The main findings from the Latin America
and Caribbean Regional Edition of the brief, Global Burden
of Disease: Generating Evidence, Guiding Policy include: 1)
Substantial...
With support from the World Bank,
Moldova is overhauling its social aid program, to better
target those who need help. Remittances from abroad and
profits from farming...
Type: BriefReport#: 180238Date: August 21, 2013Author:
World Bank
Poland, as a high-income country, is
committed to fostering sustainable income growth for the
bottom 40% of its population. Innovation is considered a key
component...
Type: BriefReport#: 180361Date: August 20, 2013Author:
World Bank
With farms cultivating tens or hundreds
of thousands of hectares (HA), Ukraine's example is
often used to demonstrate the existence of economies of
scale in modern grain...
Type: BriefReport#: 81680Date: August 15, 2013Author:
Deininger,Klaus W. ;
Nizalov,Denys ;
Singh,Sudhir K.
The city of Chisinau with support from
IFC, part of the World Bank Group, is laying new pipes for
better connections to Chisinau's main water and sewage
systems. The...
Type: BriefReport#: 180360Date: August 15, 2013Author:
World Bank
This brief summarizes the results of a
gender impact evaluation study, entitled Conditional cash
transfers and female schooling : the impact of the female
school stipend...
This brief summarizes the results of a
gender impact evaluation study, entitled Controlled trial of
psychotherapy for Congolese survivors of sexual violence,
conducted...
Type: BriefReport#: 81222Date: August 14, 2013Author:
Bass, Judith ;
Annan, Neannie ;
Murray, Sarah McIvor ;
Kaysen, Debra ;
Griffiths, Shelly ;
Cetinoglu, Talita ;
Wachter, Karin ;
Murray, Laura ;
Bolton, Paul
This brief summarizes the results of a
gender impact evaluation study, entitled Does piped water
reduce diarrhea for children in rural India?, conducted
between 1993...
Type: BriefReport#: 81300Date: August 14, 2013Author:
Jalan,Jyotsna ;
Ravallion,Martin
This brief summarizes the results of a
gender impact evaluation study, entitled Education and human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome...
Type: BriefReport#: 81310Date: August 14, 2013Author:
Duflo, Esther ;
Kremer, Michael ;
Dupas, Pascaline ;
Sinei, Samuel
This brief summarizes the results of a
gender impact evaluation study, entitled How valuable are
environmental health interventions? : evidence from a
quasi-experimental...
Type: BriefReport#: 81366Date: August 14, 2013Author:
Patil,Sumeet ;
Pattanayak, Subhrendu ;
Poulos,Christine M. ;
Yang, Jui-Chen
This brief summarizes the results of a
gender impact evaluation study, entitled Reintegrating and
employing high risk youth in Liberia : lessons from a
randomized evaluation...
Type: BriefReport#: 81452Date: August 14, 2013Author:
Blattman, Christopher ;
Annan, Jeannie
This brief summarizes the results of a
gender impact evaluation study, entitled One-time transfers
of cash or capital have long-lasting effects on
microenterprises in...
Type: BriefReport#: 81396Date: August 14, 2013Author:
Mckenzie,David J. ;
De Mel,Suresh ;
Woodruff,Christopher Marshall
The brief summarizes the impact of
providing psycho-social support to indigent families and
increasing their access to social services: evaluating Chile
Solidario (CHS)...
Type: BriefReport#: 81504Date: August 14, 2013Author:
Amaro Da Costa Luz Carneiro,Pedro Manuel ;
Galasso,Emanuela ;
Ginja,Rita
This brief summarizes the results of a
gender impact evaluation study, entitled Returns to capital
in micro enterprises : evidence from a field experiment,
conducted...
Type: BriefReport#: 81454Date: August 14, 2013Author:
Mckenzie,David J. ;
Woodruff,Christopher Marshall ;
De Mel,Suresh
This brief summarizes the results of a
gender impact evaluation study, entitled Pitfalls of
participatory programs: evidence from a randomized
evaluation in education...
This brief summarizes the results of a
gender impact evaluation study, entitled Sexual behavior
change intentions and actions in the context of a randomized
trial of...
Type: BriefReport#: 81458Date: August 14, 2013Author:
Packel, Laura ;
Dow, William ;
de Walque, Damien ;
Isdah, Zachary ;
Majura, Albert
This brief summarizes worms: identifying
impacts on education and health in the presence of treatment
externalities in Kenya for the period 1998-99. Intestinal
helminthes...
Type: BriefReport#: 81526Date: August 14, 2013Author:
Kremer,Michael Robert ;
Miguel,Edward A.
This brief summarizes the results of a
gender impact evaluation study, entitled The short-term
impact of a conditional cash subsidy on child health and
nutrition in...
Type: BriefReport#: 81509Date: August 14, 2013Author:
Attanasio, Orazio ;
Gomez, Luis Carlos ;
Heredia, Patricia ;
Vera-Hernandez, Marcos
This brief summarizes the results of a
gender impact evaluation study, entitled Are cash transfers
made to women spent like other sources of income, conducted
in 2003...
Type: BriefReport#: 81199Date: August 14, 2013Author:
Rosero, Jose ;
Schady,Norbert R.
This brief summarizes the results of a
gender impact evaluation study, Can Conditional Cash
Transfer (CCT) programs serve as safety nets in keeping
children at school...
Type: BriefReport#: 81206Date: August 14, 2013Author:
Janvry, Alain de ;
Finan, Frederico ;
Sadoulet, Elisabeth ;
Vakis, Renos
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