The post-double selection Lasso estimator has become a popular way of selecting control variables when analyzing randomized experiments. This is done to try to improve precision, and reduce bias from attrition...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10931Date: September 26, 2024Author:
Cilliers,Jacobus ;
Nour Elashmawy ;
David McKenzie
Blue carbon ecosystems (BCEs), notably mangrove forests, seagrass meadows, and salt marshes, are a vital resource for countries that are confronting climate impacts, such as Mozambique. These natural treasures...
Type: ReportReport#: 193739Date: September 26, 2024Author:
Juliana Castano-Isaza ;
Sylvia Michele Diez ;
Moritz von Unger ;
Raquel Bustamante ;
Regina Sánchez Sasso ;
Mackenzie Taggart
The emergence of the Port Community System (PCS). The PCS represents a pivotal development in the world of maritime trade facilitation and logistics. These sophisticated digital platforms enable seamless...
The Survivor-centered Accessibility Framework Evaluation (SAFE), supported by the State and Peacebuilding Fund (SPF), comprehensively examines access barriers faced by women and girls in transit who are...
Type: PublicationReport#: 189999Date: September 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
This policy note posits that Mexico’s economic growth can be driven by private sector productivity and leveraging of impactful entrepreneurship and innovation. Mexico's economic growth has been stagnant...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 193730Date: September 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
Climate change and extreme weather events are increasingly driving human mobility and displacement across the globe. Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Eastern Caribbean region have particularly...
Type: ReportReport#: 193746Date: September 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
This roadmap describes the current situation of hydromet service provision in Bhutan and presents a short- and medium-term modernization approach. It provides an overview of the National Centre for Hydrology...
Type: ReportReport#: 193696Date: September 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
Human capital consists of the knowledge, skills, and health that people accumulate over their lives. People’s health and education have undeniable intrinsic value, and human capital also enables people...
Type: Human Capital ReviewReport#: 193734Date: September 26, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper presents the results of a qualitative study aimed at generating knowledge on intra-household and gendered impacts of food and energy price shocks among the poor in Côte d’Ivoire, with a focus...
Type: ReportReport#: 193708Date: September 25, 2024Author:
Alina Kalle ;
Miriam Muller
This report synthesizes available evidence on childcare in Cambodia to provide a holistic analysis of the policy landscape and priorities for further investment. It presents new data to describe the existing...
Type: ReportReport#: 193672Date: September 25, 2024Author:
Sarah Elizabeth Haddock ;
Forest Brach Jarvis ;
Chenda Sem ;
Antonia Milcheva Doncheva ;
Hira Farooqi
Somalia has made macroeconomic progress in recent years; however, the economy remains exposed to shocks, particularly climatic shocks. The economy has shown signs of recovery in recent years after exposure...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 193591Date: September 25, 2024Author:
Aphichoke Kotikula ;
Alastair Peter Francis Haynes ;
Matthieu Guillaume Emmanuel Rouyer ;
Marie Christelle Mabeu Yangamen ;
Shinya Takamatsu ;
Takaaki Masaki
Analyses of GDP per capita differences across countries focus almost exclusively on differences in productivity. This paper shows that there are also large differences in medium-run dynamics in the employment-to-population...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10928Date: September 25, 2024Author:
Franziska Lieselotte Ohnsorge ;
Rogerson,Richard ;
Zoe Leiyu Xie
Gender equality in Cambodia has improved over the last decade, in line with overall economic progress and increased living standards, especially in outcomes such as girls’ and women’s human capital accumulation...
Type: ReportReport#: 193671Date: September 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
This guidance note seeks to identify and disseminate good practices in Country Climate and Development Reports (CCDRs) to improve coverage of the critical linkages between climate change, natural resource...
Type: ReportReport#: 193690Date: September 25, 2024Author:
Elise Doumergue ;
Ahmadnia, Shaadee ;
Hammond, Max ;
Barbosa, Caio de Araújo
Economic activity improved, driven by external demand for exports and tourism. Manufacturing growth turned positive, supported by a surge in goods exports. However, internal drivers weighed on growth....
Type: BriefReport#: 193673Date: September 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
Global efforts to keep the rise in average temperatures within 1.5 degree Celsius are falling short. To achieve this goal, more extensive decarbonization measures are necessary across all sectors of the...
Type: BriefReport#: 197057Date: September 25, 2024Author:
Ignacio De Calonje ;
R. Balaji
Transitioning toward sustainable development practices is expected to result in broad changes to economic activity, which will subsequently impact labor markets and change the demand for skills. India...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10927Date: September 25, 2024Author:
Ham,Andrés ;
Vazquez,Emmanuel ;
Monica Yanez Pagans
The production of plastic boomed over the last century due to its benefits as being cost-effective, lightweight, easy to make, durable, and recyclable. However, the amounts of plastic waste generated during...
Type: ReportReport#: 193709Date: September 25, 2024Author:
World Bank
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