The comparative analysis on the
socioeconomic conditions of urban and camp-based refugees in
Kenya builds upon the findings of the Kalobeyei, Kakuma and
Urban Socioeconomic...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 165878Date: May 24, 2022Author:
Pape,Utz Johann ;
Beltramo,Theresa Parrish ;
Fix,Jedediah Rooney ;
Nimoh,Florence Nana Pokuaah ;
Sarr,Ibrahima ;
Rios Rivera,Laura Abril
Forcibly displaced people (FDP) are
increasingly inhabiting urban areas where, together with
urban hosts, they face an array of risks and heightened
vulnerabilities...
Type: ReportReport#: 165902Date: May 24, 2022Author:
Pape,Utz Johann ;
Beltramo,Theresa Parrish ;
Nimoh,Florence Nana Pokuaah ;
Rios Rivera,Laura Abril ;
Sarr,Ibrahima ;
Fix,Jedediah Rooney
Pioneered in Yokohama City, Japan, the
Yokohama Urban Design Sketchbook (YUDS) is a citizen
engagement and co-creation methodology for urban design at
the neighborh...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 169325Date: May 12, 2022Author:
Miki Imoto,Haruka ;
Shkabatur,Jennifer ;
Noda,Tsuneo
Venezuela is currently experiencing the
biggest crisis in its recent history. This has led to a
large increase in emigration. According to recent estimates,
there are...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9982Date: March 23, 2022Author:
Groeger,Andre ;
León-Ciliotta,Gianmarco ;
Stillman,Steven Eric
As of April 8, 2022, a total of 519
measures were identified in 39 countries. Such level of
measures represents an increase by nearly 70 percent since
March 18th . This...
As of April 8, 2022, a total of 519
measures were identified in 39 countries. Such level of
measures represents an increase by nearly 70 percent since
March 18th . This...
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
This paper nowcasts poverty in India,
one of the countries with the largest population below the
international poverty line of $1.90 per person per day.
Because the...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9931Date: February 7, 2022Author:
Edochie,Ifeanyi Nzegwu ;
Freije-Rodriguez,Samuel ;
Lakner,Christoph ;
Moreno Herrera,Laura Liliana ;
Newhouse,David Locke ;
Sinha Roy,Sutirtha ;
Yonzan,Nishant
Every year, shelter in the
Philippines is being lost to climate-related events
and other disasters. such as tropical storms, flooding,
earthquakes, and volcanic...
Building upon the literature on contact
theory, this paper explores the role of inter-group
interaction in shaping social cohesion between refugees and
host communities...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9917Date: January 27, 2022Author:
Betts,Alexander Milton Stedman ;
Stierna,Maria Flinder ;
Omata,Naohiko ;
Sterck,Olivier Christian Brigitte
After the 1919–1922 Greco-Turkish
conflict, 1.2 million Greek Orthodox were forcibly displaced
from Turkey to Greece, increasing the host population by 20
percent within...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9912Date: January 26, 2022Author:
Murard,Elie
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
Using administrative criminal records
from Texas, this paper shows how heat affects criminal
defendants, police officers, prosecutors, and judges. It
finds that arrests...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9909Date: January 24, 2022Author:
Behrer,Arnold Patrick ;
Bolotnyy,Valentin
The paper explores the properties of a
modern urban model in which households’ and
firms’ locations in the city are endogenously
determined as functions...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9910Date: January 24, 2022Author:
Sturm,Daniel Marbod ;
Takeda,Kohei ;
Venables,Anthony J.
The aim of building resiliency is to
prepare communities to resist, absorb, recover, and
transform from the consequences of current and foreseen
hazards and events....
This training manual is developed as a
supporting document to the Disaster Rehabilitation and
Recovery Planning Guide developed by the National Economic
and Development...
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
After suffering a pandemic-driven slump
in 2020, Kazakhstan’s economic recovery is on track, having
sustained quarterly growth throughout Q3 2021. Reduced
COVID-19 cases...
Type: ReportReport#: 167263Date: December 22, 2021Author:
Agaidarov,Azamat ;
Rahardja,Sjamsu
Using recent expenditure survey data,
this paper investigates the incidence of all indirect taxes
in Brazil. It applies a novel approach to estimate the
effective tax...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9891Date: December 20, 2021Author:
Lara Ibarra,Gabriel ;
Rubião,Rafael Macedo ;
Simoes Fleury,Eduardo
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