This study examined whether psychosocial stimulation, parental distress, and enrollment in pre- primary education had different associations with early child development outcomes for boys and girls in...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10861Date: July 24, 2024Author:
Franchett,Emily ;
Amer Hasan ;
Elizabeth Lauren Hentschel ;
Mahreen Tahir Chowdhry ;
Heather B. Tomlinson ;
Yousafzai,Aisha ;
Mina Zamand
Poor households are heterogeneous in the circumstances preventing an improvement in their welfare. It is important to understand the nuances within different types of poor households so that critical pathways...
Type: ReportReport#: 200487Date: July 23, 2024Author:
Christina Wieser ;
Ibrahim Khan
This report describes a transition risk assessment for the Philippines’ banking sector conducted by a World Bank technical team. It is intended to provide a source of reference for financial regulators...
Type: ReportReport#: 188175Date: July 23, 2024Author:
Ou Nie ;
Nepomuk Dunz ;
Hector Pollitt
The Country Opinion Survey in Poland assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Poland perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national...
Type: ReportReport#: 194886Date: July 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), tourism is a key driver for economic
growth, job creation, and economic diversification. The sector is especially critical
for economies that continue to suffer...
Type: ReportReport#: 191262Date: July 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
International trade can be a powerful force for economic growth and poverty reduction. This report aims to support policy dialogue with the government of South Africa on trade. It explores reforms to promote...
Type: ReportReport#: 192661Date: July 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), tourism is a key driver for economic
growth, job creation, and economic diversification. The sector is especially critical
for economies that continue to suffer...
Type: ReportReport#: 191262Date: July 23, 2024Author:
World Bank
The White Paper on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for Saint Lucia provides key policy directions and strategies for achieving UHC in the country. It outlines various aspects of UHC interventions, starting...
Type: Policy PaperReport#: 192929Date: July 22, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper examines the pervasiveness of tax evasion among firms in Indonesia and the characteristics associated with higher levels of noncompliance. Tax evasion is estimated through a randomized, double-list...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10857Date: July 22, 2024Author:
Christopher Alexander Hoy ;
Filip Jolevski ;
Anthony Obeyesekere
There is broad consensus that sufficiently high carbon prices play an important role in moving countries to low-carbon pathways. It is important for many governments to compare expected economic outcomes...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 192660Date: July 22, 2024Author:
Ulrike Lehr ;
Ira Irina Dorband ;
Gilang Hardadi
There is broad consensus that sufficiently high carbon prices are important in moving countries to low carbon pathways. Carbon pricing disincentivizes carbon-intensive activities, and the revenues generated...
Type: ReportReport#: 192659Date: July 22, 2024Author:
Ulrike Lehr ;
Ira Irina Dorband ;
Gilang Hadardi
Global funds to support climate adaptation are a lifeline for low-income countries, and nowhere is this more evident than in settings facing fragility and conflict. While there is little question that...
Type: ReportReport#: 192639Date: July 22, 2024Author:
Lindsey Paul Jones ;
Josue Banga ;
Benjamin Savely Notkin ;
Arthur Guillaume Julien Brochen
As the world endeavors to decarbonize and shift toward sustainable energy sources, power systems will become increasingly dependent on weather conditions. This dependence creates the challenge of managing...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10858Date: July 22, 2024Author:
Farnham,David ;
Ross Marc Eisenberg ;
Luc Marius Jacques Bonnafous
The World Bank’s (WB’s) multi-donor trust fund (MDTF) to Advance Universal Health Coverage (Advance UHC) supports developing countries to advance towards universal health coverage (UHC) while effectively...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 192657Date: July 22, 2024
The Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE) met to consider the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) report entitled Making Waves - World Bank Support for the Blue Economy (2012-2023), an Independent...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 193337Date: July 22, 2024Author:
World Bank
The World Bank has performed exploratory decarbonization analyses to identify policy and investment priorities to deeply decarbonize the power sector in select countries. The modeling methodology was shaped...
Type: ReportReport#: 193826Date: July 19, 2024Author:
World Bank
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