This paper evaluates different methods
for nowcasting country-level poverty rates, including
methods that apply statistical learning to large-scale
country-level data...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9860Date: November 1, 2021Author:
Mahler,Daniel Gerszon ;
Castaneda Aguilar,Raul Andres ;
Newhouse,David Locke
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
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...
GIA provides two services (assurance and
advisory) and delivers three engagement products (audits,
assurance reviews, and advisory reviews). Product selection
for each...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 165513Date: October 22, 2021
Development partners (DPs) contribute to
a significant share of total health financing, especially in
low-income countries, and support the achievement of
universal...
Type: ReportReport#: 165388Date: October 21, 2021Author:
Piattifuenfkirchen,Moritz Otto Maria Alfons ;
Hashim,Ali ;
Alkenbrack,Sarah ;
Gurazada,Srinivas
This diagnostic has been conducted with
the sole purpose of serving the ongoing development of
social protection policy in the country. It is the Bank’s
hope that t...
Type: ReportReport#: 165241Date: October 19, 2021Author:
van der Straaten,Jaap ;
Vassor,Emmanuel Claude Bernard
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by World Bank Group President David Malpass to the
Arab Governors. The World Bank Group will work with you to
support the...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 165275Date: October 19, 2021Author:
Malpass,David
The Principles on Identification for
Sustainable Development, endorsed by 30 organizations,
provides a framework for how to design identification (ID)
systems that fulfill...
Type: ReportReport#: 165216Date: October 18, 2021Author:
Lebbos,Toni Joe ;
Esquivel-Korsiak,Victoria ;
Clark,Julia Michal
Many countries seek to improve women’s
economic participation with the introduction of targeted
laws and regulations. The impact of these reforms appears
significant,...
Type: ReportReport#: 165187Date: October 18, 2021Author:
Adnane,Souad
Using official COVID-19 death counts for
64 countries and excess death estimates for 41 countries,
this paper finds a higher share of pandemic-related deaths
in 2020...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9807Date: October 14, 2021Author:
Demombynes,Gabriel ;
De Walque,Damien B. C. M. ;
Gubbins,Paul Michael ;
Urdinola,Beatriz Piedad ;
Veillard,Jeremy Henri Maurice
This report discusses the readout from
World Bank Group President David Malpass’s meeting with Sri
Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Indonesia. He
discusses: structural...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 165223Date: October 14, 2021Author:
Malpass,David
This paper studies the optimal taxation
of bequests in a model in which individuals have
heterogeneous preferences over their consumption and the
net-of-tax bequest...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9804Date: October 12, 2021Author:
Decerf,Benoit Marie A ;
Maniquet,François
This paper presents a new methodology to
detect corruption in customs and applies it to
Madagascar’s main port. Manipulation of
assignment of import declarations...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9802Date: October 12, 2021Author:
Chalendard,Cyril Romain ;
Fernandes,Ana Margarida ;
Raballand,Gael J. R. F. ;
Rijkers,Bob
More than half of Burkina Faso’s
population is made up of young people who tend to live in
rural areas and have low levels of skills. Employment
opportunities are insufficient...
Type: ReportReport#: 164927Date: October 8, 2021Author:
Koschorke,Julian Alexander ;
Berehoudougou,Roland Berenger
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