This Research and Policy Brief presents
measures of labor market exposure to COVID-19
(coronavirus)in the European Union (EU) by identifying jobs
in non-essential industries...
In this note the reader will learn : The
new school year began with online classes for the first
time. How the Ministry Of Education (MOE) and local
education offices...
Across the globe, both cyclical
downturns and structural changes episodically eliminate
substantial numbers of jobs and in the process create
serious dislocations. For...
Type: BriefReport#: 148259Date: May 7, 2020Author:
Schmillen,Achim Daniel
The novel coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2, which
causes COVID-19) presents multi-dimensional challenges for
countries as the effects of the virus, and the response
efforts,...
Air connectivity is at the center of the
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis. Global air cargo capacity has
dropped substantially since most commercial passenger
flights have...
Type: BriefReport#: 148243Date: May 5, 2020Author:
Saslavsky,Daniel Mario ;
Rastogi,Cordula
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has
overwhelmed the capacity of some domestic healthcare
systems, highlighting the need to allow scarce healthcare
resources to move,...
Type: BriefReport#: 148220Date: May 4, 2020Author:
Gillson,Ian John Douglas ;
Souza Muramatsu,Karen
The disruption to logistics and freight
networks endangers trade and distribution of essential goods
to combat the crisis and foster the recovery. Governments
should...
Type: BriefReport#: 148218Date: May 4, 2020Author:
Rastogi,Cordula ;
Arvis,Jean Francois
Legitimacy in the time of COVID-19 can
be understood as the ability of leaders to win compliance
with new public health orders because people share a
widespread belief...
Type: BriefReport#: 148256Date: May 4, 2020Author:
Khemani,Stuti
Digital book tracking systems have
potential to address some major book supply challenges by
providing accurate and easy to access information on the
status of books...
Type: BriefReport#: 150956Date: May 1, 2020Author:
Khan,Hadi Baber
Daily estimates of Nitrogen Dioxide
(NO2)—one of a group of pollutant gases that derive from
human activity, primarily combustion—can provide a useful,
albeit "noisy",...
Some key finds from this "living
paper" include : As of May 1, 2020, a total of 159
countries (8 more since last week) have planned, introduced
or adapted 752 social...
Type: BriefReport#: 148208Date: May 1, 2020Author:
Gentilini,Ugo ;
Almenfi,Mohamed Bubaker Alsafi ;
Dale,Pamela ;
Demarco,Gustavo C. ;
Santos,Indhira Vanessa
The May 2020 Vietnam Macro Monitoring
discusses some of the following topics: Vietnam's
response was swift and decisive to manage the coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic...
The current crisis is upending
livelihoods, damaging business and government balance
sheets, and threatening to reverse Sub-Saharan Africa’s
development gains and growth...
Laguna del Sauce is a water supply
reservoir located in the Department of Maldonado (Uruguay),
approximately 15 kilometers west of Punta del Este and 100
kilometers...
The economic fallout of COVID-19 has
severely dampened growth in EAP, significantly hindering
poverty reduction efforts. The slowdown in the region is led
by sharp decline...
The construction sector has a major role
in economic growth, with the industry's activities
affecting nearly every aspect of the economy. It is
forecasted that the volume...
Climate change is already having a
visible impact on the planet, evidenced by shrinking polar
ice caps, rising sea levels, warmer global temperatures, and
more frequent...
Type: BriefReport#: 151325Date: May 1, 2020Author:
Whittaker,Sean
As part of the efforts of the World Bank
to understand the impact of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) on
the private sector, the enterprise analysis unit is
conducting a...
The COVID-19 crisis is expected to roll
back some of the progress made against global poverty over
the last two decades, with the greatest impact on
individuals at the...
Type: BriefReport#: 151334Date: May 1, 2020Author:
Geaneotes,Alexis ;
Mignano,Kathleen Gaertner
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