Research in economics and psychology
highlights how preferences about inter-temporal choices
(today vs. tomorrow) formed in early life can have profound
effects on future...
Type: BriefReport#: 88388Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Bruhn,Miriam ;
De Souza Leao,Luciana ;
Legovini,Arianna ;
Marchetti,Rogelio C. ;
Zia,Bilal Husnain
Since 2012, there has been a rapid
increase in the number of mobile microinsurance (MMI)
products. The use of relatively low-cost mobile channels in
microinsurance offers...
Type: BriefReport#: 88166Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Tellez, Camilo ;
Zetterli, Peter
Since January 2014, the WorldBank
Group’s Finance and Markets Global Practice has provided
technical assistance to establisha crop and livestock
insurance program in...
Type: BriefReport#: 121804Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Maher,Barry Patrick ;
Mahul,Olivier
This paper argues that the social
factors that have driven increased voluntary environmental,
social, and governance (ESG) disclosure over the past three
decades are...
Many developing economies still do not
fully enjoy the benefits of competitive markets. Distorted
markets reduce investment opportunities, increase business
risks, raise...
Type: BriefReport#: 91182Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Pop, Georgiana
The SE4ALL objectives are global, with
individual countries setting their own national targets in a
way that is consistent with the overall spirit of the
initiative....
Type: BriefReport#: 90889Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Portale,Elisa ;
De Wit,Joerie Frederik
To sustain momentum for the achievement
of the sustainable energy for all (SE4ALL) objectives, a
means of charting global progress to 2030 is needed. The
World Bank...
Type: BriefReport#: 90886Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Portale,Elisa ;
De Wit,Joerie Frederik
The Service Improvement Action Plan
(SIAP) is a performance management tool developed to help
local governments, especially those in developing or
transition economies,...
Type: BriefReport#: 84371Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Mark,Katharine
The infant mortality rate in
Afghanistan, which is 77 per 1,000 live births, is among the
highest in the world. One of the major contributing factors
is malnutrition...
Education management information systems
(EMISs), usually located within the ministry of education,
are tools that can help governments improve education system
administration...
Type: BriefReport#: 88262Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Nayyar-Stone, Ritu
The presence of female top managers in
the private sector signals the existence of high paying jobs
for women and also serves as further encouragement for other
women...
Type: BriefReport#: 92276Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Amin, Mohammad ;
Islam, Asif
Chile's socio-economic development
over recent decades has been accompanied by improving
average health outcomes. Life expectancy at birth has risen
from 55 years in...
In 2009, the IFC’s Global Index
Insurance Facility (GIIF) partnered with the Agriculture and
Climate Risk Enterprise Ltd (ACRE), formerly Kilimo Salama,
to develop and...
Community-driven programs in South Asia
have traditionally used local facilitators to disseminate
information and external best practices. However, the
massive scale...
Haiti is one of the largest and most
densely populated nations in the Caribbean, as well as one
of the richest in both challenges and opportunities. Poverty
is widespread...
To sustain momentum for the achievement
of the sustainable energy for all (SE4ALL) objectives, a
means of charting global progress to 2030 is needed. The
World Bank...
Type: BriefReport#: 90888Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Portale,Elisa ;
De Wit,Joerie Frederik
Given the success of conditional cash
transfer (CCT) programs elsewhere in the world, in 2010 the
Government of Tanzania, via the Tanzania Social Action Fund
(TASAF),...
Type: BriefReport#: 83924Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Evans, David K. ;
Hausladen, Stephanie ;
Kosec, Katrina ;
Reese, Natasha
A social accountability strategic plan
for subnational Democratic development was endorsed by the
Royal Government of Cambodia National Committee for
Sub-national Democratic...
The Middle East and North Africa region
faces high unemployment or jobs in low-productivity
activities often in the informal economy. The private sector
has not generated...
Most workers are employed in micro firms
representing low-productivity, subsistence activities. The
private sector has been characterized by low firm turnover
firm...
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