This paper examines the short-term
implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for inequality in
developing countries. The analysis takes advantage of
high-frequency phone...
This study employs a synthetic panel
approach based on nationally representative micro-level data
to track poverty and income mobility in Malaysia in
2004–16....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9898Date: January 10, 2022Author:
Rongen,Gerton ;
Binti Ali Ahmad,Zainab ;
Lanjouw,Peter F. ;
Simler,Kenneth
This paper studies the effect of a
change in the amount of cash assistance provided to Afghan
refugees returning from Pakistan on household outcomes
post-return. Using...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9897Date: January 10, 2022Author:
Esper,Hisham ;
Krishnan,Nandini ;
Wieser,Christina
The World Bank Group completed the trade
and gender study in the Philippines to identify the specific
challenges that men and women face in cross-border trade and
determine...
Type: ReportReport#: 167754Date: January 10, 2022Author:
Warren,Heidi Stensland ;
Yang,Aileen Duong ;
Galang,Roberto Martin Nolan ;
Ochieng,Zachary Ochola ;
Raziyeva,Mariyam
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
In 2019, with support from the
International Development Association (IDA), the Federal
Government of Somalia established its first national safety
net program, the...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 167925Date: January 1, 2022Author:
Al-Ahmadi,Afrah Alawi ;
Zampaglione,Giuseppe
Teach is an open access classroom
observation tool that provides a window into one of the less
explored and most important aspects of student learning,
what goes on...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 167434Date: January 1, 2022Author:
Molina,Ezequiel ;
Pushparatnam,Adelle ;
Melo Hurtado,Carolina Eugenia ;
Wilichowski,Tracy Marie ;
Del Toro Mijares,Ana Teresa ;
Ding,Elaine Yi Zhong ;
Aloys,Jenny Beth ;
Carter,Emma Jane ;
Singal,Nidhi
Teach is an open access classroom
observation tool that provides a window into one of the less
explored and most important aspects of student learning,
what goes on...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 167434Date: January 1, 2022Author:
Molina,Ezequiel ;
Pushparatnam,Adelle ;
Melo Hurtado,Carolina Eugenia ;
Wilichowski,Tracy Marie ;
Del Toro Mijares,Ana Teresa ;
Ding,Elaine Yi Zhong ;
Aloys,Jenny Beth ;
Carter,Emma Jane ;
Singal,Nidhi
A large percentage of workers and firms
operate in the informal economy, outside the line of sight
of governments in emerging market and developing economies.
This may...
Type: ReportReport#: 160311Date: January 1, 2022Author:
Ohnsorge,Franziska Lieselotte ;
Yu,Shu
Access to quality childcare is critical
for improving child development outcomes and ensuring that
the next generation of Bangladeshi children are better
prepared to...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168618Date: January 1, 2022Author:
Rahman,Tashmina ;
Arnold Urzua,Tamara Alejandra ;
Shams,Farzana ;
Rahman,Mokhlesur
This paper uses a “mystery client”
approach and visits the websites of national statistical
offices and international microdata libraries to assess
whether foundational...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9892Date: December 29, 2021Author:
Ekhator-Mobayode,Uche Eseosa ;
Hoogeveen,Johannes G.
In 2012 the World Bank Group (WBG)
established the umbrella facility for gender equality
(UFGE), a multi-donor trust fund dedicated to advancing
gender equality and...
Sub-Saharan Africa has achieved
significant gains in reducing the levels of extreme poverty
in recent decades, yet the region continues to experience
challenges across...
This paper aims to provide a framework
for conducting public sector employment and compensation
assessments that can help develop evidence-based reforms.
Such a framework...
Type: ReportReport#: 167209Date: December 21, 2021Author:
Hasnain,Zahid ;
Baig,Muhammad Faisal Ali ;
Somani,Ravi ;
Van Acker,Wouter ;
Butnaru,Anca ;
Palacios,Robert J. ;
Ortega,Daniel E.
This note presents a snapshot of the
results of rapid monitoring phone surveys conducted in Lao
People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) on public service
delivery, and on...
This paper studies factors that could
account for the asymmetric impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
in Latin America, by exploiting microdata from the World
Bank’s...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9887Date: December 17, 2021Author:
Berniell,Inés ;
Gasparini,Leonardo Carlos ;
Marchionni,Mariana ;
Viollaz,Mariana
The COVID-19 pandemic and its negative
economic effects create a need for timely data and evidence
to help monitor and mitigate the social and economic impacts
of the...
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