This paper proposes new estimates of child labor use in Côte d’Ivoire’s cocoa farms that are certified free of child labor. The study relies on list experiments (LE) to overcome social desirability bias...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 192817Date: September 19, 2023Author:
Jouvin, Marine
Inequality of opportunity leads to misallocation of human capital and can affect economies via its impact on individual economic decision making. This paper studies the impact of inequality of opportunity...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10569Date: September 19, 2023Author:
Brock, J. Michelle ;
Bussolo, Maurizio
A number of global trends, such as concurrent rises in incomes and urbanization, are driving the increased consumption of meat, dairy, and biofuels. Meeting the demand for products will require considerable...
Type: PublicationReport#: 184927Date: September 19, 2023Author:
Bethe, Ernest E. ;
Chole, Hileena Eshetu ;
Dieter Fischer ;
Johnson, Alan David
The Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program (SASPP) supports six Sahelian countries, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal to build adaptive social protection systems to help vulnerable...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 184935Date: September 19, 2023Author:
Anglio, Anne ;
Billey, Lydie Anne ;
Rabearivony Andrianjakanava, Hajalalaina Consuella ;
Saidi, Mira
This policy note has been prepared by the World Bank to document how Chile is driving an innovative response towards non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the integration of mental health (MH) into primary...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 184929Date: September 19, 2023Author:
Corona Ravest, Francisca Andrea ;
Kovacevic, Rialda ;
Martínez, Mayra ;
Traub Donoso, Carolina Andrea
Most developing economies rely on foreign capital to finance their infrastructure needs. These projects are usually structured as long-term (25–35 years) franchises that pay in local currency. If investors...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10568Date: September 19, 2023Author:
de Castro, Luciano ;
Frischtak, Claudio R. ;
Rodrigues, Arthur
Global growth is projected to slow significantly in 2023 as continued monetary tightening constrains the credit supply. Tanzania’s economy has performed relatively well despite a challenging external environment....
Type: ReportReport#: 184925Date: September 18, 2023Author:
World Bank
In Central Asia, a large region that includes Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, several types of natural hazards pose significant threats to people and economies....
Type: BriefReport#: 184919Date: September 18, 2023Author:
World Bank
Central Asian countries are emerging economies in a region wracked by earthquakes and flooding, and their populations require scalable and adaptable social protection measures to protect lives and livelihoods....
Type: BriefReport#: 184920Date: September 18, 2023Author:
World Bank
Women farmers produce 30 percent less per hectare than their male counterparts. Among various factors, there are three key drivers of gender gaps in agriculture productivity in Nigeria: women use fewer...
Type: BriefReport#: 184924Date: September 18, 2023Author:
Fashogbon, Ayodele Emmanuel ;
Morrison, Laurel Elizabeth ;
Sahay, Abhilasha ;
Vaillant, Julia
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, all situated within Central Asia, are known to be highly exposed to natural hazards, especially floods, earthquakes, and landslides....
Type: BriefReport#: 184922Date: September 18, 2023Author:
World Bank
This report focuses on the following during COVID-19 crisis: (i) implications of macro-economic impact; (ii) health spending impact; (iii) 2020 government health spending response; (iv) historic drivers...
Type: ReportReport#: 184912Date: September 18, 2023Author:
World Bank
The World Bank’s Health Financing Global Solutions Group in collaboration with the Global Financing Facility and the Joint Learning Network Health Financing Technical Initiative, along with P4H and other...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 184910Date: September 18, 2023Author:
World Bank
Climate change is causing more severe and frequent disasters, affecting the lives and livelihoods of people across the world. In Central Asia-specifically Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,...
Type: BriefReport#: 184921Date: September 18, 2023Author:
World Bank
The September 2023 update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) involves several changes to the data underlying the global poverty estimates. In particular, some welfare aggregates have been revised,...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 184889Date: September 15, 2023Author:
Aron, Danielle Victoria ;
Diaz-Bonilla, Carolina ;
Foster, Elizabeth Mary ;
Fujs, Tony Henri Mathias Jany ;
Jolliffe, Dean Mitchell ;
Krishnan, Nandini ;
Lakner, Christoph ;
Lara Ibarra, Gabriel ;
Mahler, Daniel Gerszon ;
Maria Gabriela Farfan Betran ;
R.Andres Castaneda Aguilar
Leaving no one behind is a central promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which recognizes health as a fundamental human right. Achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is key to delivering...
Type: ReportReport#: 184890Date: September 15, 2023Author:
World Bank ;
World Health Organization
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