The report presents tabular and
graphical presentation of: windstorm and flood affected
municipalities in Dominican Republic 2001 - 2012; main
model; main model - clustering;...
Over the past decade, Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT) has been seen to offer an effective solution to the
transport challenges faced in many cities in Sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA),...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0002434Date: July 8, 2021Author:
Fan,Hongye ;
Beukes,Edward Andrew ;
Neves,Philippe
A core diagnostic of the social
protection system in Armenia was conducted in 2019-2020
through a joint partnership between the Ministry of Labor
and Social Affairs...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 161386Date: July 2, 2021
In the four months since Coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic, its toll on
the health and wellbeing of people across the world has been
profound....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 161372Date: July 2, 2021Author:
Karalashvili,Nona ;
Miller,Christopher David ;
Ponomareva,Tatyana
This note summarizes the impacts of the
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak on Vietnam’s
labor market in 2020 and evaluates the social protection
response to...
Type: ReportReport#: 161167Date: July 2, 2021Author:
Moroz,Harry Edmund ;
Nguyen,Nga Thi-000522706 ;
Naddeo,Joseph John ;
Chu,Lan Thi ;
Karacsony,Sandor I.
A vast literature shows the importance
of socioemotional skills in earnings and employment, but
whether they matter in getting hired remains unanswered.
This study seeks...
Type: ReportReport#: 161363Date: July 2, 2021Author:
Nas Ozen,Selin Efsan ;
Hut,Stefan ;
Levin,Victoria ;
Munoz Boudet,Ana Maria
This paper investigates the impacts of
the economic shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the
employment of different types of workers in developing
countries. Employment...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 161310Date: July 1, 2021Author:
Kugler,Lisbet ;
Maurice ;
Viollaz,Mariana ;
Mariana ;
Duque ;
Daniel ;
Gaddis,Isis ;
Newhouse,David Locke ;
Palacios-Lopez,Amparo ;
Weber,Michael
Policy makers in many countries with
well-established conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs
are increasingly interested in balancing income support with
measures...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 162843Date: July 1, 2021Author:
Fietz,Katharina Maria ;
Falcao Silva,Tiago ;
Steta Gandara,Maria Concepcion ;
Morgandi,Matteo
The provision of Early Childhood
Education (ECE) forms an important part of the right to
education and the attainment of universal education. The
goal is to create a...
In Tunisia, while social protection and
labor programs are in place, severe challenges including
inefficiency, fragmentation, and inequity limit the
country’s ability...
Type: ReportReport#: 161148Date: July 1, 2021Author:
Ferrah,Samih ;
Gazeaud,Jules ;
Khan,Nausheen ;
Mvukiyehe,Eric ;
Shrotri,Varada ;
Sterck,Olivier Christian Brigitte ;
Ben Zineb,Samir
The most vulnerable households in Latin
America and the Caribbean have been disproportionately
affected by the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, endangering
the region’s...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 161775Date: July 1, 2021Author:
Clavijo,Irene ;
Mejía-Mantilla,Carolina ;
Olivieri,Sergio Daniel ;
Lara Ibarra,Gabriel ;
Romero,Javier E.
Financial inclusion is expected to help
address poverty and shared prosperity by improving and
smoothing household incomes at the same time as reducing
vulnerability...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 161418Date: June 30, 2021
The world is urbanizing, with internal
migration historically an important driver. Internal
migration is also widely feared as source of urban
underdevelopment. In addressing...
Despite the significant potential of
soil to sequester organic carbon, there are challenges to
implementing carbon sequestration projects. For example,
changes in soil...
This paper summarizes the empirical
evidence on the role of justice in economic development,
conflict, and trust in institutions. It finds that justice
institutions...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9720Date: June 29, 2021Author:
Ramos Maqueda,Manuel ;
Chen,Daniel Li
This paper evaluates the short-term
causal effects of a high-quality, intensive, part-time
computer coding bootcamp for women on skill acquisition and
employment outcomes....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9721Date: June 29, 2021Author:
Aramburu,Julian ;
Goicoechea,Ana ;
Mobarak,Ahmed Mushfiq
The research titled ‘Human Trafficking:
Addressing Women and Children’s Risk from Enhanced Road
Connectivity in Nepal’, was undertaken to enhance the
understanding of...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 161156Date: June 29, 2021
Short-cycle higher education programs
(SCPs) can play a central role in skill development and
higher education expansion, yet their quality varies greatly
within and...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9722Date: June 29, 2021Author:
Dinarte Diaz,Lelys Ileana ;
Ferreyra,Maria Marta ;
Urzua,Sergio ;
Bassi,Marina
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