Short-cycle higher education programs
form skilled human capital in two or three years and are
eminently oriented to the labor market. While they could
play a key role...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9716Date: June 28, 2021Author:
Carranza,Juan Esteban ;
Ferreyra,Maria Marta ;
Gazmuri,Ana
A series of discussions began in 2005
within the UNFCCC framework with the idea of moving forward
in Climate Change mitigation along with fostering the
adoption by developing...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 161031Date: June 25, 2021Author:
Briceño,Nuvia ;
Carvajal,Manuel ;
Contreras,Daniel ;
Gianelli,Luis ;
López,Milza ;
Mattar,César ;
Montaner,Daniel ;
Correa Paris,Ana Maria ;
Soto,Gabriela ;
Troppa,Constanza ;
Trujillo,Georgina
Building on the previous strong
engagement through the Ecuador jobs recovery ASA and
considering the importance of labor market inclusion for the
post-pandemic recovery...
Since 2014, the armed conflict in
Ukraine’s eastern provinces (oblasts) of Donetsk and Luhansk
has dealt a heavy blow to people’s lives. The conflict has
magnified the...
In response to growing environmental
concerns, particularly climate change, governments have
encouraged innovation and adoption of clean technologies
through various...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9714Date: June 24, 2021Author:
Timilsina,Govinda R. ;
Malla,Sunil
The Ecuadorian labor market is
characterized by having a structure dominated by poor
quality jobs. Out of all the underemployed and unemployed,
there are subgroups facing...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 161040Date: June 24, 2021
The purpose of this article is to inform
members of the Centre for Mediterranean Integration (CMI)
Forum on Energy and Climate Change on the energy and climate
policy...
In an economy with substantial
informality, a carbon tax can produce fiscal co-benefits
that improve economic performance in addition to reducing
carbon dioxide emissions....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9710Date: June 23, 2021Author:
Timilsina,Govinda R. ;
Dissou,Yazid ;
Toman, Mike ;
Heine,Dirk
This note provides an overview of labor
markets and job outcomes in the Horn of Africa. This
background note was prepared for the Horn of Africa Regional
Economic Memorandum....
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 165148Date: June 21, 2021Author:
Farole,Thomas ;
Von Der Goltz,Jan ;
Sahr,Tove Roosendaal ;
Viollaz,Mariana
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: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9703Date: June 18, 2021Author:
Kugler,Maurice David ;
Viollaz,Mariana ;
Vasconcellos Archer Duque,Daniel ;
Gaddis,Isis ;
Newhouse,David Locke ;
Palacios-Lopez,Amparo ;
Weber,Michael
Distributed photovoltaics are a growing
technology for grid electricity consumers in low- and
middle-income countries due to declining costs and
government support....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9699Date: June 15, 2021Author:
Timilsina,Govinda R.
Thailand’s labor market faces several
challenges. Labor force participation has been declining,
the shift of jobs out of the low-productivity agriculture
sector has...
Type: ReportReport#: 159965Date: June 14, 2021Author:
Moroz,Harry Edmund ;
Naddeo,Joseph John ;
Ariyapruchya,Kiatipong ;
Jain,Himanshi ;
Glinskaya,Elena E. ;
Lamanna,Francesca ;
Laowong, Pataraporn ;
Nair,Arvind ;
Palacios,Robert J. ;
Tansanguanwong,Pamornrat ;
Viriyataveekul,Sarulchana ;
Walker,Thomas ;
Yang,Judy
Thailand’s labor market faces several
challenges. Labor force participation has been declining,
the shift of jobs out of the low-productivity agriculture
sector has...
Type: ReportReport#: 159965Date: June 14, 2021Author:
Moroz,Harry Edmund ;
Naddeo,Joseph John ;
Ariyapruchya,Kiatipong ;
Jain,Himanshi ;
Glinskaya,Elena E. ;
Lamanna,Francesca ;
Laowong, Pataraporn ;
Nair,Arvind ;
Palacios,Robert J. ;
Tansanguanwong,Pamornrat ;
Viriyataveekul,Sarulchana ;
Walker,Thomas ;
Yang,Judy
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