The document collection explores the complex issue of vaccine hesitancy and the evolution of misinformation surrounding vaccines. It delves into the reasons behind vaccine hesitancy and the various communication...
Type: ReportReport#: 191096Date: June 11, 2024Author:
World Bank
Financial development can enhance economic well-being and foster resilience in fragile settings, potentially contributing to escaping from fragility once “pivotal conditions” are in place. However, fragile...
Type: ReportReport#: 191078Date: June 11, 2024Author:
Calice, Pietro
There was substantial growth in the resource sector in Papua New Guinea during the last resource boom, increased revenue collection by the government associated with that growth, and significant increases...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10798Date: June 11, 2024Author:
Baxi, Paripoorna ;
Naidoo, Darian ;
Tandon, Sharad Alan
These brief reports the findings from innovative high-frequency phone surveys (HFPS) on the drivers of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and uptake in the Caribbean among the adult population. The LAC HFPS were...
Type: ReportReport#: 191098Date: June 11, 2024Author:
Anglade, Boaz ;
De Hoop, Jacobus Joost ;
Di Giorgio, Laura ;
Kim, Phillis ;
Margolies, Amy Elliott ;
Mussini, Micaela ;
Paffhausen, Anna Luisa
This document presents the Sectoral Recovery Capacity Assessment (SRCA), a methodologicalapproach to assess the capacity of key national sectors in Caribbean countries to implement recovery projects in...
Type: ReportReport#: 191055Date: June 10, 2024Author:
World Bank
The World Bank recently introduced a new key indicator to guide its work: the number of countries with high inequality, defined as a Gini index above 40. The new indicator was introduced as part of the...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10796Date: June 10, 2024Author:
Diaz-Bonilla, Carolina ;
Haddad, Cameron Nadim ;
Hill, Ruth ;
Lakner, Christoph ;
Lara Ibarra, Gabriel ;
Mahler, Daniel Gerszon
Teenage pregnancy rates in Brazil are among thehighest in Latin America. The current rate of 68.4per 1,000 adolescents lies well above the worldaverage of 46 per 1,000 and is higher than the LatinAmerican...
Type: BriefReport#: 191056Date: June 10, 2024Author:
World Bank
This Concept Paper forms part of the World Bank’s assistance to the Government of Lao PDR for participation in international carbon markets. The immediate assistance consists of two activities: Activity...
Type: ReportReport#: 191448Date: June 10, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report contains the World Bank Group Boards’ updated calendar for the period from May to July 2024, specifying the Boards’ engagements, such as meetings and briefings.
Type: Board ReportReport#: 191049Date: June 10, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Caribbean region is highly prone to disasters, including hurricanes, earthquakes, droughts, flooding, and landslides. Higher temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, more frequent, intense,...
Type: ReportReport#: 191055Date: June 10, 2024Author:
World Bank
How firms in the developing world adapt to changes in weather extremes will play a key role in determining their nation’s economic growth. This survey of the recent microeconomics adaptation literature...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10797Date: June 10, 2024Author:
Grover, Arti ;
Kahn, Matthew E.
The role of fathers in parenting young children varies significantly across societies. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), policymakers are increasingly focused on enhancing early childhood stimulation...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 203639Date: June 10, 2024Author:
Evans, David K. ;
Jakiela, Pamela
This article explores the reciprocal relationship between climate change and economic activity through the lens of business insolvency, in particular, the effects of climate change on corporate solvency...
The Trade Facilitation West Africa (TFWA) Program is a five-year, multi-partner initiative that aims to promote trade facilitation and regional integration in West Africa. The program strives to reduce...
Type: BriefReport#: 190976Date: June 7, 2024Author:
World Bank
Over the last two decades, the Government of Egypt (GOE) has pursued its sustainable and resilient development. The Ministry of Environment (MOE) has improved the governance framework and promoted new...
Type: Country Environmental Analysis (CEA)Report#: 190998Date: June 7, 2024Author:
Aparicio, Pablo Ahijado ;
Arif, Sherif ;
Doumani, Fadi ;
Elhadary, Hanan ;
Sakr, Dalia ;
Temraz, Tarek ;
Yoshijima, Suiko
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