This report reviews Europe’s
experience in spearheading CE policy. Its aim is not only to
highlight its features and accomplishments, but also
identify existing...
Type: ReportReport#: 172899Date: September 4, 2024Author:
Liverani,Andrea ;
Akbar,Sameer ;
Chang,Jiyoun Christina ;
Farole,Thomas ;
Taglioni,Daria ;
Kechichian,Etienne Raffi ;
Behrens,Arno Philipp Friedrich
Depletion of groundwater is a major
challenge in India. This paper examines how a major rural
public works program (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10886Date: September 3, 2024Author:
Behrer,Arnold Patrick ;
Pullabhotla,Hemant Kumar
How redistributive are fiscal policies
in China? This paper applies the standard fiscal incidence
analysis to data from the China Family Panel Study 2018 to
study the...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10887Date: September 3, 2024Author:
Lugo,Maria Ana ;
Lustig,Nora ;
Montalva Talledo,Veronica Sonia ;
Tiwari,Sailesh ;
Wang,Yang
This paper uses microdata from the Labor
Force and Household Surveys conducted in Afghanistan to show
the wage premium differences for education between men and
women,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10888Date: September 3, 2024Author:
Najam,Rafiuddin ;
Patrinos,Harry Anthony ;
Bentaouet Kattan,Raja
This paper studies telework as an
opportunity to increase women’s labor force
participation in Mexico. Using data on the availability and
use of information technology...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10889Date: September 3, 2024Author:
Inchauste Comboni,Maria Gabriela ;
Siravegna,Mariel Cecilia
Poverty maps are a useful tool for
targeting social programs on areas with high concentrations
of poverty. However, a static focus on poverty ignores its
temporal dimension....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS10890Date: September 3, 2024Author:
Barriga Cabanillas,Oscar Eduardo ;
Bossuroy,Thomas ;
Corral Rodas,Paul Andres ;
Rodriguez Castelan,Carlos ;
Skoufias,Emmanuel
While financial sector risks in the
larger and higher per capita countries are moderate, half of
lower-income countries face significant risks over the next
12 months....
Type: PublicationReport#: 193302Date: September 2, 2024Author:
World Bank
This Country Partnership Framework (CPF)
sets out the strategic priorities of the World Bank Group
(WBG) for supporting Suriname’s ambition for a
just society...
Type: Country Partnership FrameworkReport#: 187648Date: September 2, 2024Author:
World Bank
Addressing energy poverty is paramount
for economic development, given its close connection to
income poverty. Research indicates that lower-income
households are disproportionately...
Maintaining human capital during old age
requires both an adequate pension (cash component) as well
as access to affordable quality healthcare (healthcare
component)....
Type: ReportReport#: 193519Date: September 1, 2024Author:
Demarco,Gustavo C. ;
Koettl-Brodmann,Johannes ;
Abels,Miglena ;
Petrelli,Andrea
Ecuador is a middle-income country with
abundant agricultural, oil, mineral, and hydropower
resources and a challenging fiscal situation. Ecuador is
already facing severe...
Type: Country Climate and Development ReportReport#: 193430Date: September 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
This report explores the key issues
relating to women’s employment in Azerbaijan and
offers recommendations to policymakers and companies for
tackling gender-based...
Type: ReportReport#: 194169Date: September 1, 2024Author:
Kurshitashvili,Nato ;
Mustafayeva,Shamsiyya ;
Mammadov,Tural ;
Mynbayeva, Jans ;
Kelly, Sam ;
Newitt, Kirsten
Group Internal Audit (GIA) is supporting
the World Bank Group’s Evolution Roadmap by
focusing on our FY22-26 Strategy, which provides the tools
for them to assess...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 193561Date: September 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are
among the major health and development challenges of our
time. Every year, about 41 million people die due to NCDs.
This makes up...
Type: ReportReport#: 193504Date: September 1, 2024Author:
Jha,Prabhat ;
Alleyne,George A. O. ;
Isenman,Paul ;
Saadat,Seemeen ;
Veillard,Jeremy Henri Maurice ;
Al Tuwaijri,Sameera Maziad
This report presents an overview of
policies, institutions, and regulations (PIR) in the water
supply and sanitation (WSS) sector for three countries in
the Caucasus...
Type: ReportReport#: 193697Date: September 1, 2024Author:
Misra,Smita
The rapid digitization reshaping the
financial services landscape presents both opportunities and
challenges. While rapid digitization has broadened access to
and reduced...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 193581Date: September 1, 2024Author:
Duflos,Eric Bertrand Pierre ;
Izaguirre Araujo,Juan Carlos ;
Kumaraswamy,Sai Krishna ;
Newbury,Laura Brix ;
Valenzuela,Malinee Yasmin Rachel Am
Women and men experience aging
differently. Evidence from across the globe suggests that
aging is not “gender-neutral”, but
rather “gender-imbalanced”....
Type: ReportReport#: 193512Date: September 1, 2024Author:
Saadat,Seemeen ;
Boudjadja,Meriem ;
Al Tuwaijri,Sameera Maziad
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
(especially cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer,
chronic respiratory disease, and mental health disorders)
increasingly threaten...
Type: ReportReport#: 193505Date: September 1, 2024Author:
Alleyne,George A. O. ;
Evans,Timothy Grant ;
Irwin,Alexander ;
Jha,Prabhat ;
Veillard,Jeremy Henri Maurice
Environmental and climate factors play
an increasing role in shaping Ethiopia’s economic
competitiveness, and this report aims to provide an overview
of these...
Type: ReportReport#: 194146Date: September 1, 2024Author:
Rossanaly,Milaine ;
Butler,Matthew ;
Grinsted,Philip ;
Cartwright Ramon,Juan Andres
In virtually all countries across the
world, the population is aging, and consequently, both the
number and proportion of older people are growing. Notably,
the aging...
Type: ReportReport#: 193515Date: September 1, 2024Author:
Glinskaya,Elena E. ;
Hou,Xiaohui ;
Feng, Zhanlian ;
Angrisani, Marco ;
Suarez, Guadalupe ;
Sharma,Jigyasa ;
Phillips, Drystan ;
Wilkens, Jenny ;
Lee,Jinkook ;
Yoo, Yeeun Lee ;
Lau, Samuel ;
Park, Hae Yeun ;
Chen, Yizhou
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