In quantitative modeling, "complexity management" means aligning a model's complexity with its intended use. Insufficient complexity can lead to weak predictions and misguided decisions, while excess complexity...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 188753Date: February 12, 2024Author:
De Menezes Silva, Ana Irys ;
Walsh, Brian James
Between 2001 and 2019, Bhutan made significant economic progress with an average annual growth rate of 7 percent. This progress was accompanied by significant improvements in monetary and nonmonetary standards...
Type: ReportReport#: 187640Date: February 9, 2024Author:
Alaref, Jumana Jamal Subhi ;
Bartl, Esther Maria ;
Etang Ndip, Alvin ;
Martinoty, Laurine ;
Pereira Guimaraes Leite, Phillippe George ;
Viollaz, Mariana
Kazakhstan’s economic outlook for the next two years is one of steady growth, driven in part from its continued reliance on hydrocarbons and by stronger consumer spending. Real GDP is forecast to grow...
Type: ReportReport#: 187614Date: February 9, 2024Author:
Agaidarov, Azamat ;
Knight, David Stephen ;
Sharma, Natasha
This paper provides a snapshot of the digital capabilities of government-recognizedidentification (ID) systems across three dimensions: (i) digitally stored records; (ii) digital verification or authentication...
Type: ReportReport#: 178877 Date: February 9, 2024Author:
Casher, Claire Susan ;
Clark, Julia Michal ;
Metz, Anna Zita
This paper examines the socioeconomic factors correlated with vulnerability to natural hazards, using unique data from the High-Frequency Phone Surveys conducted in Haiti in 2021, 2022, and 2023. The results...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10699Date: February 9, 2024Author:
Botero, Marlen Yamilet Cardona ;
Canavire Bacarreza, Gustavo Javier ;
Carrasco, Naraya ;
Nsababera, Olive Umuhire
The present paper is the first attempt to provide a new blueprint for proactivelyaddressing coal mining lands within a Just Transition framework. It arguesthat traditional approaches to mine land remediation...
Type: ReportReport#: 187616Date: February 9, 2024Author:
World Bank
International Development Association (IDA) Deputies requested that Management develop a definition of crisis preparedness to monitor the IDA20 policy commitment and present a crisis preparedness financing...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 187620Date: February 9, 2024Author:
World Bank
Learning Resilience from a Edtech perspective ensures the continuous
delivery of quality and equitable education through adaptable educational
technologies, to prevent learning losses. It combines seamless...
Type: ReportReport#: 203354Date: February 9, 2024Author:
Carvalho, Frederico ;
Gebre, Tihtina Zenebe ;
Kleinmann, Sarah Helena Ady ;
Mutesi, Lillian ;
Nkurunziza, Alexis
This compendium presents the results of a 3-year program instituted in Uganda to assess the status of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) services and to propose recommendations...
Type: PublicationReport#: 187615Date: February 9, 2024Author:
Ayiko, Rogers ;
Chansa, Collins ;
Crabbe, Richard A. B. ;
Defrancis, Marc Paul ;
Ekochu, Elizabeth Mabel Asege ;
Hayes, Brendan Michael ;
Kiirya, Stephen Kisembe ;
Mensah, Julia
The 2023 World Bank Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Index is an inventory of the sustainability considerations used in World Bank (Bank) lending and analytical services as well as its corporate practices....
Type: ReportReport#: 187599Date: February 9, 2024Author:
World Bank
The 2023 state of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector focuses on the intersection of ASM and sustainable development goal 5 (SDG 5) - achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls....
Type: ReportReport#: 187622Date: February 9, 2024Author:
Mcquilken, James Thomas ;
Mutemeri, Nellie ;
Mutemeri, Itai Tatenda Martin ;
Perks, Rachel Bernice
Based on a Human Capital Index (HCI) simulation, it is projected that a Djiboutian born in 2022 will achieve only 41 percent (HCI of 0.41) of their full human capital potential by the age of 18. This means...
Type: Human Capital ReviewReport#: 187608Date: February 8, 2024Author:
World Bank
Based on a Human Capital Index (HCI) simulation, it is projected that a Djiboutian born in 2022 will achieve only 41 percent (HCI of 0.41) of their full human capital potential by the age of 18. This means...
Type: Human Capital ReviewReport#: 187608Date: February 8, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper offers an updated and comprehensive review of recent studies on the impact of climate change, particularly global warming, on poverty and inequality, paying special attention to data sources...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10697Date: February 8, 2024Author:
Dang, Hai-Anh H. ;
Hallegatte, Stephane ;
Trinh, Trong-Anh
Household Consumption and Expenditure Surveys are key to consumption-based monetary poverty measurement. In the absence of market price surveys that are linked to Household Consumption and Expenditure...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10698Date: February 8, 2024Author:
Alimi, Omoniyi Babatunde ;
Kilic, Talip ;
Vundru, Wilbert Drazi
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