Documents et rapports

Cinq Faits Sur Les Chocs au Sahel, a la Lumière de Nouvelles Données (français)

Le niveau élevé d’exposition aux chocs, en particulier ceux liés au climat et aux conflits, dans la région du Sahel exacerbe la vulnérabilité de la population. Elle accroît également le risque que des...

The Effects of Taxes and Transfers on Inequality and Poverty in Pakistan (anglais)

This study assesses the impact of fiscal policy in Pakistan - taxes, social expenditures, and subsidy expenditures - on poverty and inequality using the Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Methodology. Results...

Pakistan Poverty Map 2019–2020 (anglais)

This paper summarizes the approach used to estimate monetary poverty for Pakistan in 2019–20 at the district level. The small area estimation method is used to impute welfare from the Household Income...

Losing to Inflation : Unmasking the Unequal Price Effect of Inflation across Households (anglais)

Standard measures of inflation, such as changes in the Consumer Price Index, do not account for the different effects of inflation across income groups emerging from variations in consumption patterns...

Poverty Projections for Pakistan : Nowcasting and Forecasting (anglais)

In the fiscal year 2018/19, 21.9 percent of the population in Pakistan lived below the national poverty line. Since then, the COVID-19 pandemic, devastating floods in 2022, and a macro-fiscal crisis with...

Pakistan - Evaluating Private Capital Mobilization Potential for Resilient Digital Connectivity : Phase 1 - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa : Part 1. The Digital Quality Divide in Pakistan (anglais)

In Pakistan, the demand for data has significantly increased year-on-year. Pakistanis are now consuming three times more data than they did in 2018. Yet fixed broadband subscriptions, which include legacy...

Behind on Rent or Left Behind : Measuring Housing Poverty in Urban Pakistan (anglais)

Pakistan’s urban areas face a looming housing crisis: forty-seven percent of households live in over-crowded housing units in informal settlements (katchi abadis) with inadequate infrastructure and services...

Women in the Workforce in Quetta : Results from the Quetta Urban Household Survey - Pakistan Gender and Social Inclusion Platform and Poverty and Equity Program (anglais)

Pakistan’s female labor force participation (FLFP) remains low by regional and global standards. Furthermore, data show major disparities between rural and urban FLFP, with the latter being significantly...

Dashboards for Development : The Power of Geospatial Data at Your Fingertips (anglais)

One of the most important challenges for the World Bank Group is ensuring that its resources reach those who are most in need. To this end, geospatial dashboards have become a widely used tool to inform...

Cost-Efficiency Considerations for the Completion of Road Networks in Openstreet Map : A Priority-Based Mapping Approach Applied in Pakistan (anglais)

Limited access to services and opportunities is systematically linked to poorer development outcomes. In Pakistan, 22.8 million children between the ages of 5 and 16, about forty-four percent do not attend...

Concept Project Information Document (PID) - Planning Capacity Improvement And Advisory Services Project (PCAP) - P178725 (anglais)

Concept Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) - Planning Capacity Improvement And Advisory Services Project (PCAP) - P178725 (anglais)

Paving the Way to Equal Access : Geospatial Analytics Can Address Geographic Disparities in Service Accessibility in Pakistan (anglais)

Detailed spatial knowledge of service accessibility disparities is crucial to design well-targeted policies and projects to address them, both for the World Bank Group and its clients. Confronted with...

The Effects of Fiscal Policy on Inequality and Poverty in The Gambia (anglais)

The overall objective of this study is to assess the impact of the fiscal system on poverty and inequality in The Gambia as of 2015. The study presents the first empirical evidence on the distributional...

The Effects of Fiscal Policy on Inequality and Poverty in The Gambia (anglais)

The overall objective of this study is to assess the impact of the fiscal system on poverty and inequality in The Gambia as of 2015. The study presents the first empirical evidence on the distributional...

The Hidden Potential of Call Detail Records in The Gambia (anglais)

Aggregated data from mobile network operators can provide snapshots of population mobility patterns in real time, generating valuable insights when other more traditional data sources are unavailable or...

The Gambia Economic Update : Preserving the Gains (Vol. 2 of 2) : Key Messages (anglais)

Real GDP growth exceeded 6 percent during the two years before COVID-19 (coronavirus) struck, supported by rebounding confidence, investment, low interest rates, and growing tourism. Investment accounted...

The Gambia Economic Update : Preserving the Gains (Vol. 1 of 2) (anglais)

Real GDP growth exceeded 6 percent during the two years before COVID-19 (coronavirus) struck, supported by rebounding confidence, investment, low interest rates, and growing tourism. Investment accounted...

Mapping Deprivations in Mauritania (anglais)

Recent economic growth In Mauritania has helped reduce poverty, but spatial disparities in terms of both monetary welfare and access to services and opportunities remain. Designing policies and projects...

Disclosable Restructuring Paper - Implementation of the National Strategy Program for Strengthening of the National Statistical System - P155630 (anglais)

The objectives of the Implementation of the National Strategy Program for Strengthening of the National Statistical System Project is to further improve the capacity of the national statistical system...