The authors apply a Heckman selection model to the 2003 Investment Climate Survey (ICS) to investigate supply-side ...

This paper examines the role of male-dominated international migration in shaping labor market outcomes by gender in ...

This brief examines the potential for digital health to address some of these challenges to increase prevention knowledge and ...

Single-use plastics (SUPs) are a major concern in countries such as the Philippines due to SUPs’ extensive use and ...

Technological change is transforming labor markets globally and across Africa, reshaping the demand for skills, particularly digital competencies. To remain relevant, education and training systems ...

The author considers the policy options of the West Bank and Gaza with respect to trade and the export of labor services.

This Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) report provides a synopsis of the estimated direct economic ...

The government-implemented Supporting Women’s Livelihoods (SWL) intervention yielded large and lasting improvements in ...

Myanmar is a country in transition and faces the following main challenges: a) reducing the incidence of poverty and improving human development outcomes, particularly for the poor and vulnerable; ...

The Economic Update also explores the link between high savings and household consumption behavior. Almost half of household ...

An alternative model - Creative Redevelopment - that promotes density in the core urban areas will help revitalize these ...

Cambodia is facing substantial risks to macroeconomic stability and sustained growth from three simultaneous shocks: an ...