Are global incomes converging or diverging? Despite recent empirical evidence supporting the hypothesis of unconditional beta convergence, this paper argues that such findings overlook the stark reality...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10622Date: December 1, 2023Author:
Collier, Paul ;
Cust, James ;
Rivera-Ballesteros, lexis
This report aims to contribute to our understanding of the relationship between technology, economic growth, and equity by analyzing the impact of technological progress on firm-level productivity, market...
Type: ReportReport#: 185661Date: December 1, 2023Author:
Dalvit, Nicolo ;
De Hoyos Navarro, Rafael E. ;
Iacovone, Leonardo ;
Peeva, Aleksandra Peeva ;
Torre, Ivan
The Country Opinion Survey in Nepal assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Nepal perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and...
Type: ReportReport#: 187698Date: December 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
The Country Opinion Survey in Nepal assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Nepal perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and...
Type: ReportReport#: 187698Date: December 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
Australia’s public employment service has
recently changed its name from Jobactive
(2015-2022) to Worforce Australia. This change
comes along with a series of reforms that are still
under implementation...
Type: ReportReport#: 186171Date: December 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
In the Netherlands, the labor market is
characterized by a high amount of parttime jobs (mainly held by women) and a
comparatively high share of temporary
employment and self-employment.4 On the one
hand,...
Type: ReportReport#: 186172Date: December 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
The unemployment rates in Germany had
been decreasing progressively after the 2008
economic crisis. The rate reached 3.2 percent
in January 2020, according to the seasonally
adjusted Labor Force Survey...
Type: ReportReport#: 186173Date: December 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
The unemployment rates in Germany had
been decreasing progressively after the 2008
economic crisis. The rate reached 3.2 percent
in January 2020, according to the seasonally
adjusted Labor Force Survey...
Type: ReportReport#: 186173Date: December 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
This report presents the results of adapting and applying the Health Financing Sustainability and Resilience Assessment (HFSRA) framework to the Mexican context to identify valuable lessons that can be...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0003548 Date: December 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
Current data indicate a significant increase in the "feminization of international migration" over time. This report aims to review, analyze, and compare existing data collections on migrant flows and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 193220Date: December 1, 2023Author:
Lee, Taehoon
Interest Bearing Notes is a product of the Finance and Private Sector Research Team in the World Bank's Development Research Group. It reports on research by the team, as well as non-World Bank research,...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 187154Date: December 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
This working paper seeks to utilise mortality data, when linked to population register data, to assess the potential of such data in developing robust estimators for hard-to-reach groups, specifically...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 193221Date: December 1, 2023Author:
Bircan, Tuba ;
Surkyn, Johan ;
Yar, Ahmad Wali Ahmad
The Mindanao Trust Fund (MTF) was established in 2005 at the request of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) to strengthen local level peace building initiatives and to assist in the economic and social...
Type: ReportReport#: 191740Date: December 1, 2023Author:
Fernandez, Maria Carmen ;
Morrison, Mary
While the scientific understanding of climate migration is advancing, major gaps prevail in addressing the related humanitarian and socio-economic challenges. Drawing from recent research, this policy...
Type: BriefReport#: 193090Date: December 1, 2023Author:
Šedová, Barbora ;
Hoffmann, Roman ;
Vinke, Kira
Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world. It is a landlocked Sahelian country with 70 percent of the territory classified as desert. The country’s socio-economic development faces severe and...
Type: ReportReport#: 186330Date: December 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
These were the remarks delivered by World Bank Group President Ajay Banga at the COP28 Climate Finance Event on December 1, 2023. He spoke about the resources of wealthy nations can create opportunities,...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 187581Date: December 1, 2023Author:
Banga, Ajay
Profiling tools may enable more personalized delivery mechanisms as well as customized active labor market policies based on client characteristics. Assist Public Employment Services (PES) to focus their...
Type: ReportReport#: 186151Date: December 1, 2023Author:
World Bank
This report presents a first attempt to systematically investigate how the energy transition can support economic activity and contribute to the creation of jobs while advancing the global decarbonization...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 187196Date: November 30, 2023Author:
Dobrotková, Zuzana ;
Nicolas, Claire Marion ;
Pargal, Sheoli ;
Rojas Romagosa, Hugo Alexander
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