This work represents the final stage of
the analytical and strategic advisory work completed in the
agri-food sector of Croatia under the Strategic
Transformation in...
Type: ReportReport#: 159034Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Edmeades,Svetlana ;
Van Der Celen,Philip ;
Varangis,Panayotis N. ;
Koprek,Domagoj ;
Bilandzija,Jela ;
Horvat,Hrvoje ;
Jug-Dujakovic,Jura
This paper studies the effects of
removing transport and trade barriers between Bangladesh and
India on aggregate real income and the distribution of
population and...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9592Date: March 26, 2021Author:
Herrera Dappe,Matias ;
Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria ;
Van Patten,Diana
The study assesses the state of timber
construction in the country, and the potential for
industrialized timber construction to help overcome the
social housing deficit...
Type: ReportReport#: 154785Date: March 25, 2021Author:
Terraza,Horacio Cristian ;
Donoso Arias,Rodrigo Andres ;
Victorero Castano,Felipe Andres ;
Ibanez Moreno,Daniel
Do teachers’ stereotypes of
social class bias their assessment of students? This study
uses a lab-in-the-field experiment among primary school
teachers to test...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9593Date: March 22, 2021Author:
Farfan Bertran,Maria Gabriela ;
Holla,Alaka ;
Vakis,Renos
In January 2018, Maseru city officials
were examining results of a Maseru urban planning and
transport study conducted in 2011 in light of deteriorating
traffic congestion...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 157557Date: March 19, 2021
Through the development of informed
policies and targeted investments, the objective of this
Comoros urbanization review is to provide analytical support
to improve...
Type: ReportReport#: 156268Date: March 17, 2021Author:
D'Aoust,Olivia Severine ;
Alwahti,Ali ;
Vu Hong,Van Anh ;
Deiana,Rodrigo ;
Raserijaona,Gael Fetraniaina ;
Ishizawa Escudero,Oscar Anil ;
Kolowa,Tamilwai Johannes ;
Lorillou,Cecile ;
Munoz Diaz,Joaquin Ignacio ;
Sinno,Nahida ;
Kok Shun,Sung Heng C.
The March 2021 update to PovcalNet
involves several changes to the data underlying the global
poverty estimates. Some welfare aggregates have been changed
for improved...
Many people in the global south access
housing through informal rental markets, but remarkably
little is known about how these markets work or the quality
of the accommodations...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9579Date: March 12, 2021Author:
Panman,Alexandra Patricia ;
Lozano Gracia,Nancy
Land titling has been a policy priority
for developing country cities for decades. In Sub-Saharan
Africa and across the world, tenure formalization has been
promoted...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9580Date: March 12, 2021Author:
Panman,Alexandra Patricia ;
Lozano Gracia,Nancy
Children's education and economic
opportunities differ substantially across US neighborhoods.
This paper develops and estimates a spatial equilibrium
model that links...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9574Date: March 10, 2021Author:
Eckert,Fabian ;
Kleineberg,Tatjana Karina
Urban policy research has traditionally
used aggregate statistics and small-scale surveys to study
the socio-economic evolution of cities and better understand
the impact...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 157227Date: March 5, 2021Author:
Tonneau,Manuel ;
Fraiberger,Samuel Paul ;
Lozano Gracia,Nancy
This paper studies the long-term and
intergenerational effects of the 1970s Indonesian school
construction program, which was one of the largest ever
conducted. Exploiting...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9559Date: March 2, 2021Author:
Akresh,Richard ;
Halim,Daniel Zefanya ;
Kleemans,Marieke
This paper is the main output of an
analytical and research program aimed at identifying policy
options to develop technology and social innovation driven
smart village...
Type: ReportReport#: 162218Date: March 1, 2021Author:
Johnson,Erik Caldwell ;
Georgieva,Sophia V. ;
Woodhouse,Andrea Fitri ;
Bagirli,Saida R. ;
Majidova,Sabina Vagif ;
Sandhu,Himmat Singh
This paper is the main output of an
analytical and research program aimed at identifying policy
options to develop technology and social innovation driven
smart village...
Type: ReportReport#: 158240Date: March 1, 2021Author:
World Bank
The following report details the results
of the stocktaking and the pilot as well as lays out a
roadmap for the government to further develop a more
holistic housing...
Type: ReportReport#: 157911Date: March 1, 2021Author:
Oe,Noriko ;
Huseynov,Hadji ;
Owens, Kate ;
Cira,Dean A. ;
Hamilton,Ellen ;
Majidova,Sabina Vagif ;
Rustamova Aliyeva,Sabina
Vietnam has continued to notch high
economic growth post the global financial crisis. This
report presents updated trends in poverty and shared
prosperity based on the...
Type: ReportReport#: 157461Date: March 1, 2021Author:
Pimhidzai,Obert ;
Niu,Chiyu
This Country Program Evaluation will
assess the development effectiveness of the World Bank
Group’s engagement in Madagascar between fiscal
year (FY)07 and FY21....
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 157583Date: February 17, 2021
Bioparques employs 4,360 workers in
Jalisco. In 2020, women represented approximately 38 percent
of the workforce. The company has implemented a holistic
approach towards...
Type: ReportReport#: 156653Date: February 15, 2021
This Policy Research Report (PRR),
Moving for Prosperity: Global Migration and Labor Markets,
is an attempt to address this tension between the academic
research and...
Type: PublicationReport#: 127628Date: February 8, 2021Author:
Ozden,Caglar ;
Wagner,Mathis Christoph ;
Packard,Michael Minh Tam
The framework for proportionality
criteria and modalities for independent risk-based
verification has been prepared for the Committee on
Development Effectiveness’ and...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 156772Date: February 3, 2021
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