Documents et rapports

Perú - Aprovechando las Oportunidades para el Crecimiento y la Prosperidad : Resumen Ejecutivo (espagnol)

Entre 2002 y 2013, Perú logró un notable éxito económico a través de reformas estructurales y políticas macroeconómicas prudentes, que prácticamente duplicaron el promedio regional con una tasa de crecimiento...

South Africa Economic Update : Learning - Overdue Reforms and Emerging Priorities in Basic Education (anglais)

In tomorrow’s world, the winners will inevitably be those who possess the knowledge to innovate and adapt to increasingly rapid technological advancements. In contrast, those who lack this knowledge will...

Macro Poverty Outlook for Nicaragua : October 2024 Datasheet (anglais)

Nicaragua's economy grew by 4.6 percent in 2023, primarily driven by the services sector. Prudent fiscal and macroeconomic policies have supported growth and lowered inflation to 4.8 percent by mid-2024...

Ensuring an Equal Start for All Pakistani Children: What Will It Cost ? (anglais)

Quality early childhood education improves childhood development outcomes and has long-term implications for school readiness, workforce participation, and economic growth. Despite this, in Pakistan, the...

Macro Poverty Outlook for Nicaragua : April 2024 Datasheet (anglais)

GDP growth in Nicaragua is estimated at 4.3 percent in 2023, supported by a steep increase in remittances and foreign direct investment. Growth will be sustained over the medium term, though at a slightly...

COVID-19, School Closures, and Student Learning Outcomes : New Global Evidence from PISA (anglais)

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant disruption in schooling worldwide. This paper uses global test score data to estimate learning losses. It models the effect of school closures on achievement...

Evaluation of Educational Loss in Europe and Central Asia (anglais)

To what extent has the learning progress of school-aged children slowed during the COVID-19 pandemic? A pre-registered analysis of the first international assessment to be published since the pandemic...

中国经济动态 : 复苏及未来保持增长——包容性增长的财政政策 (chinois)

2023 年一季度的经济活动随着出行限制的取消和服务支出激增而有所反弹，但增长势头自 4 月份以来放缓。2023 年一季度 GDP 同比增长 4.5%，高于 2022 年全年 3%的增幅。一季度的复苏得益于被压抑的消费需求的释放、房地产活动的初步改善和政策支持等因素。然而，4 月份以来增长势头放缓，表明中国的复苏仍然脆弱且有赖于政策支持。经济复苏为政策制定者提供了一个重要机会，使其可将重点重新放到更长期的发展目标上。结构性改革对于巩固经济复苏和实现以下更长期目标仍然至关重要：（i）通过以生产率驱动并且环境可持续的增长，到2035...

Human Capital and Climate Change (anglais)

Addressing climate change requires individual behavior change and voter support for pro-climate policies, yet surprisingly little is known about how to achieve these outcomes. This paper estimates causal...

Capturing the Educational and Economic Impacts of School Closures in Poland (anglais)

The effect of school closures in the spring of 2020 on the math, science, and reading skills of secondary school students in Poland is estimated. The COVID-19-induced school closures lasted 26 weeks in...

The Human Capital of Firms and the Formal Training of Workers (anglais)

The benefits of formal training are numerous, and yet in many regions few firms utilize them. This study builds on the literature by exploring how two forms of human capital—the quality of management practices...

Mujeres, Empresas y el Derecho 2022 : Resumen Ejecutivo (espagnol)

When societies become more equal, economies become more resilient. Besides being the right thing to do, gender equality makes economic sense. The World Bank estimates that, globally, differences between...

Skills, Human Capital, and Economic Development (anglais)

This paper presents a skills index for developing countries in Asia as a first step toward developing a Global Skills Index. The Asian Skills Index is roughly modeled on the European Skills Index for Organisation...

Human Development Assessment for Ukraine : Country Context (anglais)

Following a period of rapid economic growth and poverty reduction between 2000 and 2008, Ukraine’s economy suffered a series of shocks, resulting in sharp economic contractions and an economy that was...

Kosovo Country Economic Memorandum : Enhancing Human Capital by Improving Education (anglais)

This note assesses pre-university education in Kosovo and identifies policies that can improve education quality and equity. There is a substantial need for improvement to the foundations of the education...

Albania - Project For Integrated Urban Economic Development (PIUED) : environmental assessment : Kuadri i menaxhimit mjedisor dhe social (Albanian|English)

The objective of the Project for Integrated Urban Economic Development (PIUED) for Albania is to improve urban infrastructure, enhancing cultural assets and strengthening institutional capacity to support...

Niger - Quality Education Support Project (PAEQ) : procurement plan : Niger - Projet d'Appui à une Education de Qualité (PAEQ) : plan de passation (français)

Analyzing data from a national assessment of educational achievement (russe)

This fourth volume of the National Assessment of Educational Achievement series is comprised of two parts and provides step-by-step details on how to analyze data collected in a national assessment. Part...

Higher Education in Tatarstan (russe)

The Republic of Tatarstan is one of the most economically developed regions in the Russian Federation. It spends more than average on university–level scientific research, but its scientists are often...

Announcement of The World Bank Outlines Cooperation With Serbia on December 13, 2007 (anglais)

On December, 13, 2007, the World Bank Board of Executive Directors discussed today a Country Partnership Strategy for Serbia for the period until 2011.