Using a randomized control trial, this paper studies an at-scale preschool construction program that serves poor communities in rural Mozambique. In addition to the construction of preschools, the program...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10814Date: June 24, 2024Author:
Marina Bassi ;
Besbas,Bruno ;
Lelys Dinarte ;
Ravindran,Saravana ;
Reynoso,Ana
Human capital, the sum of a population’s health, skills, knowledge, and experience, constitutes a fundamental pillar in the sustainable development and economic growth of nations (World Bank 2018). It...
Type: ReportReport#: 191769Date: June 24, 2024Author:
Tekabe Belay ;
Martin Elias De Simone ;
Dilip Parajuli ;
Olumide Olaolu Okunola ;
Mahesh Dahal ;
Ayodeji Gafar Ajiboye ;
Elina Pradhan ;
Dmitry Chugunov ;
Deborah Isser ;
Ikechukwu John Nweje
The toolkit complements the Handbook of
Territorial and Local Development Strategies
and the Handbook of Sustainable Urban
Development Strategies developed by
the Joint Research Centre in collaboration
with...
Type: ReportReport#: 191748Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
Plastic pollution has become an urgent global
issue (OECD 2022). Policymakers, business leaders,
and communities are advancing solutions to
address the problem, but a significant financing
gap remains...
Type: ReportReport#: 191757Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report provides a high-level assessment of Georgia’s water security status across different water security dimensions (endowment, sector architecture, performance and outcomes) with the aim of highlighting...
Type: ReportReport#: 191775Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
This note analyzes the current state of digitalization in Armenia for corruption prevention and provides inputs and recommendations to inform the ongoing strategic planning process in anticorruption led...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0003386Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
Energy poverty has gained attention in the context of increasing energy prices and the recent energy crisis in Europe. However, measuring energy poverty and characterizing the energy poor are challenging,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10818Date: June 24, 2024Author:
Britta Laurin Rude ;
Monica Robayo
The document collection focuses on various aspects of economic and social development, with a particular emphasis on youth perspectives and workforce-related issues. It delves into the challenges of educational...
Type: ReportReport#: 191738Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
This study explores the factors shaping the aspirations of youths in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria, specifically focusing on their academic goals; science, technology, engineering, or mathematics career...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10816Date: June 24, 2024Author:
Valentina Costa ;
Ivette Contreras ;
Amparo Palacios-Lopez
The Yemen Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the past six months. It also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Yemen. The Monitor places these...
Type: ReportReport#: 191791Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper studies the performance differentials between privately-owned enterprises and businesses of the state. Businesses of the State (BOS) are firms with 10 percent or more direct or indirect state...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10820Date: June 24, 2024Author:
Dennis Sanchez Navarro
Using two decades of granular data on foreign direct investments, this study shows a consistent global rise in the concentration of cross-border investments within fewer multinational firms. This concentration...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10815Date: June 24, 2024Author:
Alexandros Ragoussis ;
Rigo,Davide ;
Santoni,Gianluca
This report provides a high-level assessment of the Kyrgyz Republic’s water security status across different water security dimensions (endowment, sector architecture, performance and outcomes) with the...
Type: ReportReport#: 191780Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report provides a high-level assessment of Serbia’s current water security status and drivers of future change intending to highlight the complex water issues that Serbia must tackle to enhance its...
Type: ReportReport#: 191782Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
Most Mongolian households received social assistance (Social Welfare) benefits which in 2019 cost 2.1 percent of GDP or about 6.8 percent of the budget. Such assistance is provided almost entirely under...
Type: ReportReport#: 191739Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
This paper presents a unified analytical framework to organize and review the literature on consumption-based poverty measurement, with a focus on establishing absolute poverty lines. Based on this framework,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10813Date: June 24, 2024Author:
Amendola,Nicola ;
Mancini,Giulia ;
Vecchi,Giovanni
This report provides a high-level assessment of Kazakhstan’s water security status across different water security dimensions (endowment, sector architecture, performance and outcomes) with the aim of...
Type: ReportReport#: 191779Date: June 24, 2024Author:
World Bank
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