Land and property ownership confers
direct economic benefits as a key input into agricultural
production; as a source of income from rental or sale; and
as collateral...
Youth who are neither in school, nor
employed, nor in training (NEET), remain a sizeable and
vulnerable group in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC),
especially among...
In Latin America and Caribbean (LAC),
women spend more than twice as much time as men on unpaid
care work, including domestic or household tasks as well as
care for...
The growing impact of climate change on
the design and operations of dams and the inherent
complexity of dam projects (often multi-purpose) require the
capacity to adopt...
To continue monitoring how the
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the welfare of
households in the region, the World Bank and UNDP have
joined forces in the...
Type: ReportReport#: 166810Date: August 23, 2022Author:
World Bank ;
United Nations Development Programme ;
Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina ;
Rivadeneira Alava,Ana Mercedes ;
Olivieri,Sergio Daniel ;
Castaneda Castrillon,Carlos Alberto ;
Lara Ibarra,Gabriel ;
Romero Haaker,Francisco Javier ;
Camacho,Adriana ;
Tenjo,Laura ;
Hernandez,Pablo ;
Del Carpio,Ximena Vanessa
Across the world, governments use
minimum wages, employment protection legislation, and other
labor regulations that define the legal boundaries of
employment to manage...
Type: ReportReport#: 139208Date: June 24, 2022Author:
World Bank
This is a statement by H.E. Guy
Parmelin, Head of the Federal Department for Economic
Affairs, Education and Research, at the 105th meeting of the
Development Committee...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 170999Date: April 22, 2022
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
This paper estimates the effectiveness
of government support to the private sector during the
COVID-19 pandemic in El Salvador and Georgia using
firm-level data collected...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9980Date: March 22, 2022Author:
Karalashvili,Nona ;
Tamkoc,Mehmet Nazim
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...
In a recently liberalized power sector,
scaling up access to electricity relies heavily on the
capacity of the government to properly oversee its
expansion. Through...
With a growing economy that demands
increased energy, Turkey is committed to producing more
efficient, renewable energy to ensure cleaner growth and
less dependency...
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...
This paper investigates the causal
impact of a Covid-19 lockdown policy on the Comoros's
household welfare, poverty, and labor market outcomes. The
identification strategy...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9964Date: March 10, 2022Author:
Mendiratta,Vibhuti ;
Nsababera,Olive Umuhire ;
Sam,Hannah
The COVID-19 pandemic affected people’s
livelihoods in many ways, particularly in developing
countries. This paper examines the degree to which
recovering mobility levels...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9963Date: March 9, 2022Author:
Heemann,Markus ;
Pape,Utz Johann ;
Vollmer,Sebastian
This paper investigates the labor market
outcomes for refugee and urban national communities in Kenya
during the COVID-19 pandemic, using five waves of a novel
high-frequency...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9960Date: March 7, 2022Author:
Vintar,Mirko ;
Beltramo,Theresa Parrish ;
Delius,Antonia Johanna Sophie ;
Egger,Dennis Timo ;
Pape,Utz Johann
This paper identifies the impact of
childcare responsibilities on adult labor supply in the
context of COVID-19-related school closures in Kenya. It
compares changes...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9958Date: March 7, 2022Author:
Biscaye,Pierre E. ;
Egger,Dennis Timo ;
Pape,Utz Johann
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