This paper examines the direct and spillover effects of cash transfers paid in a rural and low-income setting. In the short run, an unconditional cash transfer program for ultra-poor households in Northern...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11112Date: May 5, 2025Author:
Papineni, Sreelakshmi ;
Gonzalez Martinez, Paula Lorena ;
Goldstein, Markus ;
Friedman, Jed
As climate change accelerates, transport networks face both direct and indirect disruptions, impacting trade, mobility, and economic stability. Extreme weather events damage critical infrastructure, isolating...
Type: ReportReport#: 200081Date: May 5, 2025Author:
Keou, Oceane ;
Dehghani, Mohammad ;
Breteau, Maxence Guillaume Jean louis
Efforts to conduct comprehensive assessments of agricultural policies globally involve various methodologies and contributions from international bodies such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of...
Type: ReportReport#: 200357Date: May 5, 2025Author:
Paviot, Marie ;
Peña, Hector ;
Grossi, Mauro del ;
Mora Lopez, Elena ;
Tejeda, Maria Florencia ;
Traverso, Victoria ;
Garcia, Beatriz ;
Leite, Luisa
This report estimates fuel-specific TCPs for 11 LAC countries—Argentina, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Dominica, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, St. Lucia, and Uruguay—from 2017
to 2023, and a preliminary...
Type: ReportReport#: 201155Date: May 5, 2025Author:
World Bank
This Country Partnership Framework (CPF) outlines the strategic approach to the WBG's engagement in the Philippines for FY25- 31. The CPF aims to improve the quality of life for all Filipinos by strengthening...
Type: Country Partnership FrameworkReport#: CPF0000034Date: May 5, 2025Author:
World Bank
Women, Business and the Law has the objective to inform research, policy discussions, and development operations on women's economic opportunities by producing primary data on laws, regulations, and policies...
Type: ReportReport#: 201123Date: May 2, 2025Author:
World Bank
How do intrahousehold dynamics affect the investment of female entrepreneurs? This paper presents findings from a randomized controlled trial in Ghana that assesses the impacts of four alternative support...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11111Date: May 2, 2025Author:
Campos, Francisco Moraes Leitao ;
Conconi,Adriana ;
Davies, Elwyn ;
Gassier, Marine ;
Goldstein, Markus
Many education systems use virtual communities of practice (VCoPs), including WhatsApp groups for teachers, to provide a forum for teachers to ask and answer each other’s questions. The motivation is that...
Type: BriefReport#: 201055Date: May 1, 2025Author:
Bedoya, Guadalupe ;
Belyakova, Yulia ;
Cilliers, Jacobus ;
Deeb, Antoine ;
Evans, David ;
Jeon, Youngkwang ;
Kelly, Emma
Poor air quality (AQ) is a serious challenge in urban and rural areas in Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The primary sources of air pollution...
Type: BriefReport#: 201072Date: May 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Country Opinion Survey in Saudi Arabia assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Saudi Arabia perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from...
Type: ReportReport#: 201648Date: May 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
This technical note outlines updated poverty trends in India, drawing on data from the 2022–23 and 2011–12 Household Consumption Expenditure Surveys (CES) conducted by the National Sample Survey Office....
Type: ReportReport#: 201959Date: May 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Country Opinion Survey in Kuwait assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Kuwait perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and...
Type: ReportReport#: 201654Date: May 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Country Opinion Survey in Kuwait assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Kuwait perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and...
Type: ReportReport#: 201654Date: May 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Country Opinion Survey in Kuwait assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Kuwait perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and...
Type: ReportReport#: 201654Date: May 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
While the importance of demand driven market analysis to improve livelihoods for the poor is widely recognized in the literature, there is a lack of practical examples on how to operationalize this approach....
Type: ReportReport#: 201379Date: May 1, 2025Author:
Hwang, Helena ;
Phipps, Verena
The Nepal Country Gender Assessment (CGA) provides a comprehensive analysis of the gender equality context in Nepal, covering Women’s Economic Opportunities, Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Human Capital...
Type: Country Gender Assessment (CGA)Report#: 201726Date: May 1, 2025Author:
Sharma, Jaya ;
Haddock, Sarah Elizabeth ;
Ghale, Tracy ;
Pasquini, Chiara ;
Boehmova, Zuzana ;
Etang Ndip, Alvin ;
Sapkota, Sarita
Almost two years into the conflict that began in April 2023, Sudan remains in a deepening crisis
with widespread social and economic consequences. The country is facing a severe humanitarian
crisis with...
Type: ReportReport#: 201499Date: May 1, 2025Author:
Ozdemir, Kamer Karakurum ;
Mohamed Elfatih Zein, Dalia ;
Litwack, John ;
Ezemenari, Kene ;
Hassan, Fareed M. A. ;
Alhelo, Alzaki Khir Alasha ;
Nyawo, Mike
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