This note reports on a new approach to improving business practices in growing firms - using the market to insource or outsource skills instead of training the entrepreneur.
Type: BriefReport#: 155245Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Anderson,Stephen J. ;
Mckenzie,David J.
Road traffic crashes (RTC) are the number one cause of death for children and young adults ages 5-29 years. On average, only seventeen percent of road traffic deaths are estimated to be reported in the...
Type: BriefReport#: 155250Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Milusheva,Svetoslava Petkova ;
Marty,Robert Andrew ;
Bedoya Arguelles,Guadalupe ;
Williams,Sarah Elizabeth ;
Resor,Elizabeth Landsdowne ;
Legovini,Arianna
The Mekong River is the eleventh longest river in the world, and its characteristics are integral components of the subregion’s complex hydro-geopolitical economy. It flows through six riparian countries....
Vulnerability to poverty refers to the likelihood that a household or an individual may fall below the poverty line in the event of a shock. Understanding vulnerability helps design policies to protect...
Utilities attempting to extend service to low-income settlements are frequently trapped in a vicious circle: poor cost recovery contributes to inadequate service provision and this in turn fuels customer...
Type: BriefReport#: 159154Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Gesund Forero,Jessica ;
Keener,Sarah
The high level of exposure to shocks, in particular climate-related and conflict induced shocks, across the Sahel region exacerbates the vulnerability of the population. It also increases the risk of non-poor...
Type: BriefReport#: 158702Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Brunelin,Stephanie ;
Ouedraogo,Aissatou ;
Tandon,Sharad Alan
A 2.1 million dollars grant through ESMAPs Small Island Developing States (SIDS) DOCK Support Program is playing a key role in helping Tuvalu achieve energy security through clean energy. The grant enables...
The Sustainable Development Goals set a triple educational objective: improve access to, quality of, and gender equity in education. This note documents the effectiveness of a multifaceted educational...
Type: BriefReport#: 155336Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Delavallade,Clara Anne ;
Griffith,Alan ;
Thonrton,Rebecca
The brief summarizes findings from the research study "Structural Transformation and Labor Market Performance in Ghana." Structural transformation refers to the reallocation of economic activity between...
Type: BriefReport#: 155281Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Nxumalo,Mpumelelo ;
Raju,Dhushyanth
Earmarking means taking all or a portion of total revenue from a tax or group of taxes and setting it aside or ‘protecting’ it for a designated expenditure purpose. Earmarking practices vary from ‘hard’...
Type: BriefReport#: 154865Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Ozer,Ceren ;
Bloom,Danielle Elena ;
Valle, Adolfo Martinez ;
Banzon,Eduardo P. ;
Mandeville,Kate ;
Paul Jr,Jeremias Neri ;
Blecher, Evan ;
Sparkes,Susan ;
Chhabra,Sheena
A machine learning (ML) algorithm is a type of computer program that learns to perform specific tasks based on various data inputs or rules provided by a human. Since disasters often affect poor and vulnerable...
One in three Indonesian women have experienced Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in their lifetime. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may further exacerbate the risks of GBV. First, additional stress due to...
Type: BriefReport#: 155758Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Halim,Daniel Zefanya ;
Can,England Rhys ;
Perova,Elizaveta
Microsimulation modelling has become a powerful tool to analyze the effects of fiscal policy changes. The World Bank’s Equity Policy Lab (EPL) has developed a customizable microsimulation tool to assess...
This note presents the results of the fourth round of a nationally representative telephone survey (HFPS). Data collection took place between November 06 and December 02, 2020. In addition to the 2,013...
Type: BriefReport#: 159004Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Tsimpo Nkengne,Clarence ;
Tiberti,Marco ;
Backiny-Yetna,Prospere R. ;
Constantinidis,Stavros ;
Koncobo,Zakaria ;
Tiendrebeogo,Adama
The unemployment rate has increased noticeably from 4.6 percent in October 2019 to 6.3 percent in October 2020 - the highest in the last eight years. The combination of job losses and lower wages led to...
Type: BriefReport#: 165693Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Pala,John Christopher
Summary of note 96: innovation, investment, and emerging opportunities in today’s textile and apparel value chain textile and apparel manufacturing is a critical creator of formalized jobs, a well-known...
Type: BriefReport#: 156040Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Manchanda,Sumit ;
Schlorke,Sabine ;
Schmitt,Maud Louise Anne
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Middle East and North Africa (MENA), especially female entrepreneurs, face steep challenges in accessing finance and credit. This situation is now even more dire...
Type: BriefReport#: 154716Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Dornel,Arnaud D. ;
Ait Ali Slimane,Meriem ;
Mohindra,Komal
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the related lockdown measures to prevent the virus’ spread have highlighted how important it is for everyone to have access to reliable and resilient digital infrastructure....
Type: BriefReport#: 154722Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Comini,Niccolo
As part of the efforts of the World Bank Group to understand the impact of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) on the private sector the enterprise analysis unit is conducting follow-up surveys on recently completed...
About 10 percent of urban Pakistani women from lower-income segments of the population with lower levels of schooling (primary or less) are in the labor force, compared to about one-third of such women...
Type: BriefReport#: 156139Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Amir,Saman ;
Rahman,Noor ;
Pande,Rohini P.
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