The Human Capital Umbrella Program financed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the government of Canada harnesses catalytic initiatives to accelerate investments in human capital. The 2022 Annual...
Many economists believe that the returns to migration are high. However, credible experimental estimates of the benefits of migration are rare, particularly for low-skilled international migrants and their...
This report evaluates the impacts of a government intermediated temporary international migration program on the migrants and their families. In 2012, governments of Malaysia and Bangladesh initiated a...
Each year, well-over half a million Bangladeshis engage in temporary international migration for low-skilled jobs. Yet, migrants from Bangladesh are paying some of the highest costs to migrate in the world...
Public works programs can be effective safety nets if they help allocate resources toward poor households. By setting wages lower than market rates public works programs identify poor households reasonably...
Policymakers and development groups are interested in innovative ways to deliver cash transfer programs and make an impact where it’s needed most. In Bangladesh, World Bank researchers worked with the...
Policymakers and development groups are interested in innovative ways to deliver cash transfer programs and make an impact where it’s needed most. In Bangladesh, World Bank researchers worked with the...
There is an increasing recognition that investment in human development at an earlier age can have a significant impact on the lifetime earnings capacity of an individual. This notion is the basis for...
The vision 2021 plan and the associated perspective plan 2010-2021, adopted by the Government of Bangladesh lay out a series of development targets for 2021. Among the core targets identified to monitor...