This paper presents a new approach to
measuring Global Value Chain (GVC) participation, essential
for informed policy-making. It introduces a tripartite
classification...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9785Date: September 28, 2021Author:
Borin,Alessandro ;
Mancini,Michele ;
Taglioni,Daria
This paper studies gender discrimination
in hiring through an experiment that randomly assigned
fictitious resumes to job advertisements in Uzbekistan. The
experiment...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9784Date: September 24, 2021Author:
Muradova,Sevilya ;
Seitz,William Hutchins
Recent work draws attention to the
fragility of domestic tax revenues—a vital resource for the
developing world—to illicit financial flows. To cope with
two major challenges...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9781Date: September 23, 2021Author:
Combes,Jean-Louis ;
Minea,Alexandru ;
Sawadogo,Pegdewende Nestor
Estimates of average per capita
consumption and income from national accounts differ
substantially from corresponding measures of consumption and
income from household...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9779Date: September 22, 2021Author:
Prydz,Espen Beer ;
Jolliffe,Dean Mitchell ;
Serajuddin,Umar
Efforts aimed at supporting domestic
revenue mobilization in developing countries are often
designed and evaluated based on empirical indicators, such
as revenue-to-GDP...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9776Date: September 15, 2021Author:
Bogetic,Zeljko ;
Naeher,Dominik ;
Narayanan,Raghavan
Among unemployed youth in South Africa,
approximately 50 percent have not completed secondary
education and have limited or no work experience. In this
context, reliable...
Type: BriefReport#: 163940Date: September 14, 2021
This case study explores the reforms of
the business registration process implemented in Greece
since 2005. It identifies lessons that can be valuable for
public servants...
Iraq is among the most pandemic-impacted
countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region
in terms of the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and
deaths....
This is part of the Foundational
Teaching Skills Teacher Training Package meant to be used by
master trainers delivering group support to teachers focused
on improving...
Type: ReportReport#: 163838Date: September 8, 2021Author:
World Bank
The Country Opinion Survey in Poland
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Poland perceive the
WBG. It provides...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168454Date: September 1, 2021Author:
Felzer,Sharon
This report analyzes the start-up
ecosystem in Tokyo and the greater surrounding area in Japan
in the transition of the innovation model to a hybrid of
traditional public...
Type: ReportReport#: 165104Date: September 1, 2021Author:
Mulas,Victor ;
Astudillo Estevez,Pablo Andres ;
Riku,Takashi ;
Wyne,Jamil Uzair ;
Zhang,Xin-000520066
This Guidebook focuses on agricultural
labor related to crop production and post-harvest activities
on household farms. Future research will explore other areas
of household...
This volume is organized to assess
innovations in agricultural survey design, provide practical
recommendations on the design and tradeoffs inherent in
agricultural...
Type: ReportReport#: 164604Date: September 1, 2021Author:
Dillon,Andrew S. ;
Carletto,Calogero ;
Gourlay,Sydney ;
Wollburg,Philip Randolph ;
Zezza,Alberto
The 2020 State of the Sector Report
builds on the analyses from the 2019 report to close further
data gaps. It focuses on how ASM’s contribution to the
achievement of...
Type: ReportReport#: 163571Date: September 1, 2021Author:
Mcquilken,James Thomas ;
Perks,Rachel Bernice
The objective of the report is to assess
and find potential solutions to the challenge’s youth face
when transitioning from school to work with a focus on labor
market...
Type: ReportReport#: 165274Date: September 1, 2021Author:
Honorati,Maddalena ;
Marguerie,Alicia Charlene
The objective of the report is to assess
and find potential solutions to the challenge’s youth face
when transitioning from school to work with a focus on labor
market...
Type: ReportReport#: 165274Date: September 1, 2021Author:
Honorati,Maddalena ;
Marguerie,Alicia Charlene
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