Stunting is not only a failure to achieve one's own genetic potential for height but is also a predictor of many other developmental constraints, including cognitive deficits and loss of future economic...
Type: BriefReport#: 113616Date: March 1, 2017Author:
Shekar,Meera ;
Kakietek,Jakub Jan ;
Eberwein, Julia Dayton ;
Akuoku,Jonathan Kweku ;
Pereira,Audrey Leslie ;
D'Alimonte, Mary
In this brief, the authors explore whether lack of access to childcare is a constraint to female labor force participation (LFP) in Indonesia, a country where female LFP lags far below the regional average....
Type: BriefReport#: 113927Date: March 1, 2017Author:
Halim,Daniel Zefanya ;
Johnson,Hillary C. ;
Perova,Elizaveta
Nicaragua is a multiethnic and culturally diverse country according to the 2005 census, which included the variable of indigenous or ethnic identity. As a result, about 443,847 inhabitants identified themselves...
Type: BriefReport#: 148575Date: March 1, 2017Author:
Galan,Maria Jose Mendoza ;
Gordillo-Tobar,Amparo Elena ;
Herrera,Emilce ;
Rodriguez,Evelyn
This paper uses the FINDEX and administrative data toestimate the gender, ageand income compositionof workers covered bya mandated pensionscheme in a large numberof developing countries. It find that the...
Type: BriefReport#: 113484Date: March 1, 2017Author:
Majoka,Zaineb ;
Palacios,Robert J.
Despite economic progress over the last decade, disparities between women and men remain salient in Armenia, especially in dimensions that are powerfully influenced by social norms. In domains like education...
While unskilled immigrant workers have relatively low formal human capital, theory suggests that they can still contribute to productivity improvements by helping to increase efficiency and upgrading the...
Type: BriefReport#: 113185Date: March 1, 2017Author:
Devadas,Sharmila
Business training is one of the most common support services offered by governments to small firms around the world. However, a number of evaluations of such training programs have struggled to identify...
Type: BriefReport#: 113198Date: March 1, 2017Author:
Mckenzie,David J. ;
Puerto, Susana
Significant strides have been made in connecting the world’s low-income populations and micro and small businesses to financial services. Yet, after decades, there are still large gaps in access, use,...
Type: BriefReport#: 119215Date: March 1, 2017Author:
Moretto,Louise Marie ;
Scola Gahwiler,Barbara Bernadette Maria
In Kosovo, only 1 out of every 8 women is formally employed, compared to 2 out of every 5 men. This asymmetry is even more pronounced in rural areas, where the combination of a lack of market-oriented...
Type: BriefReport#: 180813Date: February 13, 2017Author:
World Bank
The Government of Odisha (GoO) was looking for ways to increase clean energy production as part of its efforts to meet the State’s increasing energy requirements. With about 280 – 300 days of sunshine...
The scale of the global education challenge is staggering, even after a decade and a half of historic and encouraging progress. About 75 million children and adolescents who need educational support live...
Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA) launched its standards harmonization project in 2011 to help businesses cut costs associated with the different standards in force across the East African community (EAC)....
Type: BriefReport#: 113169Date: February 1, 2017Author:
Nderitu, Elizabeth Murugi ;
Odongo, Mary
One of the most important instruments of trade facilitation is the commodity nomenclature, which provides a definition of all goods subject to foreign trade. The correct classification of goods forms the...
Type: BriefReport#: 113168Date: February 1, 2017Author:
Aliev,Alijon ;
Konar-Leacy,Violane
Rwanda’s government and private sector took a bold step towards achieving a critical reform agenda with the design and implementationof a single window for international trade system. This implementation...
This Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice knowledge brief focus on the key highlights, Adolescents and youth encounter many barriers to seeking health services. These include a lack of available...
Type: BriefReport#: 117764Date: February 1, 2017Author:
Smith-Estelle, Allison ;
Cortez,Rafael A. ;
Quinlan-Davidson,Meaghen Bridget Anne
Geohazards are the most common type of natural hazards faced globally. Japan’s experience in road geohazard risk management by addressing the challenges in an integrated manner ensuring institutional coordination,...
The private sector plays an important role in emerging market countries with limited education capacity by providing quality schooling at all levels, from early childhood development to tertiary education...
Type: BriefReport#: 113246Date: February 1, 2017Author:
Walton, Tom ;
Ragoussis,Alexandros ;
Benjamin,Matthew Kenneth ;
Matthees,Kevin
The Turkish statistical institute (TURKSTAT) has gone through a major revision of its national accounts system. TURKSTAT has undertaken a number of changes simultaneously to align its methodology with...
Type: BriefReport#: 112968Date: February 1, 2017Author:
Yilmaz,Ayberk ;
Yasar,Pinar ;
De Rosa,Donato
For Government of Odisha (GoO), providing reliable basic services such as street lighting to its people is a priority. In many cities in the state of Odisha, street lighting, especially in the small streets...
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