A 250,000 US dollars ESMAP grant helped
support the reengagement of the World Bank in the Yemeni
power sector through the 50 million IDA-funded Yemen
Emergency Electricity...
A small open economy, Benin has seen
growth that is above average for the region. The volatility
of high growth spells combined with low productivity growth
has translated...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 164448Date: February 25, 2022Author:
Picarelli,Nathalie ;
Yan,Xun ;
Henry,Alexandre Ben-Aziz Kutu ;
Rougeaux,Solene Marie Paule ;
Mongan Agbeshie,Saint-Martin Kodjovi ;
Accrombessy,Felicien Donat Edgar Towenan ;
Dudu,Hasan ;
Engel,Jakob ;
Avdiu,Besart ;
Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria ;
Benitez,Daniel Alberto ;
Abate,Megersa Abera ;
Petreski,Marjan ;
Bartl,Esther Maria ;
Samson,Houdou Romaric ;
Beyene,Lulit Mitik ;
Sicra,Alejandro ;
Liu,Zhen-000495915 ;
Kouwoaye,Amevi Rocard ;
Levai,Adam ;
Homegnon,Noukpo
The Common Principles for Climate
Mitigation Finance Tracking consist of a set of definitions
and guidelines and a list of eligible activities that allow
for consistent...
Type: ReportReport#: 168978Date: February 24, 2022
Africa’s rural population continues to
expand rapidly and labor productivity in agriculture and
many rural off farm activities remains low. This paper uses
the lens...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 168926Date: February 23, 2022Author:
Christiaensen,Luc ;
Maertens,Miet
Institutional weaknesses limit the
capacity of local governments to support efficient
urbanization in developing countries. They also lead to the
emergence of large...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9936Date: February 10, 2022Author:
Rama,Martin G. ;
Li,Yue
In Latin America and Caribbean (LAC),
gender gaps persist across multiple dimensions of job
quality and in earnings. Women tend to be concentrated in
less productive...
Type: BriefReport#: 168056Date: February 10, 2022Author:
Maquera Sardon,Daniela Andrea
This paper utilizes firm survey data to
understand which formal private sector jobs are most at risk
from COVID-19 or similar future crises, based on empirical
evidence...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9933Date: February 9, 2022Author:
Hatayama,Maho ;
Li,Yiruo ;
Osborne,Theresa Kay
This report is organized as follows.
Section two provides a brief overview of the key features of
labor market intelligence, largely based on international
practice....
Type: ReportReport#: 166021Date: February 9, 2022Author:
Granata,Maria Julia ;
Johansson De Silva,Sara ;
Posadas,Josefina ;
Testaverde,Mauro
The objective of this technical report
and the accompanying skills profiles report is twofold.
First, the technical report explains the methodology used to
transform...
Type: ReportReport#: 166023Date: February 9, 2022Author:
Granata,Maria Julia ;
Posadas,Josefina ;
Testaverde,Mauro
Online job vacancy (OV) data provide
granular information in real time, allowing to track labor
market dynamics. In a fast-changing world where megatrends
(digitization,...
South Africa has come a long way since
the advent of democracy, but its transition remains
incomplete. Poverty has declined significantly since 1994,
but inequality...
Type: Systematic Country DiagnosticReport#: 168559Date: February 8, 2022
As of January 2022, a total of 3,856
social protection and labor measures were planned or
implemented by 223 economies. This constitutes a net
increase of 523 measures,...
With only 32 percent of working-age
women in the labor market, Guatemala is an
upper-middle-income country with one of the lowest rates of
female labor force participation...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9919Date: January 28, 2022Author:
Almeida,Rita Kullberg ;
Viollaz,Mariana
The paper examines the patterns of
economic integration of refugees in Switzerland, a country
with a long tradition of hosting refugees, a top-receiving
host in Europe,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9914Date: January 26, 2022Author:
Müller,Tobias ;
Pannatier,Pia ;
Viarengo,Martina Giorgia
In 2015, Germany welcomed close to one
million asylum seekers and refugees from Syria, Afghanistan,
the Western Balkans and elsewhere. Although the country was
often...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9913Date: January 26, 2022Author:
Albarosa,Emanuele ;
Elsner,Benjamin
Labor regulations are important
determinants of resource allocation, productivity, and labor
market outcomes. They can protect workers’ rights, enhance
job security,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168118Date: January 24, 2022Author:
Hatayama,Maho
This paper evaluates the impact of an
employment subsidy scheme covering employers’ social
contribution costs on registered employment in small firms
in Turkey. It utilizes...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9904Date: January 19, 2022Author:
Aşık,Güneş ;
Bossavie,Laurent Loic Yves ;
Kluve,Jochen ;
Nas Ozen,Selin Efsan ;
Nebiler,Metin ;
Oviedo Silva,Ana Maria
In our rapidly urbanizing world, mayors
often see migrants as a burden to their city’s labor market
and a threat to its development. Drawing on national
household surveys...
Type: ReportReport#: 166963Date: January 14, 2022Author:
Christiaensen,Luc ;
Lozano Gracia,Nancy
This paper exploits a rich dataset from
various administrative sources to study short- and
medium-term labor market outcomes of vocational education
and training graduates...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 168061Date: January 1, 2022Author:
Rivera Guivas,Nayib ;
Azam,Mehtabul ;
Ajwad,Mohamed Ihsan
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