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  • Scalable Solutions to Close Gender Gaps in Nigeria (English)

    Faster and more inclusive growth is needed for Nigeria to make significant progress towards reducing poverty. Addressing the sizable gender gaps and the drivers that undermine women’s economic empowerment...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 185880 Document Date: November 1, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Amolegbe,Khadijat Busola,Brudevold-Newman,Andrew Peter,Fashogbon,Ayodele Emmanuel,Geist,Amy Elizabeth Copley,Vaillant,Julia

  • Returns to Soft Skills Training in Rwanda (English)

    Young adults seeking to enter the labor market often confront a skills mismatch with firms reporting difficulty finding new entrants with appropriate levels of soft skills. This paper reports findings...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10489 Document Date: June 20, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Brudevold-Newman,Andrew Peter,Ubfal,Diego Javier

  • Household Demand and Community Perceptions of Community-Based Childcare (English)

    Women in Ethiopia bear a disproportionate burden of childcare responsibilities, spending approximately eight times the amount of time that men do on childcare. Childcare duties, while critical to the development...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 176330 Document Date: August 31, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Brudevold-Newman,Andrew Peter,Buehren,Niklas,Gebremedhin,Roman Tesfaye,Hailemicheal,Adiam Hagos,Ketema,Tigist Assefa

  • Policy Solutions to Close Gender Gaps in the Agriculture Sector in Nigeria (English)

    Substantial gender gaps exist in labor force participation and productivity in the agriculture sector in Nigeria. Closing the gender productivity gap in agriculture could lead to sizable gains in the Nigerian...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 174207 Document Date: July 20, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Brudevold-Newman,Andrew Peter,Geist,Amy Elizabeth Copley,Fashogbon,Ayodele Emmanuel,Morrison,Laurel Elizabeth,Sahay,Abhilasha,Vaillant,Julia

  • Closing Gaps, Increasing Opportunities : A Diagnostic on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Nigeria (English)

    Nigeria is Africa's most populous country and largest economy. Its abundance of natural resources, large youth population, and vibrant private sector suggest that it has the potential to be a global economic...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 169115 Document Date: April 11, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Vaillant,Julia,Brudevold-Newman,Andrew Peter,Geist,Amy Elizabeth Copley,Fashogbon,Ayodele Emmanuel,Gonzalez Martinez,Paula Lorena,Morrison,Laurel Elizabeth,Paskov,Patricia Rose,Sahay,Abhilasha

  • Rising to the Challenge : Nigeria's COVID Response (English)

    This report highlights how the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis has impacted Nigeria’s economy. In 2020, Nigeria’s economy is expected to experience its deepest recession since the 1980s due to the COVID-19-related...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 154920 Document Date: December 1, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Joseph-Raji,Gloria Aitalohi,Saldarriaga Noel,Miguel Angel,Hernandez Ore,Marco Antonio,Timmis,Emilija,Ogebe,Joseph Orinya,Rostom,Ahmed Mohamed Tawfick,Cortes,Mariano,Kojima,Masami,Okou,Cedric Iltis Finafa,Jenq,Christina,Lain,Jonathan William,Vishwanath,Tara,Adhikari,Samik,Mohammed,Muderis Abdulahi,Okunmadewa,Foluso,Raju,Dhushyanth,Belay,Tekabe Ayalew,Chisaka,Noel,Pradhan,Elina,Olugbile,Michael Opeyemi,Ajiboye,Ayodeji Gafar,Ezire,Onoriode,Okunola,Olumide Olaolu,De Simone,Martin Elias,Mai,Thanh Thi,Savchenko,Yevgeniya,Mohammed,Aisha Garba,Adekola,Olatunde Adetoyese,Dahal,Mahesh,Vaillant,Julia,Brudevold-Newman,Andrew Peter,Geist,Amy Elizabeth Copley,Fashogbon,Ayodele Emmanuel,Sahay,Abhilasha

  • Nigeria in Times of COVID-19 : Laying Foundations for a Strong Recovery (English)

    This edition of the Nigeria Development Update provides policy options that Nigerian policymakers may consider in order to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and lay the foundation for a strong...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 149989 Document Date: June 1, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Joseph-Raji,Gloria Aitalohi,Gui-Diby,Steve Loris,Hernandez Ore,Marco Antonio,Timmis,Emilija,Ogebe,Joseph Orinya,Shuaibu,Mohammed Isa,Maruta,Admasu Asfaw,Isiekwe,Ifeyinwa,Kojima,Masami,Rostom,Ahmed Mohamed Tawfick,Cortes,Mariano,Zottel,Siegfried,Steinbach,Max Rudibert,Lothrop,Sean Craig,Balch,Oliver William,Vishwanath,Tara,Lain,Jonathan William,Valliant,Julia,Brudevold-Newman,Andrew Peter,Engel,Jakob,Lee,Woori,Mghenyi,Elliot Wamboka,De,Supriyo,Yameogo,Nadege Desiree,Adhikari,Samik,Ajiboye,Ayodeji Gafar

  • A firm of one's own : experimental evidence on credit constraints and occupational choice (English)

    This study presents results from a randomized evaluation of two labor market interventions targeted to young women aged 18 to 19 years in three of Nairobi's poorest neighborhoods. One treatment offered...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS7977 Document Date: February 16, 2017 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Brudevold-Newman,Andrew Peter,Honorati,Maddalena,Jakiela,Pamela,Ozier,Owen