We evaluated the Londo public works program, which provided temporary employment and a bicycle to beneficiaries selected through public lotteries in the Central African Republic. The evaluation focused...
Type: BriefReport#: 145309Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Alik Lagrange,Arthur ;
Buehren,Niklas ;
Goldstein,Markus P. ;
Hoogeveen,Johannes G.
Electrifying the global urban vehicle fleet depends on the convergence of several economic, technological, and political factors. However, the big shift to electric vehicles will likely take place only...
Type: BriefReport#: 147772Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Graham,John Gregory
There is a quiet revolution underway in a previously sleepy segment of the transport sector: the electrification of municipal buses and other intra-city vehicles. As McKinsey reported last October, the...
Type: BriefReport#: 147775Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Graham,John Gregory
The ‘Fintech Revolution’ is disrupting the traditional delivery model of financial services. Growing internet usage and mobile phone penetration in Africa offer fertile ground for Digital Financial Services...
Type: BriefReport#: 149636Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Reitzug,Fabian ;
Heitmann,Soren
Tonga has the highest expenditure on unhealthy food among Pacific Island countries. With imported cigarettes having a higher tax and therefore higher retail price, domestic cigarettes have become more...
The center for development data (C4D2) is a Rome-based hub for fostering methodological innovation and strengthening capacity in the collection, analysis, and dissemination of household surveys in low-...
In Cameroon, agriculture employs 70 percent of the workforce, providing 30 percent of the country’s export revenue and 42 percent of its gross domestic product. Despite the sector’s importance, however,...
Achieving inclusive and quality education for all is a global priority, and policymakers are still grappling with the best ways to ensure the poorest and most marginalized children are in school and learning....
Type: BriefReport#: 145540Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Agostinelli, Francesco ;
Avitabile,Ciro ;
Bobba, Matteo ;
Sanchez,Alonso
In 2011-2012, Ethiopia’s central statistical agency (CSA), in collaboration with the World Bank, conducted the first wave of the Ethiopia rural socioeconomic survey (ERSS), which collects detailed data...
Lack of road connectivity and irrigation for crops other than rice limit the agriculture growth prospects. To address these challenges, the government, with financial support from the World Bank, has established...
Type: BriefReport#: 145183Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Chamroeun,Mudita
The electrification of health centers, schools, and other public institutions has been limited by the slow expansion of national grids, which has staggering consequences for economic growth, poverty reduction,...
Underweight prevalence among children 6 to 59 months in rural and small-town areas of Ethiopia declined from 26.9 percent in 2012 to 24.9 percent in 2014, while wasting prevalence stalled at 11 percent....
Funded by the Wellspring Philanthropic Foundation, the World Bank Gender Innovation Lab and Innovations for Poverty Action have worked to develop a measurement tool for Socio-Emotional Skills (SES) that...
The World Bank’s Africa Gender Innovation Lab (GIL) conducts impact evaluations of development interventions and leads policy research to generate evidence on how to close gender gaps in earnings, productivity,...
Electric buses have been the fastest-growing electric vehicle segment over the past five years by a wide margin. The market is changing quickly as both national and local governments make new commitments...
Type: BriefReport#: 147774Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Graham,John Gregory
Citizens have a role to play in supporting health care quality and access as well as equality in the delivery of health services. This note is an overview of lessons from evidence about how social accountability...
Type: BriefReport#: 154679Date: December 31, 2019Author:
Poli,Maria ;
Guerzovich,Maria Florencia
The Sundarbans is the largest contiguous mangrove forest in the world and one of the most biodiverse ecosystems. The South Asia Water Initiative, a multi-donor trust fund administered by the World Bank,...
Type: BriefReport#: 173369Date: December 31, 2019Author:
World Bank
The practice of social accountability has evolved since the 1990s. Today, we understand social accountability as a process that enables the inclusive participation and collective action of citizens and...
Sustainable mobility for all (SuM4All) is the premier advocacy platform for international cooperation on transport and mobility issues. Established in 2017, and hosted by the World Bank, the global, multistakeholder...
In Indonesia, a replication of a Growth Mindset intervention had significant impacts on student academic performance – particularly in schools located in regions that could benefit the most. Student learning...
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