Documents & Reports
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Venezuelans in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru: A Development Opportunity (English)
The Venezuelan exodus is the largest migration flow of its kind in the recent history of the Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC)region. It represents the secondlargest population flow in the world (surpassed...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 187837 Document Date: February 20, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina,Gonzalez Rubio,Stephanie Del Carmen,Lendorfer,Julia,Rodriguez Guio,Daniel Felipe
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Understanding Migration in North Central America Countries : El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua (English)
This report explores different aspects of migration flows from North Central America countries, specifically from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. It provides an in-depth socioeconomic...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 178862 Document Date: December 16, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina,Robayo,Monica,Nsababera,Olive Umuhire,De La Fuente,Alejandro,Gonzalez Rubio,Stephanie Del Carmen,Evia Salas,Pablo Ernesto
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En Busca de un Mejor Futuro: Estudio de la Migración desde los Países del Norte de Centroamérica : El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua (Spanish)
This report explores different aspects of migration flows from North Central America countries, specifically from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. It provides an in-depth socioeconomic...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 178862 Document Date: December 12, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina,Robayo,Monica,Nsababera,Olive Umuhire,De La Fuente,Alejandro,Gonzalez Rubio,Stephanie Del Carmen,Evia Salas,Pablo Ernesto
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LAC COVID-19 High-Frequency Phone Surveys : Phase II 2021 - Technical Note (English)
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) were among the regions most affected by the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020 - despite being home to only 8.5 percent of the world’s population...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 177633 Document Date: November 1, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank,United Nations Development Programme,Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina,Rivadeneira Alava,Ana Mercedes,Lara Ibarra,Gabriel,Castaneda Castrillon,Carlos Alberto
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Not There Yet : Slow Recovery and Many Left Behind as Latin America and the Caribbean Navigates the Ripples of the Pandemic - 2021 High-Frequency Phone Surveys : Wave 2 (English)
To continue monitoring how the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the welfare of households in the region, the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) joined forces in...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 175977 Document Date: October 30, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank,United Nations Development Programme,Meléndez, Marcela,Camacho,Adriana,Tenjo Galvis,Laura Daniela,Hernández, Pablo,Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina,Lara Ibarra,Gabriel,Castaneda Castrillon,Carlos Alberto
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An Uneven Recovery : Taking the Pulse of Latin America and the Caribbean Following the Pandemic - 2021 LAC High Frequency Phone Surveys (English)
To continue monitoring how the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the welfare of households in the region, the World Bank and UNDP have joined forces in the implementation of a second phase of...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 166810 Document Date: August 23, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank,United Nations Development Programme,Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina,Rivadeneira Alava,Ana Mercedes,Olivieri,Sergio Daniel,Castaneda Castrillon,Carlos Alberto,Lara Ibarra,Gabriel,Romero Haaker,Francisco Javier,Camacho,Adriana,Tenjo,Laura,Hernandez,Pablo,Del Carpio,Ximena Vanessa
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An Uneven Recovery : Taking the Pulse of Latin America and the Caribbean Following the Pandemic - 2021 LAC High Frequency Phone Surveys (Spanish)
To continue monitoring how the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the welfare of households in the region, the World Bank and UNDP have joined forces in the implementation of a second phase of...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 166810 Document Date: August 23, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank,United Nations Development Programme,Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina,Rivadeneira Alava,Ana Mercedes,Olivieri,Sergio Daniel,Castaneda Castrillon,Carlos Alberto,Lara Ibarra,Gabriel,Romero Haaker,Francisco Javier,Camacho,Adriana,Tenjo,Laura,Hernandez,Pablo,Del Carpio,Ximena Vanessa
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The Welfare Costs of Being Off the Grid (English)
Digital connectivity has been a critical mitigating factor for the adverse effects of lockdowns implemented in response to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on household welfare in Latin America and...
Document Type: Policy Note Report No.: 161971 Document Date: July 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ballon Fernandez,Paola Marcela,Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina,Olivieri,Sergio Daniel,Lara Ibarra,Gabriel,Romero Haaker,Francisco Javier
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Jobs Interrupted : The Effects of COVID-19 in the LAC Labor Markets (English)
Given the importance of labor income in the region, there are several important questions about the effects of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the labor market. At the outset of the pandemic, 48...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 160957 Document Date: May 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina,Olivieri,Sergio Daniel,Rivadeneira Alava,Ana Mercedes,Lara Ibarra,Gabriel,Romero Haaker,Francisco Javier,Del Carpio,Ximena Vanessa
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Lives or Livelihoods? : The Costs of Staying Healthy - COVID-19 in LAC (English)
COVID-19 closures in Latin American and the Caribbean countries helped to curb the spread of the virus, but inevitably brought negative consequences for households, principally in the form of job losses...
Document Type: Policy Note Report No.: 159061 Document Date: April 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ballon Fernandez,Paola Marcela,Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina,Olivieri,Sergio Daniel,Lara Ibarra,Gabriel,Romero Haaker,Francisco Javier
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Tackling the Demographic Challenge in Uganda (English)
At the moment, a child born in Uganda will be only 38 percent as productive when she grows up as she can be if she enjoyed complete education and full health, according to the human capital index (HCI)...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 153767 Document Date: October 20, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Myers,Cara Ann,Alemu,Besufekad,Clavijo,Irene,Hommann,Kirsten,Vasiliev,Kirill,Juzon,Joanna Dorota,Bagarukayo,Diana Rita Nantaba Sekaggya,Najjumba Mulindwa,Innocent Kibira,Ayiko,Rogers,Enyaku,Rogers Parmen,Chansa,Collins,Mensah,Julia,Murindwa,Grace Nyerwanire,Hayes,Brendan Michael,Suzuki,Emi,Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina
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Uganda Economic Update 14th Edition : Strengthening Social Protection to Reduce Vulnerability and Promote Inclusive Growth (English)
Following the release of new GDP estimates, nominal GDP for FY18/19 increased and the structure of the economy has changed. In October 2019, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) released new GDP estimates...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 145988 Document Date: February 1, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Walker,Richard Ancrum,Stucka,Tihomir,Sundaram,Ramya,Munavu,Michael Mutemi,Sebudde,Rachel K.,Yoshida,Nobuo,Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina,Masaki,Takaaki,De Andrade Falcao,Natasha,Kerschbaumer,Florentin Philipp
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Impact of Fiscal Policy on Poverty and Inequality in Uganda : Fiscal Incidence Analysis Using the UNHS 2016/17 (English)
This study analyzes the incidence of public revenues (tax collection) and expenditures (including direct and indirect transfers, indirect subsidies, and in-kind transfers) on the level of poverty and inequality...
Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS9051 Document Date: October 30, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina,Fajardo Gonzalez,Deisy Johanna,Goldman,Maya Scott,Jellema,Jon Robbert,Renda,Haley Francesca
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Uganda - Poverty Monitoring and Analysis : Detour from the Poverty Reduction Path - Uganda Poverty Update Note : Uganda National Household Survey 2016-17 (English)
Uganda’s progress in reducing poverty during the late 1990s and early 2000s was remarkable. This note documents the trends in poverty and inequality in Uganda with a focus on the period 2012 to 2016. It...
Document Type: Poverty Assessment Report No.: AUS0001090 Document Date: July 1, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina,Fajardo-Gonzalez,Johanna,Pavelesku,Dan
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Welfare Implications of Employment Transitions in Uganda (English)
Understanding employment transitions and their implications in terms of welfare and labor outcomes is key for countries to design labor market policies aimed at inclusive growth, particularly in developing...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 133064 Document Date: December 18, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina
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Vanishing Returns? Potential Returns and Constraints to Input Adoption among Smallholder Farmers in Uganda (English)
This paper estimates the profitability of fertilizer and hybrid seeds in Uganda, using agronomic evidence on the yield returns to inputs from experimental fields, as well as output price data from local...
Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS8627 Document Date: October 29, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Hill,Ruth,Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina,Vasilaky,Kathryn
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Kenya Poverty and Gender Assessment 2015-2016 : Reflecting on a Decade of Progress and the Road Ahead (English)
Following ten years of relatively robust economic growth, Kenya achieved lower-middle-income country status in 2014. The remarkable expansion of telecommunications and mobile financial services shifted...
Document Type: Poverty Assessment Report No.: AUS000466 Document Date: October 1, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Pape,Utz Johann,Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina
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Vanishing Returns? Potential Returns and Constraints to Input Adoption Among Smallholder Farmers in Uganda (English)
This paper estimates the profitability of fertilizer and hybrid seeds in Uganda, using agronomic evidence on the yield returns to inputs from experimental fields, as well as output price data from local...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 131553 Document Date: October 1, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Hill,Ruth,Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina,Vasilaky,Kathryn
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Public Works and Cash Transfers in Urban Ethiopia : Evaluating the Urban Productive Safety Net Program (English)
This document outlines the pre-analysis plan to study the effects of the urban productive safety net program (UPSNP) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, one year after it started. The main objective of the UPSNP...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 136880 Document Date: May 10, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Abebe,Girum,Franklin,Simon David,Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina
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The poverty implications of alternative tax reforms: results from a numerical application to Pakistan (English)
This paper presents results from four simulations of the impact of potential tax reforms in Pakistan on poverty, shared prosperity, and inequality. The simulations are carried out in the context of a dynamic...
Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS8164 Document Date: August 14, 2017 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Feltenstein,Andrew,Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina,Newhouse,David Locke,Sedrakyan,Gohar