The Ethiopian labor market is facing the
dual challenge of creating new employment opportunities for
the rapidly expanding labor force and improving the quality
of existing...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9879Date: December 13, 2021Author:
Nath,Shanjukta ;
Wieser,Christina
Why is governance in resource-rich
countries so poor? This paper argues that it is because
governments in these countries do not rely on taxation,
which is an important...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9880Date: December 13, 2021Author:
Devarajan,Shantayanan ;
Do,Quy-Toan
Most support programs targeted at small
firms in low- and middle-income countries fail to generate
transformative effects at a large scale due to poor
targeting, too...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9877Date: December 9, 2021Author:
Grimm,Michael ;
Soubeiga,Sidiki ;
Weber,Michael
This Survey on Ethics and Corruption in
the Federal Public Service was held online from April 28 to
May 28, 2021, in partnership with the Office of the Federal
Comptroller...
Type: ReportReport#: 165970Date: December 9, 2021Author:
Ortega Nieto,Daniel ;
Kim,Galileu ;
Sousa Lourenco,Joana Isabel ;
Kay,Kerenssa Mayo ;
Arias,Eric Braian ;
Brescianini,Juliana Neves Soares ;
Dias Diniz Costa,Maria Elisa ;
Antonacci Moura,Paulo Vitor
In every country, certain individuals
and groups find themselves excluded from fully participating
in political, economic, and social life. The barriers they
face can...
Type: ReportReport#: 166756Date: December 9, 2021Author:
Pfeil,Helene ;
Agarwal,Sanjay
COVID-19 was a major shock to youth
entrepreneurs and their businesses in Kenya. This paper
studies the causal impact of grants—worth two
months of baseline business...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9874Date: December 7, 2021Author:
Domenella,Yanina Eliana ;
Jamison,Julian C ;
Safir,Abla ;
Zia,Bilal Husnain
This paper investigates the economic and
health risks arising from the COVID-19 pandemic for migrant
workers in the European Union. It first assesses migrants’
economic...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9873Date: December 6, 2021Author:
Bossavie,Laurent Loic Yves ;
Garrote Sanchez,Daniel ;
Makovec,Mattia ;
Ozden,Caglar
These remarks were delivered by World
Bank Group President David Malpass at China’s 1+6 Roundtable
with Premier Li Keqiang on December 6, 2021. He mentioned
that the...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 166889Date: December 6, 2021Author:
Malpass,David
Financial system safeguards against
money laundering and terrorist financing are crucial for the
integrity of the global financial system, but these
safeguards need...
Type: ReportReport#: 166203Date: December 2, 2021Author:
Celik,Kuntay
This document presents the FY22 World
Bank Budget for Board approval. The proposed budget reflects
close consultations between Executive Directors and
Management throughout...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 166943Date: December 2, 2021
Despite strong evidence of its
importance to the welfare of children and societies, early
childhood education has been comparatively neglected as a
policy priority both...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9872Date: December 2, 2021Author:
Neuman,Michelle J. ;
Powers,Shawn Michael
Although Chile has experienced robust
economic growth and made progress in narrowing gender gaps
during the last decades, gender disparities persist,
especially in access...
Type: BriefReport#: 168985Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
The widely shared objective of
transition to cleaner energy and reduced dependence on coal
presents tremendous challenges, not only to coal sector
producers and workers,...
Type: ReportReport#: 169259Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Ruppert Bulmer,Elizabeth N. ;
Pela,Kevwe Sylvester ;
Eberhard-Ruiz, Andreas ;
Montoya Villavicencio,Jimena Jesus
The country has made major progress in
gender equality since the beginning of the century. The
government has taken concrete steps to enact policies that
address gender...
Type: BriefReport#: 168986Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
This paper presents evidence on trends,
profiles, drivers, and impacts of Bulgarian emigration. The
analysis shows that emigration is mostly led by sizable wage
differentials...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 167324Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Garrote Sanchez,Daniel ;
Kreuder,Janis ;
Testaverde,Mauro
The vaccination rate accelerated in
early December following the successful 3-day national
vaccination drive. The authorities further loosened mobility
restrictions...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 167034Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Chua,Kevin C. ;
Cruz,Kevin Thomas Garcia ;
Enriquez,Karen Annette Lazaro ;
Santos,Eduard Renzo ;
Garces,Ludigil Laborte ;
Song,Inyoung ;
Endo,Isaku ;
Qian,Rong ;
Moller,Lars Christian
Although Belize scores comparatively
well on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) economic
participation sub-index, the gender assessment highlighted
that employment rates...
Type: BriefReport#: 168988Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Interest Bearing Notes is a product of
the Finance and Private Sector Research Team in the World
Bank's Development Research Group. It reports on
research by the team,...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 167574Date: December 1, 2021
This study used qualitative data
analysis to draw both theoretical and practical lessons from
diverse experiences with RBF at the meso-level of the
education sector,...
Type: ReportReport#: 168719Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Terway,Arushi ;
Burnett,Nicholas R. ;
Frotté,Marina Dreux
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