Documents et rapports
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Investing in Human Capital in South Africa : A Framework for a Coordinated Multi-Sectoral Approach (anglais)
South Africa's economic growth and development agenda and to present a harmonized approach for investing in priority areas for human capital formation. The policy note first presents an in-depth diagnostic...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 185876 Date du document: 11 janvier 2024 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Dulvy,Elizabeth Ninan,Gebre,Tihtina Zenebe,Kika-Mistry, Jesal,Franz,Jutta,Lee,Yi-Kyoung,Kabubei,Kenneth Munge,Matsebula,Thulani Clement,Monchuk,Louise Victoria,Cunningham,Wendy
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Investing in Human Capital in South Africa : A Framework for a Coordinated Multi-Sectoral Approach - Overview (anglais)
South Africa's economic growth and development agenda and to present a harmonized approach for investing in priority areas for human capital formation. The policy note first presents an in-depth diagnostic...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 185876 Date du document: 11 janvier 2024 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Dulvy,Elizabeth Ninan,Gebre,Tihtina Zenebe,Kika-Mistry, Jesal,Franz,Jutta,Lee,Yi-Kyoung,Kabubei,Kenneth Munge,Matsebula,Thulani Clement,Monchuk,Louise Victoria,Cunningham,Wendy
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Understanding the (Un)met Saving Needs of Poor Urban Liberians in the Informal Sector (anglais)
Gisela is among the large and diverse group of informal sector workers in urban Liberia who lack social protection coverage, have little interaction with formal financial institutions, and depend on informal...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 185415 Date du document: 20 octobre 2023 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Jain,Himanshi,Cunningham,Wendy
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Delivering Digital G2P Payments to Urban Informal Populations - Lessons and Future Policy Implications from COVID-19 Responses (anglais)
The COVID-19 response in many Sub-Saharan African countries included the rapid deployment of social protection programs leveraging digital systems to counteract the income losses that were disproportionately...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 184954 Date du document: 20 septembre 2023 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Ubah,Ubah Thomas,Mukherjee,Anit Nath,Webster,Brian Scot,Cunningham,Wendy,Marin Espinosa,Ana Georgina
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Aspirations and Constraints of Urban Informal Household Enterprises in Liberia, Senegal and Niger - Preliminary Phone Survey Results (anglais)
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed that the urban poor are often uncovered by social protection systems yet incredibly vulnerable to shocks. The urban sector is growing, with HHEs being the largest employer...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 183522 Date du document: 28 juin 2023 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Cuccaro,Filippo,Cunningham,Wendy,Gueye,Ababacar Sedikh,Ringwala,Sarika Gupta,Lung,Felix
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Supporting the Urban Informal in Africa - An Options Paper for SPJ (anglais)
The slide deck report presents a narrative on the urban informal sector in SSA and outlines five intervention areas that can help jobseekers become productively engaged in the informal sector, the urban...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 183524 Date du document: 27 juin 2023 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Cunningham,Wendy,Bodewig,Christian
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An Operational Approach to Enhancing Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment in World Bank Projects (anglais)
Gender equality has long been central to the World Bank’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity in a sustainable manner. More recently, women’s and girls’ empowerment (WGE)...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 183928 Date du document: 1 juin 2023 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Cunningham,Wendy,Ringwala,Sarika Gupta
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Good Jobs for Angolan Youth : Opportunities, Challenges, and Policy Directions (anglais)
This report includes: the main drivers of job growth are under-performing at the firm level, vulnerability level, macroeconomic level, worker level, and policy level; and to solve the youth employment...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 181874 Date du document: 2 mai 2023 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Monsalve Montiel,Emma Mercedes,Cunningham,Wendy,Gil Sander,Frederico,Hernandez Uriz,Zenaida,Sousa,Liliana Do Couto,Eduardo,Nelson Tisso Miezi
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Good Jobs for Angolan Youth : Opportunities, Challenges, and Policy Directions - Technical Report (anglais)
Angola is at a critical juncture and a multi-sectoral strategy is needed to stimulate job creation that will help build the economy and future prospects for young Angolans, while more deeply engaging youth...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 181871 Date du document: 2 mai 2023 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Monsalve Montiel,Emma Mercedes,Cunningham,Wendy,Gil Sander,Frederico,Hernandez Uriz,Zenaida,Sousa,Liliana Do Couto,Eduardo,Nelson Tisso Miezi
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Bons Empregos para a Juventude Angolana : Oportunidades, Desafios, e Orientações de Políticas (portugais)
Angola está num momento crítico e que é necessária uma estratégia multissectorial para estimular a criação de emprego que ajude a construir a economia e as perspectivas futuras para os jovens angolanos...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 181874 Date du document: 2 mai 2023 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Monsalve Montiel,Emma Mercedes,Cunningham,Wendy,Gil Sander,Frederico,Hernandez Uriz,Zenaida,Sousa,Liliana Do Couto,Eduardo,Nelson Tisso Miezi
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Liberian Women Count : Evidence from a Macrosimulation of the Gender Dividend (anglais)
Liberian women make significant economic contributions yet are constrained from contributing even more due to their exclusion from productive opportunities. This study develops a macrosimulation model...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS10425 Date du document: 28 avril 2023 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Karra,Mahesh Venkat,Del Bono,Mitja,Wilde,Joshua Kent,Cunningham,Wendy,Ringwala,Sarika Gupta
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An Assessment of Gender Gaps in Liberia through a Women’s Empowerment Lens (anglais)
Advancing gender equality by strengthening women’s empowerment is essential for improving development outcomes in Liberia. This report draws on existing literature and data review, as well as new qualitative...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 181781 Date du document: 27 avril 2023 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Cunningham,Wendy,Ringwala,Sarika Gupta,Johansson De Silva,Sara
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Highlights from Africa SPJ - Empowering Women and Girls Through Social Protection (anglais)
This paper highlights women’s and girls’ empowerment (WGE) interventions from social protection and jobs (SPJ) lending operations for easier and more effective project design and implementation. Based...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 181662 Date du document: 20 avril 2023 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Botea,Ioana Alexandra,Cunningham,Wendy,Mossman,Lindsay Suzanne
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How Did Urban Household Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa Fare during COVID-19 ? Evidence from High-Frequency Phone Surveys (anglais)
While the impact of COVID-19 on Sub-Saharan African labor markets is well documented, there is suggestive evidence that urban households may have fared particularly poorly. This paper uses data from high-frequency...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS10360 Date du document: 13 mars 2023 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Cunningham,Wendy,Tchuisseu,Feraud,Viollaz,Mariana,Edochie,Ifeanyi Nzegwu,Newhouse,David Locke,Ricaldi,Federica
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Bons Empregos para a Juventude Angolana : Oportunidades, Desafios, e Orientações de Políticas - Relatório de Política (portugais)
Angola está num momento crítico e que é necessária uma estratégia multissectorial para estimular a criação de emprego que ajude a construir a economia e as perspectivas futuras para os jovens angolanos...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 180384 Date du document: 24 février 2023 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Monsalve Montiel,Emma Mercedes,Cunningham,Wendy,Ngarachu,Maria Njambi
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Good Jobs for Angolan Youth : Opportunities, Challenges, and Policy Directions - Policy Brief (anglais)
Angola is at a critical juncture and a multi-sectoral strategy is needed to stimulate job creation that will help build the economy and future prospects for young Angolans, while more deeply engaging youth...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 180384 Date du document: 24 février 2023 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Monsalve Montiel,Emma Mercedes,Cunningham,Wendy,Ngarachu,Maria Njambi
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Benchmarking Labor Legislation and Enforcement in South Africa (anglais)
South Africa has among the deepest and most persistent unemployment rates in the world. Twenty years of research concludes that South Africa’s labor regulations likely play a small role in explaining unemployment...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 175246 Date du document: 17 août 2022 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Cunningham,Wendy,Ngarachu,Maria Njambi,Kuddo,Arvo
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Enhancing Public Support to Youth Employment Toward an ALMP System in South Africa (anglais)
The President of South Africa has identified youth unemployment as the biggest problem facing the country. Active labor market programs (ALMPs) aim to promote labor-market entry and access to better employment...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 175242 Date du document: 17 août 2022 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Cunningham,Wendy,Ngarachu,Maria Njambi,Lekezwa,Indira Bongisa
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Human Capital Phase 3 - Angola and STP : Toward an Action Plan for Women’s Empowerment in Angola (anglais)
Angola has significant human capital deficiencies, with women fairing particularly poorly. However, gender disparities go beyond differences in human capital accumulation and labor market success, also...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: AUS0003015 Date du document: 28 juin 2022 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Liaqat,Sundas,Monsalve Montiel,Emma Mercedes,Cunningham,Wendy
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The Demand for Digital and Complementary Skills in Southeast Asia (anglais)
As the economies of Southeast Asia continue adopting digital technologies, policy makers increasingly ask how to prepare the workforce for emerging labor demands. However, little is known about the skills...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS10070 Date du document: 31 mai 2022 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Cunningham,Wendy,Moroz,Harry Edmund,Muller,Noel,Solatorio,Aivin Vicquierra