Evidence on gender-specific returns to socio-emotional skills in developing economies is lacking. To inform the selection of socio-emotional skills in policy design, a new study mobilizing data from 17...
Type: BriefReport#: 181096Date: March 1, 2023Author:
Kehinde Ajayi ;
Das,Smita ;
Ketema,Tigist Assefa ;
Rouanet,Lea Marie
The transportation system in Maputo, Mozambique's capital, struggles to keep up with the city's growing population. This leads to mobility challenges that limit job access, increase business costs, and...
Type: BriefReport#: 181105Date: March 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
Only 1 in 3 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) graduates in Brazil is a woman. Young women are 10 percentage points more likely than young men to be out of employment, not in education,...
Type: BriefReport#: 180476Date: March 1, 2023Author:
Maquera Sardon,Daniela Andrea ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
With World Bank support from 2000 to 2015, the Government established successful Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in the water sector. Such private sector participation was viewed by the Bank and Government...
Type: BriefReport#: 180605Date: March 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
Recognizing the importance of maintaining the qvevri tradition of wine-making for Georgia’s cultural heritage as well as for its economy, the Government has set about the creation of a “Qvevri Workshop”in...
Type: BriefReport#: 180608Date: March 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
Only 2 in 5 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) graduates in Grenada is a woman. Boys are 6 percentage points less likely than girls to complete lower secondary education. Women are...
Type: BriefReport#: 180482Date: March 1, 2023Author:
Maquera Sardon,Daniela Andrea ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
On March 1, 2023, Denmark, MFA; Norway, MFA and NORAD; Finland, MFA; Sweden, MFA and SIDA; Iceland, MFA; Latvia, and the MoF were participants at the World Bank Group’s 2024-2030 Gender Strategy presentation....
Type: BriefReport#: 192254Date: March 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
Women represent less than half the graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers. Adolescent fertility in Dominican Republic remains the highest in the Latin America and...
Type: BriefReport#: 180481Date: March 1, 2023Author:
Maquera Sardon,Daniela Andrea ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Only 1 in 3 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) graduates in Guatemala is a woman. Young women are 36 percentage points more likely than young men to be out of employment, not in education,...
Type: BriefReport#: 180483Date: March 1, 2023Author:
Maquera Sardon,Daniela Andrea ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
This brief gives examples of some of the achievements of the first 20 years of the World Bank’s partnership with Ukraine. Over that period, the World Bank has helped improve people’s lives in Ukraine by...
Type: BriefReport#: 180646Date: March 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
Only 1 in 3 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) graduates in Colombia is a woman. Young women are 17 percentage points more likely than young men to be out of employment, not in education,...
Type: BriefReport#: 180478Date: March 1, 2023Author:
Maquera Sardon,Daniela Andrea ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
This policy note presents strong evidence of the impacts of early childhood exposure to shocks on later life human capital outcomes in lower-middle-income countries, particularly in the Sahel region. It...
Type: BriefReport#: 183837Date: March 1, 2023Author:
Lufumpa, Nakawala Lyapa ;
Hilger, Anne ;
Ng, Odyssia ;
Leroy De La Briere, Benedicte
Equal opportunity is extremely important in Romania. From gender to social inclusion, from access to education to improved employment opportunities – ensuring equal opportunity for all is a cornerstone...
Type: BriefReport#: 180586Date: March 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
Across Sub-Saharan Africa smallholder farmers depend heavily on manual labor supplied by their households, families, and communities, but women are particularly labor constrained. This research paired...
Type: BriefReport#: 180845Date: March 1, 2023Author:
Friedson-Ridenour,Sophia ;
Gonzalez Martinez,Paula Lorena ;
Pierotti,Rachael Susan ;
Olayiwola,Olubukola ;
Delavallade,Clara Anne
The Global Tax Program Health Taxes Knowledge Note Series focuses on topics linked to implementation of health taxes, or excise taxes on tobacco, alcoholic drinks, and sugar-sweetened beverages. The purpose...
Type: BriefReport#: 180350Date: February 28, 2023Author:
World Bank
Albania made large economic strides over the last two decades that enabled the country to grow in a sustainable and inclusive way. With rising incomes, poverty halved in the country from 25.2% in 2002...
Type: BriefReport#: 180458Date: February 28, 2023Author:
World Bank
Summary of the projects that have benefited from funding from the SASPP in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal. The summaries include a breakdown of the project's components, achieved...
Type: BriefReport#: 182043Date: February 28, 2023Author:
World Bank
Summary of the projects that have benefited from funding from the SASPP in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal. The summaries include a breakdown of the project's components, achieved...
Type: BriefReport#: 182044Date: February 28, 2023Author:
World Bank
Summary of the projects that have benefited from funding from the SASPP in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal. The summaries include a breakdown of the project's components, achieved...
Type: BriefReport#: 182041Date: February 28, 2023Author:
World Bank
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