This paper examines the welfare effects
of international trade on workers in a new dynamic general
equilibrium discrete choice model of labor mobility, where
the workers’...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9628Date: April 13, 2021Author:
Artuc,Erhan ;
Bastos,Paulo S. R. ;
Lee,Eunhee
This paper reviews the literature on
human trafficking with a focus on understanding how it is
defined and measured and what factors contribute to or
constrain the prevalence...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9623Date: April 12, 2021Author:
Winkler,Stephen Joseph
This is a statement by Rt. Hon. Nirmala
Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, at
the 103rd meeting of the Development Committee held on April
9, 2021....
Type: Board ReportReport#: 158042Date: April 9, 2021
This paper evaluates the long-term
impacts of the national conditional cash transfer program in
the Philippines on beneficiaries who were exposed to it
during a relatively...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9617Date: April 9, 2021Author:
Dervisevic,Ervin ;
Perova,Elizaveta ;
Sahay,Abhilasha
This paper examines the welfare impact
of hosting refugees in Ethiopia, one of the largest
refugee-hosting countries worldwide. Identification comes
from a large spatial...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9613Date: April 6, 2021Author:
Ayenew,Ashenafi Belayneh
Workfare programs are one of the most
popular social protection and employment policy instruments
in the developing world. They evoke the promise of efficient
targeting,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9611Date: April 5, 2021Author:
Bertrand,Marianne ;
Crepon,Bruno Jacques Jean Philippe ;
Marguerie,Alicia Charlene ;
Premand,Patrick
The Costa Rican offsetting mechanism
(mecanismo de compensacion de Costa Rica, MCCR) is a
domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) crediting instrument to
address the structural...
Rules and regulations that affect job
creation in Ecuador hurt workers by making it difficult and
expensive to create jobs. Underemployment and joblessness
are rising...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 161036Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Gachet,Ivan
Jobs in exporting industries tend to pay
higher wages than comparable jobs in firms focused on the
domestic market. In Ethiopia, where the government has
pursued an...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 157943Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Meyer,Christian Johannes ;
Krkoska,Eduard ;
Maaskant,Cornelis Lodewijk
Natural capital is related to government
bonds through the macroeconomy and credit risks. This paper
estimates this relationship from the long-term,
between-country...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9606Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Wang,Dieter
Although Bhutan has made progress in
recent years, notably by initiating the development of a
domestic e-commerce ecosystem, gaps still remain. The Royal
Government...
The Global Jobs Indicators Database
(JOIN) provides information on labor market outcomes from
countries across all income groups with a focus on low- and
middle-income...
Type: ReportReport#: 160169Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Weber,Michael ;
Langbei,Jörg
Serbia has adopted extensive reform in
its energy sector over the past two decades as part of a
transition toward more competitive, market-based principles.
Serbian...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 159359Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Gassner,Katharina B. ;
Hofer,Kathrin
This study explores the far-reaching
economic consequences emerging from the archipelagic nature
of most Pacific Island countries (PICs). The dispersion of
populations...
Type: ReportReport#: 157858Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Utz,Robert Johann ;
Butcher-Gollach,Colleen ;
Craig,David ;
Dornan,Matthew Selwyn ;
Edwards,Kim Alan ;
Halstead,Imogen Cara ;
Hasanov,Rashad ;
Horscroft,Virginia Ann ;
Naidoo,Darian ;
Piatkov,Veronica ;
Saldivar-Sali,Artessa ;
Shi,Stone ;
Xia,Boer
Lottery, a simple random draw, has been
used in selecting beneficiaries of public work programs in
context as diverse as Argentina and the Central African
Republic....
Type: BriefReport#: 157912Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Bance,Paul G. A. ;
Schnitzer,Pascale
In 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) plunged
the Western Balkan countries, like the rest of the world,
into deep recession. Economic activity contracted by an
estimated 3.4...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 158538Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Kikoni,Edith ;
Blanco Armas,Enrique
This work represents the final stage of
the analytical and strategic advisory work completed in the
agri-food sector of Croatia under the Strategic
Transformation in...
Type: ReportReport#: 159034Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Edmeades,Svetlana ;
Van Der Celen,Philip ;
Varangis,Panayotis N. ;
Koprek,Domagoj ;
Bilandzija,Jela ;
Horvat,Hrvoje ;
Jug-Dujakovic,Jura
Tertiary education in Indonesia is
expected to continue its strong growth over the next ten
years. This predicted growth will take place in both Islamic
and non-religious...
Type: ReportReport#: 157793Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Kataoka,Sachiko ;
Mukherjee,Hena G. ;
Karakhanyan,Susanna ;
Suryadarma,Daniel C. J.
This note focuses on employment dynamics
in Ethiopia between 2014 and 2019, utilizing the most up to
date labor market data for urban and rural areas, and
provides a...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0002202Date: April 1, 2021Author:
Wieser,Christina ;
Tesfaye,Wondimagegn Mesfin
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