Documentos e informes

Do Men Really Have Greater Socio-Emotional Skills Than Women ? Evidence from Tanzanian Youth (Inglés)

Individuals’ socio-emotional skills (SES), and their perceptions of their skill levels, matter for labor market outcomes and other welfare outcomes. Men appear to have higher levels of SES than women...

Soft Skills, Competition, and Hiring Discrimination (Inglés)

This paper conducts a correspondence study to assess demand for soft skills in the context of hiring discrimination in Malaysia. No evidence of gender-based discrimination is found, including in science...

When Emotion Regulation Matters : The Efficacy of Socio-Emotional Learning to Address School-Based Violence in Central America (Inglés)

After-school programs (ASP) that keep youth protected while engaging them in socio-emotional learning might address school-based violent behaviors. This paper experimentally studies the socio-emotional-learning...

Accounting and Audit Curricula for University and Professional Education Programs in Republic of Serbia : Practice Analysis (Inglés)

Improving accounting and audit (A and A) curricula for university and professional education programs is a research project conducted under supervision of World Bank. Its objectives are to: (1) identify...

Is Investment in Preprimary Education Too Low ? Lessons from (Quasi) Experimental Evidence across Countries (Inglés)

A large body of evidence suggests sizeable improvements in cognitive and social-emotional skills and subsequent educational attainment following preprimary education interventions as well as increases...

Raising Evidence-based Policymaking and Internationalization of the Russian Higher Education System : Note 3 - Prepare Higher Education In Russia To Future Skills Needs (Inglés)

It follows from an analysis to identify trends in the labor market that the number of jobs calling for soft skills is growing. The need to develop soft skills is reflected in implemented government initiatives...

Interest Bearing Notes (June 2021) (Inglés)

Interest Bearing Notes is a product of the Finance and Private Sector Research Team in the World Bank's Development Research Group. It reports on research by the team, as well as non-World Bank research...

Kyrgyz Republic - EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA- P125689- KG Financial Sector Development Project - Procurement Plan (Inglés)

Tunisia - MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA- P158138- Youth Economic Inclusion Project - Procurement Plan (Inglés)

Kyrgyz Republic - EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA- P125689- KG Financial Sector Development Project - Procurement Plan (Inglés)

Disclosable Restructuring and (or) Additional Financing Paper - Afghan Women's Economic Empowerment - P159291 (Inglés)

The objective of the Afghan Women's Economic Empowerment Project is to increase and enhance the participation of women, who are organized in community-based savings groups, in business support services...

Can Youth Empowerment Programs Reduce Violence against Girls during the COVID-19 Pandemic ? (Inglés)

This paper shows that a youth empowerment program in Bolivia reduces the prevalence of violence against girls during the COVID-19 lockdown. The program offers training in soft skills and technical skills...

The Inspection Panel : Election of Chairperson (Inglés)

This report presents that pursuant to paragraph 8 of Resolution IBRD 2020-0004 and IDA 2020-0003, the members of the Inspection Panel unanimously elected Ms. Ramanie Kunanayagam to serve as the next Chairperson...

Disclosable Version of the ISR - Bosnia and Herzegovina Provision of Private Employment Services - P171433 - Sequence No : 01 (Inglés)

Tunisia - MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA- P158138- Youth Economic Inclusion Project - Procurement Plan (Inglés)

Coding Bootcamps for Female Digital Employment : Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Argentina and Colombia (Inglés)

The increase in female labor force participation is among the most salient economic and social transformations in the world over the last fifty years, and Latin America is no exception. In this regard...

Iraq - MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA- P161654- Promoting the Inclusion of Conflict-Affected Iraqi Youth - Procurement Plan (Inglés)

Iraq - MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA- P161654- Promoting the Inclusion of Conflict-Affected Iraqi Youth - Procurement Plan (Inglés)

Iraq - MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA- P161654- Promoting the Inclusion of Conflict-Affected Iraqi Youth - Procurement Plan (Inglés)

Tunisia - MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA- P158138- Youth Economic Inclusion Project - Procurement Plan (Inglés)