Documents et rapports

From Patriarchy to Policy: Norms, Votes, and Gender Equal Laws (anglais)

Legal institutions play an important role in shaping gender equality in economic domains, from inheritance to labor markets. But where do gender equal laws come from? Using cross-country data on social...

Statement by Abdulhamid Alkhalifa at the 110th Meeting of the Development Committee held on October 25, 2024 (anglais)

This is a statement by Abdulhamid Alkhalifa at the 110th meeting of the Development Committee held on October 25, 2024. At a time when the world faces multiple, overlapping crises, climate change, economic...

Measuring and Addressing Inequalities in within-City Air Pollution (anglais)

Air pollution is a major environmental and public health challenge that affects millions of people around the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution causes more than seven...

Azerbaijan - Country Partnership Framework : Information Notice (anglais)

Free Trade and Subnational Development : Economic Activity and Human Welfare (anglais)

This paper delves into the subnational relationship between free trade agreements (FTAs) and human development worldwide. Utilizing a difference-in-differences and an event-study approach with high-spatial-resolution...

Turkiye - Country Partnership Framework : Chair Summary (anglais)

Bridging the Gap : Inequality and Jobs in Thailand (anglais)

The document collection focuses on the construction of a consumption aggregate for poverty analysis, as well as the relationship between inequality and economic development. It delves into the methods...

Gender Technical Note - AFE Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Program Using the Multiphase Programmatic Approach (anglais)

Gender-unequal norms in the AFE region impact women and girls more than men and boys. Patriarchal norms in multiple countries, and among sub-groups within countries, contribute to the persistence of gender-unequal...

North Macedonia - Systematic Country Diagnostic Update : Navigating Challenges, Embracing Opportunities (anglais)

The 2018 North Macedonia SCD evaluated the country’s economic development and recognized its impressive progress in reducing poverty and advancing shared prosperity. Between 2002 and 2018, income per capita...

On the Construction of the World Bank’s Subnational Poverty and Inequality Databases : Documentation (anglais)

In many countries, large differences in poverty persist at the subnational level. In addition, global challenges such as climate change, fragility, economic crises, and food insecurity are often trans-border...

Gender-Based Employment Segregation : Understanding Causes and Policy Interventions (anglais)

Employment segregation - the unequal distribution of female and male workers across and within jobtypes—is often at the heart of gender gaps in job quality, wage and employment trajectories. Employment...

Assessing the Distributional Impacts of Carbon Pricing Mechanisms to Reduce Global Emissions (anglais)

This paper estimates the distributional effects of five carbon pricing mechanisms aimed at reducing global greenhouse gas emissions by linking a general equilibrium model with a global microsimulation...

Africa Gender Innovation Lab Ethiopia Gender Diagnostic : Building the Evidence Base to Address Gender Inequality in Ethiopia (anglais)

Ethiopia has made remarkable economic progress over the past decade, achieving high gross domestic product (GDP) growth, and dramatically reducing poverty. Despite this success, current gender gaps show...

Attracting More Young Women into Stem Fields (anglais)

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are vital to the economic and social prosperity of countries. Yet, women and girls continue to be underrepresented in STEM careers, although there...

Thailand - Public Revenue and Spending Assessment : Promoting an Inclusive and Sustainable Future – Chapter 6 : Strengthening Social Protection (anglais)

Thailand’s social protection system faces significant challenges stemming from a slowing economy, inequality, rapid aging, the changing nature of work, and a highly informal workforce. At the same time...

Gender-Based Violence Country Profile : El Salvador (anglais)

El Salvador has a long history of political and social challenges, including a 12-year civil war that ended in 1992. The country has struggled with high levels of crime, poverty, and inequality, which...

Montenegro Country Economic Memorandum : Towards a Resilient Growth Strategy - Inequality of Opportunity Holds Back Montenegro’s Labor and Human Capital Potential : Background Note (anglais)

Montenegro’s income inequality, though recently on a decline, is still relatively high when compared to European Union (EU) countries. Income inequality partly reflects inequality of opportunity, that...

Bolivia - Country Partnership Framework for the Period FY23-26 (anglais)

The Country Partnership Framework (CPF) outlines the proposed engagement between the Plurinational State of Bolivia and the World Bank for FY23-26. The previous CPF covered FY16-20, and a Performance and...

Macro Poverty Outlook for Ethiopia : April 2023 - Datasheet (anglais)

Strong agriculture and services output resulted in higher-than-expected GDP growth estimated at 6.4 percent in FY22. But growth remains lower than pre-COVID-19 levels and the economy remains vulnerable...

From the Last Mile to the Next Mile – 2022 Vietnam Poverty and Equity Assessment (anglais)

Vietnam is a country on the move and in transition. Indicators are pointing in the right direction, with many positive economic and social developments. The amount of progress that Vietnam has achieved...