The ECA GIL brings together a range of knowledge products—including core analytics, reports, working papers, and more—highlighting critical topics from the World Bank Group’s Gender Strategy across Europe and Central Asia.
Europe and Central Asia Gender Innovation Lab
Publications
Croatian Women and COVID-19 Pandemic: The Coronavirus Is Not Gender-Blind (2021)
Can Grit Be Taught? Lessons from a Nationwide Field Experiment with Middle-School Students (2021)
Financial Incentives, Fertility, and Son Preference in Armenia (2021)
A Field Experiment on the Role of Socioemotional Skills and Gender for Hiring in Turkey (2020)
Long-Term Evolution of Inequality of Opportunity (2019)
Preventing More 'Missing Girls': A Review of Policies to Tackle Son Preference (2018)
Inequality of Opportunity in South Caucasus (2018)
Gender Based Violence in Georgia: Links among Conflict, Economic Opportunities and Services (2017)
Why Should We Care about Care?: The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Serbia (2016)
Ageing and Family Solidarity in Europe: Patterns and Driving Factors of Intergenerational Support (2016)
Going Beyond the First Child: Analysis of Russian Mothers' Desired and Actual Fertility Patterns (2016)
Fertility Transition in Turkey: Who Is Most at Risk of Deciding Against Child Arrival? (2015)
Why Should We Care about Care?: The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2015)
Gender, Mobility, and Middle Class in Europe and Central Asia: Insights from Qualitative Research (2015)
Maternity Leave and Women’s Labor Market Status in Kosovo: Five Key Messages (2015)
Why Should We Care about Care?: The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Kosovo (2015)
'Missing Girls' in the South Caucasus Countries: Trends, Possible Causes, and Policy Options (2015)
Breaking Barriers to Women’s Employment in Azerbaijan (2024)
Gender Dimensions of Cross-Border Trade in Tajikistan (2023)
Preparatory School Years and Maternal Employment in Romania (2023)
Preferences for Wage Discrimination against Women (2023)
Gender Discrimination in Hiring: Evidence from an Audit Experiment in Uzbekistan (2021)
Exporting and Female Labor Market Outcomes in Georgia (2020)
A Structural Model of the Labor Market to Understand Gender Gaps among Marginalized Roma Communities (2020)
A Field Experiment on the Role of Socioemotional Skills and Gender for Hiring in Turkey (2020)
Gender Bias in SME Lending: Experimental Evidence from Turkey (2019)
Long-Term Evolution of Inequality of Opportunity (2019)
Occupational Segregation and Declining Gender Wage Gap: The Case of Georgia (2018)
Inequality of Opportunity in South Caucasus (2018)
The Economics of the Gender Wage Gap in Armenia (2018)
Gender Based Violence in Georgia: Links among Conflict, Economic Opportunities and Services (2017)
Diagnostic Study of Barriers for Strengthening Livelihoods of Low-Income Rural Women in Uzbekistan (2017)
Why Should We Care about Care?: The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Serbia (2016)
When Do Gender Wage Differences Emerge?: A Study of Azerbaijan's Labor Market (2016)
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Economic Mobility, Jobs and Gender (2016)
Women's Access to Economic Opportunities in Serbia (2016)
Female Entrepreneurship in Turkey: Patterns, Characteristics, and Trends (2015)
An Analysis of Public Programs Related to Women’s Entrepreneurship and Access to Labor Markets (2015)
Gender Gap in Pay in the Russian Federation: Twenty Years Later, Still a Concern (2015)
How Unfair is the Inequality of Wage Earnings in Russia?: Estimates from Panel Data (2015)
How Costly are Labor Gender Gaps?: Estimates for the Balkans and Turkey (2015)
Qualitative Assessment of Economic Mobility and Labor Markets in Turkey: A Gender Perspective (2015)
The Current State of Women's Co-operatives in Turkey (2015)
Performance of Female Employers in Turkey (2015)
Women-Led Enterprises in Turkey (2015)
Why Should We Care about Care?: The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gender, Mobility, and Middle Class in Europe and Central Asia: Insights from Qualitative Research (2015)
Maternity Leave and Women’s Labor Market Status in Kosovo: Five Key Messages (2015)
Croatian Women and COVID-19 Pandemic: The Coronavirus Is Not Gender-Blind (2021)
Gender Bias in SME Lending: Experimental Evidence from Turkey (2019)
Long-Term Evolution of Inequality of Opportunity (2019)
Inequality of Opportunity in South Caucasus (2018)
Diagnostic Study of Barriers for Strengthening Livelihoods of Low-Income Rural Women in Uzbekistan (2017)
Women's Access to Economic Opportunities in Serbia (2016)
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Economic Mobility, Jobs and Gender (2016)
Women's Access to Economic Opportunities in Serbia (2016)
Female Entrepreneurship in Turkey: Patterns, Characteristics, and Trends (2015)
An Analysis of Public Programs Related to Women’s Entrepreneurship and Access to Labor Markets (2015)
The Gender Gap in the Use of Financial Services in Turkey (2015)
The Current State of Women's Co-operatives in Turkey (2015)
Performance of Female Employers in Turkey (2015)
Gender Discrimination in Hiring: Evidence from an Audit Experiment in Uzbekistan (2021)
Exporting and Female Labor Market Outcomes in Georgia (2020)
Gender Norms in Flux: Bride Kidnapping and Women’s Civic Participation in the Kyrgyz Republic (2017)
Ageing and Family Solidarity in Europe: Patterns and Driving Factors of Intergenerational Support (2016)
The Current State of Women's Co-operatives in Turkey (2015)
Women-Led Enterprises in Turkey (2015)
Preparatory School Years and Maternal Employment in Romania (2023)
Croatian Women and COVID-19 Pandemic: The Coronavirus Is Not Gender-Blind (2021)
Long-Term Evolution of Inequality of Opportunity (2019)
Inequality of Opportunity in South Caucasus (2018)
Gender Based Violence in Georgia: Links among Conflict, Economic Opportunities and Services (2017)
Diagnostic Study of Barriers for Strengthening Livelihoods of Low-Income Rural Women in Uzbekistan (2017)
Why Should We Care about Care?: The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Serbia (2016)
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Economic Mobility, Jobs and Gender (2016)
Ageing and Family Solidarity in Europe: Patterns and Driving Factors of Intergenerational Support (2016)
An Analysis of Public Programs Related to Women’s Entrepreneurship and Access to Labor Markets (2015)
The Gender Gap in the Use of Financial Services in Turkey (2015)
The Current State of Women's Co-operatives in Turkey (2015)
Why Should We Care about Care?: The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2015)
Gender, Mobility, and Middle Class in Europe and Central Asia: Insights from Qualitative Research (2015)
Maternity Leave and Women’s Labor Market Status in Kosovo: Five Key Messages (2015)
Why Should We Care about Care?: The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Kosovo (2015)
Gender in Country Reports
Armenia Public Finance Review: Enhancing Fiscal Policy Efficiency (2024)
Kazakhstan: Strengthening Public Finance for Inclusive and Resilient Growth: Public Finance Review (2024)
Armenia Public Expenditure Review: Improving Spending Efficiency (2023)
North Macedonia Public Finance Review - Education (2023)
Tajikistan Agrifood Sector and Public Expenditure Review (2021)
Kyrgyz Republic Public Expenditure Review: Better Spending for Building Human Capital (2021)
Georgia Public Expenditure Review: Building a Sustainable Future (2017)
Serbia Public Finance Review: Toward a Sustainable and Efficient Fiscal Policy (2015)
Moldova Public Expenditure Review: Agriculture (2015)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Country Economic Memorandum (2024)
Leveraging Global Value Chains for growth in Turkey: A Turkey Country Economic Memorandum (2022)
Kosovo Country Economic Memorandum, November 2021: Raising Firm Productivity (2021)
Kosovo Country Economic Memorandum, November 2021: Gearing Up for a More Productive Future (2021)
Albania Country Economic Memorandum: Strengthening the Sustainability of Albania’s Growth Model (2021)
