This note examines the trends and
drivers of poverty and inequality reduction during the past
two years, presents a profile of the poor and middle class,
and provides...
Improving women’s labor force
participation and the quality of their employment can boost
economic growth and support poverty and inequality
reduction; thus, it is highly...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9828Date: November 1, 2021Author:
Halim,Daniel Zefanya ;
Perova,Elizaveta ;
Reynolds,Sarah
The October research newsletter focuses
mostly on India and the role of networks, opportunities, and
outcomes for women. Research highlights include empowering
women...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 165773Date: November 1, 2021
While the economy was projected to start
recovering in 2021, subsequent waves of Coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID 19) infections, emergence of new variants, and
slow...
Little is known about how gender
inequality influences poverty rates of forcibly displaced
people. This paper uses a nationally representative survey
to analyze poverty...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9818Date: October 28, 2021Author:
Hanmer,Lucia C. ;
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Santamaria,Julieth
Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has
been embroiled in decades-long conflict that has resulted in
the forced displacement of millions of people and extremely
high...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9819Date: October 28, 2021Author:
Kelly,Jocelyn TD ;
Holmes,Morgan Oleary ;
Gibbons,Niamh ;
Matabaro,Amani ;
Voors,Maarten Jan
Conflict-induced displacement is
associated with loss of human and physical capital and
psychological trauma. Households and social structures that
produce and reproduce...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9822Date: October 28, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina
In 2020, the United Nations reported the
highest number of displaced persons ever recorded; more than
half of this population was comprised of women and girls.
Displacement...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9825Date: October 28, 2021Author:
Kelly,Jocelyn TD ;
Rubin,Amalia Hadas ;
Ekhator-Mobayode,Uche Eseosa ;
Arango,Diana Jimena
Forced displacement has disrupted Syrian
refugees’ lives and exposed them to new communities and
norms. This paper assesses how gender norms shape the lives
of Syrian...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9820Date: October 28, 2021Author:
Krafft,Caroline Gould ;
Ragui,Assaad ;
Pastoor,Isabel
This paper examines multidimensional
poverty among forcibly displaced populations, using a
gendered lens. Although past studies have explored poverty
in forcibly displaced...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9823Date: October 28, 2021Author:
Admasu,Yeshwas ;
Alkire,Sabina ;
Scharlin-Pettee,Sophie
Despite the many simultaneous
deprivations faced by forcibly displaced communities, such
as food insecurity, inadequate housing, or lack of access to
education, there...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9826Date: October 28, 2021Author:
Admasu,Yeshwas ;
Alkire,Sabina ;
Ekhator-Mobayode,Uche Eseosa ;
Kovesdi,Fanni ;
Santamaria,Julieth ;
Scharlin-Pettee[,Sophie
During protracted displacement, women
and girls often face serious gender-specific challenges and
vulnerabilities, including adverse norms and institutional
barriers....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9824Date: October 28, 2021Author:
Stojetz,Wolfgang ;
Brück,Tilman
Rates of intimate partner violence vary
widely across regions. Evidence suggests that some of this
variation can be attributed to exposure to armed conflict.
This study...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9821Date: October 28, 2021Author:
Ekhator-Mobayode,Uche Eseosa ;
Kelly,Jocelyn Thalassa Deverall ;
Rubin,Amalia Hadas ;
Arango,Diana Jimena
This report presents the results of the
benchmarking analysis carried out in 2021, which is a
combined analysis of the results from the 2018-2019
benchmarking exercise...
The COVID-19 pandemic has struck
businesses across the globe with unprecedented impacts. The
world economy has been hit hard and firms have experienced a
myriad of challenges,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9817Date: October 26, 2021Author:
Torres,Jesica ;
Maduko,Franklin Okechukwu ;
Gaddis,Isis ;
Iacovone,Leonardo ;
Beegle,Kathleen G.
The platform for collaboration on tax
(PCT) - a joint initiative of the International Monetary
Fund (IMF), Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD),...
Data produced by the public sector can
have transformational impacts on development outcomes
through better targeting of resources, improved service
delivery, cost savings...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9811Date: October 19, 2021Author:
Jolliffe,Dean Mitchell ;
Mahler,Daniel Gerszon ;
Veerappan,Malarvizhi ;
Kilic,Talip ;
Wollburg,Philip Randolph
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