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2 Updated country income classifications are available here. The World Bank assigns the world’s economies [1] to four income groups—low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high income. The classifications are updated each year on July 1 and are based on the GNI per capita of the previous year (2021).

This new projection far exceeds the $10 trillion estimate released in 2020 and reveals that the impact of the pandemic is more severe than previously thought . The pandemic and school closures not only jeopardized children’s health and safety with domestic violence and child labor increasing, but also impacted student learning substantially.

1. Global growth is projected to decelerate in 2022 and 2023 Contributions of major economies to global growth Source: World Bank. Note: Figure shows the contribution to global growth forecasts over 2021-23, while the first bar shows the average contribution to growth in the 2015-19 period.

Key findings from the IHS5 2019/20: 64.7% of Malawi’s population is 24 years or less and those aged 65 and over constitute only 4.2% of the population The literacy rate for population aged 15 years and above has increased from 72.8% to 75.5% between 2016/17 and 2019/20. In 2019/20 83% of males are literate and 68.5% of females.

In our new analysis, we took a closer look at the Economics of e-Mobility in low- and middle-income countries, factoring in current and projected EV pricing in the next decade, savings in fuel costs and maintenance, and monetization of health and environmental benefits. The analysis makes it clear that the economic case for increased e-mobility ...

Furthermore, the amount of built-up area per capita is closely linked to the income of a country and will distort the population share in cities and rural areas. To show this, we defined cities as cells of 250 by 250 meters that are at least 50% built-up and rural areas as cells that are less than 25% built-up.

Governance in the age of climate change Verena Fritz | August 30, 2021 This page in: English 1 Looking at Romania’s National Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan Climate change is rapidly becoming a central policy challenge across the globe.

Each IRF can be interpreted as the effect on employment of a technology shock which increases labor productivity by 10 percent in the long run. Economies are ordered by their change in employment share in the industrial sector since the 1990s. In separate groups, advanced economies and EMDEs in the highest quartile are estimated in the “high ...

Hi Jason, Thanks for your comment and question. It is one of the enduring mysteries of life to me why so many researchers who wish to influence public policy discussions on issues related to (e.g.) technology use in education -- especially those discussions which occur in developing countries -- continue to permit their research findings to be locked away behind paywalls.

18 December 2020. Most migrants, along with the majority of refugees and internally displaced people, live in urban areas, drawn by the prospect of safety and better opportunities. However, many migrants in cities and towns struggle with inadequate working and living conditions (in particular overcrowded and unsecure housing), limited access to ...