Documents et rapports
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Using Social Media Surveys and Interventions to Address Vaccine Hesitancy in Saudi Arabia (anglais)
Countering COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has been a challenge in Saudi Arabia, one of the countries affected most by the pandemic in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Aims: To identify information needs...
Type de document: Article de revue Numéro du rapport: 189324 Date du document: 18 avril 2024 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Lim,Jungkyu Rhys,Moscoe,Ellen Elizabeth,Ada Alqunaibet,Pinzon Hernandez,Daniel Alejandro,Amaal Alruwaily,Chatila,Mohamad,Rasha Alfawaz,Zoratto,Laura De Castro,Afif,Zeina,Vakis,Renos,Berq J Hadi Al-Yasseri,Alsukait,Reem Fahad M,Nguyen,Son Nam,Herbst,Christopher H.
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Behavior Change in Solid Waste Management - A Compendium of Cases (anglais)
Today the world faces unprecedented challenges in waste management while the state of the municipal waste management sector globally is a matter of concern. To reverse current trends related to waste generation...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 184901 Date du document: 21 mars 2024 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Ionkova,Kremena M.,Tomio,Andrea Ailin,Roy, Emma De,Yadav,Sonakshi,Kaza,Silpa,Karver,Jonathan George,Vakis,Renos
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Behavioral Science and COVID-19 : An Interactive Solutions Guide for Better Policy Design (anglais)
The first Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were reported in December 2019 (WHO, 2020). Governments around the world have tried various interventions to stop the COVID-19 spread and encourage vaccination. With...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 174465 Date du document: 15 juillet 2022 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Lim,Jungkyu Rhys,Vakis,Renos,Cameron,Corey Morales,Dugas,Michelle Anne Matejovits
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Behavioral Insights to Reduce Open Waste Burning in Lao PDR : Behavioral Insights and Policy Options (anglais)
In order to promote environmentally friendly behaviors, it is fundamental not only to consider and modify already existing infrastructure and facilities, or rethink physical prompts and cues in the environment...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 176590 Date du document: 1 mai 2022 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Tomio,Andrea Ailin,Vakis,Renos,Rawlins,Maurice Andres
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The Behavioral Professional : Improving Decision-Making and Performance in the Public Sector (anglais)
Over the past decade, governments, multilateral organizations, and think tanks have been increasingly using behavioral science as an additional tool to understand and tackle complex policy challenges in...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 168343 Date du document: 1 février 2022 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Lourenço, Joana S.,Vakis,Renos,Zoratto,Laura De Castro
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Poor Expectations : Experimental Evidence on Teachers~^!!^ Stereotypes and Student Assessment : Poor Expectations : Experimental Evidence on Teachers' Stereotypes and Student Assessment (anglais)
Do teachers’ stereotypes of social class bias their assessment of students? This study uses a lab-in-the-field experiment among primary school teachers to test whether they are biased against poor students...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS9593 Date du document: 22 mars 2021 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Farfan Bertran,Maria Gabriela,Holla,Alaka,Vakis,Renos
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Texting Parents about Early Child Development : Behavioral Changes and Unintended Social Effects (anglais)
Parenting interventions have the potential to improve early childhood development. Text messages are considered a promising channel to deliver parenting information at large scale. This paper tests whether...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS9492 Date du document: 9 décembre 2020 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Barrera,Oscar,Macours,Karen,Premand,Patrick,Vakis,Renos
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Behavioral Science Around the World : Volume Two - Profiles of 17 International Organizations (anglais)
This second volume looks at international organizations applying behavioral science systematically. It highlights more than 150 cases of insights, research, lessons, and programs from 17 development organizations...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 153337 Date du document: 28 septembre 2020 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Manning,Lauren Alyssa,Dalton,Abigail Goodnow,Afif,Zeina,Vakis,Renos,Naru,Faisal
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Can Teaching Growth Mindset and Self-Management at School Shift Student Outcomes and Teacher Mindsets? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Indonesia (anglais)
School programs fostering students’ mindsets and socioemotional skills have shown promise for boosting schooling and learning. However, little is known about the impacts of such interventions outside of...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 149073 Date du document: 29 mai 2020 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Johnson,Hillary C.,Hernandez, Daniel Pinzón,James,Kali Trzesniewski,Indrakesuma,Taufik Ramadhan,Vakis,Renos,Perova,Elizaveta,Muller,Noel,De Martino,Samantha Ashley,Catalan Molina,Diego
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Report : Long-term Evaluation of Atencion a Crisis Interventions (Vol. 2 of 2) : Annex : Tables with Preminary Results (anglais)
In recent years, there has been renewed attention on policies to enhance the income generating capacity and productivity of the poor (World Bank, 2012). Since both skills and capital can limit productive...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 145957 Date du document: 11 février 2020 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Vakis,Renos
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The Power of Believing You Can Get Smarter : The Impact of a Growth-Mindset Intervention on Academic Achievement in Peru (anglais)
This paper evaluates the academic impact of a growth-mindset intervention on students starting the secondary level in public schools in urban Peru. ¡Expande tu Mente! is a 90-minute school session aimed...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS9141 Date du document: 3 février 2020 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Outes-Leon,Ingo,Sanchez,Alan,Vakis,Renos
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Report : Long-term Evaluation of Atencion a Crisis Interventions (Vol. 1 of 2) (anglais)
In recent years, there has been renewed attention on policies to enhance the income generating capacity and productivity of the poor (World Bank, 2012). Since both skills and capital can limit productive...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 145957 Date du document: 1 janvier 2020 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Macours,Karen,Vakis,Renos,Premand,Patrick
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Obesity and Food away from Home : What Drives the Socioeconomic Gradient in Excess Body Weight ? (anglais)
Rising obesity rates are one of the most challenging public health issues in many emerging economies. The extent to which the nutritional composition of food consumed away from home is behind this rise...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS9066 Date du document: 22 novembre 2019 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Strupat,Christoph,Farfan Bertran,Maria Gabriela,Moritz,Laura,Negre Rossignoli,Mario,Vakis,Renos
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Behavioral Strategies to Support Social Stability in Lebanon (anglais)
The war in Syria has had an enormous impact on Lebanese society and economy. Lebanon is host to an estimated 1.5 million forcibly displaced Syrians - one-third of the country’s population. This dramatic...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 136599 Date du document: 28 mars 2019 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Walsh,James Sonam,Afif,Zeina,Batada,Amirali,Valcarcel Benitez,Francarlo Roberto,Vakis,Renos,Dalton,Abigail Goodnow,Leon Solano,Rene Antonio
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Poverty Measurement in the Era of Food Away from Home : Testing Alternative Approaches in Vietnam (anglais)
Food consumed outside the home in restaurants or other food establishments is a growing segment of consumption in many developing countries. However, the survey methods that are utilized to collect data...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS8692 Date du document: 8 janvier 2019 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Farfan Bertran,Maria Gabriela,Mcgee,Kevin Robert,Perng,Julie Ting Ting,Vakis,Renos
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Poverty Measurement in the Era of Food Away from Home : Testing Alternative Approaches in Vietnam (anglais)
Food consumed outside the home in restaurants or other food establishments is a growing segment of consumption in many developing countries. However, the survey methods that are utilized to collect data...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 133570 Date du document: 8 janvier 2019 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Farfan Bertran,Maria Gabriela,Mcgee,Kevin Robert,Perng,Julie Ting Ting,Vakis,Renos
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The Relationship between Conflicts, Economic Shocks, and Death with Depression, Economic Activities, and Human Capital Investment in Nigeria (anglais)
This paper examines the links between adverse events, depression, and decision making in Nigeria. It investigates how events such as conflicts, shocks, and deaths can affect short-term perceptions of welfare...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS8685 Date du document: 19 décembre 2018 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Jamison,Julian C,McGee,,Oseni,Gbemisola,Perng,Julie Ting Ting,Sato,Ryoko,Tanaka,Tomomi - GPV07,Vakis,Renos
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The Relationship between Conflicts, Economic Shocks, and Death with Depression, Economic activities, and Human Capital Investment in Nigeria (anglais)
This paper examines the links between adverse events, depression, and decision making in Nigeria. It investigates how events such as conflicts, shocks, and deaths can affect short-term perceptions of welfare...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 133142 Date du document: 1 décembre 2018 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Jamison,Julian C,Mcgee,Kevin Robert,Siwatu,Gbemisola Oseni,Perng,Julie Ting Ting,Sato,Ryoko,Tanaka,Tomomi - GPV07,Vakis,Renos
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Combining income generation with Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs to cope with severe weather conditions (anglais)
Severe weather conditions can undo even the best efforts of families to break free of poverty. Households that rely on subsistence or small-scale farming are especially at the mercy of severe weather...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 123791 Date du document: 1 mars 2018 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Macours,Karen,Premand,Patrick,Vakis,Renos
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How Well Do We Measure Non-Cognitive Skills in Developing Countries? Initial Lessons from STEP Skills Measurement Program (anglais)
Standard skills indicators leave an information gap on workforce skill characteristics, job skill requirements, and quality of worker-job matches that prevents policymakers from making informed and timely...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 123792 Date du document: 1 mars 2018 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Laajaj,Rachid,Arias Diaz,Omar S.,Macours,Karen,Rubio-Codina,Marta,Vakis,Renos