Between 2017 and 2019, the International Labor Organization (ILO) and World Bank completed a multistage pilot study, in collaboration with the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) of Sri Lanka, with...
The data used in this brief come from the first round of the World Bank’s South Asia COVID-19 Phone Monitoring Survey, which surveyed individuals in the eight South Asia Region (SAR) countries. The survey...
Type: BriefReport#: 196036Date: November 1, 2021Author:
World Bank
Thailand’s progress in poverty reduction has slowed from 2015 onwards, mirroring a slowing economy and stagnating farm, business, and wage incomes. In 2019, the country witnessed the largest decline in...
China’s rise as a global player in manufacturing is closely linked to its epic-scale internal migrant labor supply and its associated “semi-urbanization” strategy of the past four decades. The huge number...
Type: BriefReport#: 193103Date: November 1, 2021Author:
Chan, Kam Wing
This brief describes the results of the labor market module, which tracks changes in employment status, job type, and labor earnings. Job- and earnings-related outcomes are tracked in three periods: (a)...
Type: BriefReport#: 196035Date: November 1, 2021Author:
World Bank
This brief uses Indonesian household survey data to evaluate the change in targeting errors of a simulated social assistance program through the inclusion of variables of phone credit and internet expenditure...
Type: BriefReport#: 182570Date: November 1, 2021Author:
Pinxten,Juul
The November 2021 Vietnam Macro Monitoring discusses some of the following topics : Industrial production and retail sales rebounded as economic activities progressively resumed but have yet to recover...
This discussion note is part of the Solutions for Youth Employment (S4YE) Knowledge series focusing on the Circular Economy and the jobs created within value chains as they become more circular. The objective...
Type: BriefReport#: 180865Date: November 1, 2021Author:
Madhu Nair,Medha ;
Datta,Namita
Children need a safe, nurturing, healthy, and stimulating environment to thrive and reach their full potential. But millions of children living in poverty don’t receive enough stimulation or good nutrition...
Innovation is crucial to improving productivity and fostering sustainable growth, especially among countries that are moving toward or are at the cutting edge of technological advances (technology frontier)....
Type: BriefReport#: 165752Date: November 1, 2021Author:
Cao,Yu
The Results in Education for All Children (REACH) Trust Fund supports and disseminates research on the impact of results-based financing on learning outcomes. The evidence series highlights REACH grants...
In addition to being regularly confronted with unpredictable shocks such as floods, droughts, or conflicts, Sahelian households have to deal with the effects of seasonality. This leads to a significant...
Type: BriefReport#: 183831Date: November 1, 2021Author:
Lain, Jonathan William ;
Brunelin, Stephanie ;
Tandon, Sharad Alan
Rising sea levels in the atoll nation of Marshall Islands are projected to endanger 40 percent of existing buildings in the capital, Majuro, with 96 percent of the city at risk of frequent flooding induced...
Type: BriefReport#: 171867Date: October 28, 2021Author:
Wyatt,Hamish ;
Smithies,Kym Louise
The DRC CO High-Frequency Phone Survey (HFPS) calls individuals from the social registry in Eastern DRC that was built up by the Social Protection and Jobs (SPJ) program and managed by Fonds Social de...
Type: BriefReport#: 185125Date: October 26, 2021Author:
World Bank
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