The World Bank commissioned a firm-level
survey to provide quantitative evidence of the Coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic in Myanmar. The nationally
representative survey...
Some key finds from this "living
paper" include : Global COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases
continue to rise, but so do social protections responses to
the pandemic. Social...
To track the impacts of the COVID-19
crisis on labor markets and household coping strategies, a
rapid phone survey was implemented on a representative
sample of households...
To track the impacts of the COVID-19
crisis on labor markets and household coping strategies, a
rapid phone survey was implemented on a representative
sample of households...
To track the impacts of the COVID-19
crisis on labor markets and household coping strategies, a
rapid phone survey was implemented on a representative
sample of households...
This brief presents the main findings
from the first of eight rounds of a nationally
representative survey of 1,500 randomly selected households
in all states and regions...
The COVID-19 pandemic and its economic
and social effects on households have created an urgent need
for timely data to help monitor and mitigate the social and
economic...
Migrant workers have been acutely
impacted by the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with
concerns arising with respect to deteriorating living and
working conditions,...
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and
its economic and social effects on households have created
an urgent need for timely data to help monitor and mitigate
the social...
Type: BriefReport#: 150051Date: July 6, 2020Author:
Wieser,Christina ;
Ambel,Alemayehu A. ;
Bundervoet,Tom ;
Tsegay,Asmelash Haile
Almost every education system on earth
has been affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.As
part of the joint initiative between the Harvard Global
Education Innovation...
Type: BriefReport#: 150696Date: July 2, 2020Author:
Ripani,Maria Florencia ;
Zucchetti,Alessia
In an effort to prepare the young
population for disasters, the Government of Armenia
developed an interactive online game for Armenian students
in classrooms across...
This Snapshot contributes to the broader
literature demonstrating the devastating impact of floods on
the poor, particularly women. Research on flood impacts in
low-income...
Type: BriefReport#: 151839Date: July 1, 2020Author:
Kristoff,Mariano Jordan ;
Ramírez, María Catalina ;
Pereira, Leda ;
Couvin,Sabrina Giselle
Women are an untapped pool of talent for
the water sector. A World Bank report on women in utilities
demonstrates a significantly lower percentage of female
workers...
Type: BriefReport#: 151838Date: July 1, 2020Author:
Ochieng,Christine ;
Sah,Anjali
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has
adversely affected economies around the globe, bringing
unprecedented challenges in health, economics and society.
Lao PDR has...
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