This paper examines the relationship between violent conflict and the willingness of potential migrants to accept lower skilled work (occupational downgrading). The paper develops a theoretical model of...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11075Date: February 25, 2025Author:
Yashodhan Ghorpade ;
Muhammad Saad Imtiaz
This sixth edition (issued February 2025) is effective from March 1, 2025. Procurement in Investment Project Financing (IPF) supports Borrowers to achieve value for money (VfM) with integrity in delivering...
Type: ReportReport#: 197185Date: February 25, 2025Author:
World Bank
This paper takes a look at the problem of education, and shows that the educational systems in developing countries are all too often ill-conceived and are not adapted to their developmental needs. Among...
Type: Water & Sanitation Discussion PaperReport#: 5610987Date: February 25, 2025Author:
World Bank
This paper takes a look at the problem of education, and shows that the educational systems in developing countries are all too often ill-conceived and are not adapted to their developmental needs. Among...
Type: Water & Sanitation Discussion PaperReport#: 561888Date: February 25, 2025Author:
World Bank
In the Sahel, Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) is a set of social protection policies, systems, and programs that promote human capital, productivity, and resilience of the poorest and strengthen their...
Type: BriefReport#: 197522Date: February 25, 2025Author:
World Bank
Morocco continues to face an extended drought, impacting rural labor markets. The share of Morocco’s territory under dry conditions, according to the Standard Precipitations Index (SPI), has decreased...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 197653Date: February 25, 2025Author:
World Bank
This paper takes a look at the problem of education, and shows that the educational systems in developing countries are all too often ill-conceived and are not adapted to their developmental needs. Among...
Type: Water & Sanitation Discussion PaperReport#: 5616666Date: February 25, 2025Author:
World Bank
This sixth edition (issued February 2025) is effective from March 1, 2025. Procurement in Investment Project Financing (IPF) supports Borrowers to achieve value for money (VfM) with integrity in delivering...
Type: ReportReport#: 197185Date: February 25, 2025Author:
World Bank
This paper takes a look at the problem of education, and shows that the educational systems in developing countries are all too often ill-conceived and are not adapted to their developmental needs. Among...
Type: Water & Sanitation Discussion PaperReport#: 561789Date: February 25, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Country Opinion Survey in Bosnia and Herzegovina assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how Bosnia and Herzegovina stakeholders perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic...
Type: ReportReport#: 197510Date: February 24, 2025Author:
World Bank
This study employs a cluster randomized controlled trial and administrative health center data to investigate the effects of authorizing community health workers to deliver a new generation of contraceptive...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11074Date: February 24, 2025Author:
Andreottola,Michele ;
Olivier Basenya ;
Victor Hugo Orozco Olvera ;
Reichert,Arndt ;
Spinola,Paula
Adequate budgeting of the judiciary is critical for the effective delivery of justice. This brief presents trends in judicial budgets. Courts account for less than 2 percent of total government expenditure...
Type: ReportReport#: 195396Date: February 24, 2025Author:
World Bank
This note explores the use of technology to enhance the efficiency, transparency, and accessibility of judicial service delivery. It examines how technological solutions can support streamlining internal...
Type: ReportReport#: 195395Date: February 24, 2025Author:
World Bank ;
Erica Bosio ;
Virginia Upegui Caro
The Country Opinion Survey in Bosnia and Herzegovina assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how Bosnia and Herzegovina stakeholders perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic...
Type: ReportReport#: 197510Date: February 24, 2025Author:
World Bank
This paper examines global disparities in artificial intelligence preparedness, using the 2023 Artificial Intelligence Preparedness Index developed by the International Monetary Fund alongside the multidimensional...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11073Date: February 24, 2025Author:
Pierre Jean-Claude Mandon
People with disabilities represent a significant portion of the global population, and their exclusion from employment and education perpetuates cycles of poverty and inequality, undermining economic development...
Type: ReportReport#: 197514Date: February 24, 2025Author:
Oraz Sultanov ;
Gulmira Sultanova ;
Marina Novikova ;
Maria Ustinova ;
Bagdasarova, Nina
Following the gains from variety literature, this paper estimates the welfare impact of growth of the variety of imported goods in 28 countries in East Africa and East Asia and compares the results. While...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS11072Date: February 24, 2025Author:
Battogtvor,Enkhmaa ;
Majune,Socrates Kraido ;
Angella Faith Montfaucon
Madagascar’s economy is recovering but
remains uneven. Growth is estimated at 4.2
percent in 2024. Several sectors in the economy
have yet to return to their pre-2020 output
levels. The services sector...
Type: ReportReport#: 197517Date: February 24, 2025Author:
World Bank
Small claims courts and procedures play an important role in enhancing the efficiency and accessibility of the justice system. When well-designed, they can significantly streamline judicial processes,...
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