Whether and the extent to which social norms matter for women’s labor force participation has been shown to vary by context. This paper presents rigorous evidence on how these relationships hold in the...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10810Date: June 18, 2024Author:
Jumana Jamal Subhi Alaref ;
Aishwarya Shivaji Patil ;
Tasmia Rahman ;
Ana Maria Munoz Boudet
Gender equality is central to economic development. This paper examines gender gaps in Burkina Faso and find that women’s labor force participation is 10 percentage points lower than men’s in 2019, while...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10809Date: June 18, 2024Author:
Aletheia Amalia Donald ;
Islam,TM Tonmoy ;
Anja Robakowski-Van Stralen
Gender significantly impacts health outcomes, influencing lifestyle, well-being, and healthcare access throughout a person’s life. Bridging gender gaps in health can enhance human capital and ensure equitable...
Type: ReportReport#: 191302Date: June 17, 2024Author:
Altuwaijri, Sameera ;
Seemeen Saadat ;
Meriem Boudjadja ;
Charlotte Pram Nielsen ;
Amparo Elena Gordillo-Tobar ;
Mirai Maruo ;
Rakh, Priyadarshani
This paper explores the effects of industrial policy on trade, focusing on the role of preferential trade agreements. The analysis uses data for the period 2012–2022 on detailed product-level bilateral...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10806Date: June 17, 2024Author:
Alessandro Barattieri ;
Aaditya Mattoo ;
Daria Taglioni
Indigenous Peoples (IPs) are culturally distinct societies and communities. The Philippines is one of the few Asian countries that officially uses the term “Indigenous Peoples,” and IP rights are fully...
Type: ReportReport#: 190578Date: June 17, 2024Author:
Pérez-Brito, Carlos ;
Nadia Belhaj Hassine Belghith
Growing climate risks pose a significant socioeconomic threat to the vulnerable communities in Fiji. In Fiji, gender inequality presents an extreme challenge, and it is particularly amplified amid disasters...
Preparing for—and responding to—disasters requires a people-centered approach and a strong understanding of households’ ability to cope with shocks. Relying on novel household survey data, this paper examines...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10807Date: June 17, 2024Author:
Boaz Anglade ;
Maria Emilia Cucagna ;
Jacobus Joost De Hoop ;
Anna Luisa Paffhausen
Access to actionable information that outlines opportunities for nature-based solutions (NBS) investments at early stages of project design is essential for enabling the scale up of these solutions, which...
Type: ReportReport#: 191328Date: June 16, 2024Author:
World Bank
Climate change and demographic trends in the 21st century are placing unprecedented stresses on the water resources sector. This evolution raises the potential economic value of well-designed interventions...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 197579Date: June 15, 2024Author:
World Bank
Economic activity picked up in China in early 2024, buoyed by stronger exports. Meanwhile, growth in domestic demand moderated. Manufacturing and infrastructure investment and consumer spending on services...
Type: ReportReport#: 191254Date: June 15, 2024Author:
World Bank
Over the past decade, under the astute leadership of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB), the country has made impressive strides in enhancing the health and well-being of its people. The remarkable gains...
Type: ReportReport#: 191326Date: June 15, 2024Author:
World Bank
Using real-time data and machine-learning methods, we produce monthly aggregates on gross national income (GNI) for 147 Pakistani districts between 2012 and 2021. We use them to understand whether and...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 201089Date: June 14, 2024Author:
Choudhary M. Ali ;
Barco Ilaria Dal ;
Haqqani Ijlal A ;
Lenzi Federico ;
Limodio Nicola
Unemployment in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is primarily driven by three vulnerable groups that frequently lack both skills and work experience - the long-term unemployed, youth and women. Overall unemployment...
Type: ReportReport#: 191252Date: June 14, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper analyses the spatial effects of urban proximity in terms of distance on the patterns of poverty and livelihoods in the context of rural Zimbabwe. We find that that poverty prevalence rate increased...
Type: ReportReport#: 191237Date: June 14, 2024Author:
Shingirirai Mashura
This paper analyzes Mongolia's active labor market policies, social insurance system, and vocational training programs, focusing on their support for vulnerable groups. Drawing on desk research and stakeholder...
Type: ReportReport#: 191256Date: June 14, 2024Author:
World Bank
This document summarizes the main findings from the
follow-up surveys in Zimbabwe. Business owners and top
managers of 960 firms were interviewed between July
2016 and January 2017 (600 ES and 360 Micro)...
Type: ReportReport#: 191282Date: June 14, 2024Author:
World Bank
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