
Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria ;
Benitez,Daniel Alberto ;
Abate,Megersa Abera ;
Petreski,Marjan ;
Bartl,Esther Maria ;
Samson,Houdou Romaric ;
Beyene,Lulit Mitik ;
Sicra,Alejandro ;
Liu,Zhen-000495915 ;
Kouwoaye,Amevi Rocard ;
Levai,Adam ;
Homegnon,Noukpo
Africa’s rural population continues to
expand rapidly and labor productivity in agriculture and
many rural off farm activities remains low. This paper uses
the lens...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 168926Date: February 23, 2022Author:
Christiaensen,Luc ;
Maertens,Miet
Kenya adopted a new Constitution and
began the process of devolution in 2010. The new
Constitution was the institutional response to longstanding
grievances over the...
Type: PublicationReport#: 168915Date: February 22, 2022Author:
Muwonge,Abdu ;
Williamson,Timothy Stephen ;
Owuor,Christine Anyango ;
Kinuthia,John Muratha
This report contains the World Bank
Group Boards’ calendar for the period from February to April
2022, specifying the Boards’ engagements, such as meetings
and briefings.
Type: Board ReportReport#: 168867Date: February 18, 2022
This report highlights the innovation
component of Mozambique problue program (MozAzul) pillar 2,
focused on promoting an enabling environment for innovation
on the...
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