Documentos e informes

Growth Volatility in Belize (Inglés)

Kenya : Capturing Skills Requirements and Assessing Skills Gaps in the Modern Economy (Inglés)

In Kenya, skills constraints are reported to have a detrimental impact on job creation and labor market outcomes. Employers have reported concerns with the level and relevance of a broad set of socio-emotional...

Push and pull : emerging risks in frontier economy access to international capital markets (Inglés)

Over the past decade, a large number of low- and lower-middle income ‘frontier economies’ have begun to access international private capital markets to meet fiscal financing needs. In this paper we seek...

Building sustainability in an urbanizing World : a partnership report (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main report (Inglés)

Cities are hubs of global change, and their global influence continues to grow. Cities contribute significantly to global challenges like climate change and biodiversity loss. At the same time, cities...

Building sustainability in an urbanizing World : a partnership report (Vol. 2 of 2) : A data compendium for the World's 100 largest urban areas (Inglés)

Cities are hubs of global change, and their global influence continues to grow. Cities contribute significantly to global challenges like climate change and biodiversity loss. At the same time, cities...

The social dimensions of adaptation of climate change in Vietnam : The social dimensions of adaptation of climate change in Vietnam (Inglés)

Vietnam is likely to be one of the most significantly impacted nations in the world from climate change, due to its very long coastline, high dependence on agriculture, and relatively low levels of development...

Understanding the livelihoods of former insurgents : Aceh, Indonesia (Inglés)

This paper documents significant differences in the impacts the war in Aceh had on ex-combatants and civilians and how these differences shaped the post-war decision-making processes of their households...

Microfinance foreign exchange facilities : performance and prospects (Inglés)

Foreign capital investment in microfinance has been booming over the past four years. Commercial cross-border debt and equity invested in microfinance surpassed US$11 billion in 2009, representing an estimated...

Complement or substitute? The effect of technology on student achievement in India (Inglés)

Using a pair of randomized evaluations, the author evaluates a computer assisted learning program designed to reinforce students understanding of material presented in class. The program was implemented...

Leadership, policy making, and economic growth in African countries : the case of Nigeria (Inglés)

Nigeria's long-run growth performance has been extremely poor. Between 1960 and 2000, real income per capita grew at only 0.43 percent per year. The situation improved between 2001 and 2006 when real per...

Distortions to agricultural incentives in Mexico (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main report (Inglés)

This chapter estimates indicators of direct and indirect intervention by the Mexican government in agriculture over the period 1979 to 2005. To put the estimates in context, authors describe the main characteristics...

Distortions to agricultural incentives in Mexico (Vol. 2 of 2) : National spreadsheet for agricultural distortions (Inglés)

This chapter estimates indicators of direct and indirect intervention by the Mexican government in agriculture over the period 1979 to 2005. To put the estimates in context, authors describe the main characteristics...

Dhaka : Improving living conditions for the urban poor (Inglés)

The report, Dhaka: Improving living conditions for the urban poor, presents a comprehensive look at poverty in Dhaka with the goal of providing the basis for an urban poverty reduction strategy for the...

Energy policies and multi-topic household surveys : guidelines for questionnaire design in living standards measurement studies (Inglés)

This report begins by examining the characteristics and relative merits of living standards measurement studies (LSMS) and specialized household energy surveys. It then reviews the types of questions currently...

Impact of sanitary measures on exports of fishery products from India: the case of Kerala (Inglés)

This study provides an overview of fish and fishery products exports from India as a whole before focusing on the fish and fishery products sector in Kerala. The food safety and other technical requirements...

Economics of tobacco control : the Maldives (Inglés)

This paper summarizes briefly the general economic situation in the Maldives and describes its health care system, demographics and health outcomes. Mortality and life expectancy have been improving, but...

Financing protection of the global commons : the case for a green planet contribution (Inglés)

This paper argues that new, more automatic fundraising approaches promise to be more effective than the traditional approach in raising adequate and predictable resources to help developing countries respond...

The institutional and financial framework of rural transport infrastructure : approach paper (Inglés)

A fundamental requirement for sustainable improvements in rural infrastructure is a clear understanding of who will own assets and finance maintenance, and from where the capacity will be mobilized to...

Georgia : trade policy for a successful transition (Inglés)

Most of the substantive analysis and recommendations of this report are based on the findings of a mission to Georgia in October 1994. However, between that time and the time of the follow-up mission in...

Uneven governance and fiscal failure : the adjustment experience in Turkey (Inglés)

Starting in 1980, Turkey embarked on an ambitious program of stabilization and structural adjustment. The speed with which macroeconomic stability was established and the rapid response of the private...