Documents et rapports

Reversing the Tide : Reducing Poverty and Boosting Resilience in Zimbabwe (anglais)

Despite an improvement in human development indicators since 2010, the extreme poverty rate in Zimbabwe increased steadily in the 2010s, climbing from 23 percent in 2010/11 to 30 percent in 2017, 38 percent...

Reversing the Tide : Reducing Poverty and Boosting Resilience in Zimbabwe - Overview (anglais)

Despite an improvement in human development indicators since 2010, the extreme poverty rate in Zimbabwe increased steadily in the 2010s, climbing from 23 percent in 2010/11 to 30 percent in 2017, 38 percent...

Bridging the Targeting Gap : Assessing Humanitarian Beneficiaries’ Likely Eligibility for Social Protection in Iraq (anglais)

In Iraq, the Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance programs have been instrumental in reaching the households most affected by the conflict with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in areas where the coverage...

March 2021 PovcalNet Update : What’s New (anglais)

The March 2021 update to PovcalNet involves several changes to the data underlying the global poverty estimates. Some welfare aggregates have been changed for improved harmonization, and the CPI, national...

The Lives and Livelihoods of Syrian Refugees in the Middle East : Evidence from the 2015-16 Surveys of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, Iraq (anglais)

The Syrian crisis has led to rapid and large-scale population displacement. This paper has two main aims. (i) It documents the size and timing of the Syrian refugee influx into Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan...

Coping with the Influx : Service Delivery to Syrian Refugees and Hosts in Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, Iraq (anglais)

The Syrian crisis has led to rapid and large-scale population displacement. This paper uses several sources of data, including the United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees' registration database...

Measuring Employment : Experimental Evidence from Urban Ghana (anglais)

Using a randomized survey experiment in urban Ghana, this paper demonstrates that the length of the reference period and the interview modality (in person or over the phone) affect how people respond in...

Poverty Projections and Distributional Impacts of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia (anglais)

This note summarizes the results of micro- and macro-economic simulations to assess the short-term impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on poverty and distributional outcomes in Armenia, Azerbaijan...

Poverty Projections for Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia due to the COVID-19 Outbreak (anglais)

The analysis in this report uses the latest available household surveys in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia to nowcast the welfare of households in 2019 and to estimate the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)...

Multidimensional Poverty Assessment of Internally Displaced Persons in Iraq (anglais)

Decades of conflict have contributed to high flows of internal displacement in Iraq. The incidence of these flows on the welfare of internally displaced persons is not well understood. This paper attempts...

Iraq's Universal Public Distribution System : Utilization and Impacts During Displacement (anglais)

Subsidized or free distribution of food has been a central pillar of social protection programs in many countries. With the number of forcibly displaced persons at record levels, the question arises of...

Implementation Completion and Results Report (ICR) Document - SWIFT KRSO Kurdistan-Iraq - P158493 (anglais)

Ratings of SWIFT KRSO Kurdistan-Iraq Project for Iraq were as follows: outcome was satisfactory, Bank performance was satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation quality was substantial. Some of the lessons...

Arrested Development : Conflict, Displacement, and Welfare in Iraq : Arrested Development - Conflict Displacement and Welfare in Iraq (anglais)

This note provides the first direct estimates of well-being in Iraq since the crises. Its objective is to take stock of monetary non-monetary living standards of Iraqis in the post-crises period. Moreover...

Disclosable Version of the ISR - SWIFT KRSO Kurdistan-Iraq - P158493 - Sequence No : 02 (anglais)

Disclosable Version of the ISR - SWIFT Iraq CSO - P158492 - Sequence No : 02 (anglais)

Iraq Economic Monitor : Toward Reconstruction, Economic Recovery and Fostering Social Cohesion (Arabic|English)

Iraq’s overall security situation has notably improved after the defeat of ISIS, but significant challenges lie ahead. Iraq has witnessed major political and security transitions in 2017 when Prime Minister...

September 2018 PovcalNet Update : What’s New (anglais)

The September 2018 update to PovcalNet involves several changes to the dataunderlying the global poverty estimates. Some welfare aggregates have been changed forimproved harmonization, and some of the...

The Toll of war : the economic and social consequences of the conflict in Syria (Vol. 1 of 2) : خسائر الحرب: التبعات الاقتصادية والاجتماعية للصراع في سوريا (arabe)

The Arab Spring protest marked the beginning of a new era in the Syrian Arab Republic in 2011. Minor public protests began almost immediately after the initial protests in Cairo in January 2011. The first...

The Toll of war : the economic and social consequences of the conflict in Syria (Vol. 1 of 2) : executive summary (anglais)

The Arab Spring protest marked the beginning of a new era in the Syrian Arab Republic in 2011. Minor public protests began almost immediately after the initial protests in Cairo in January 2011. The first...

The Toll of war : the economic and social consequences of the conflict in Syria (Vol. 2 of 2) : full report (anglais)

The Arab Spring protest marked the beginning of a new era in the Syrian Arab Republic in 2011. Minor public protests began almost immediately after the initial protests in Cairo in January 2011. The first...