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  • Europe and Central Asia Economic Update, Fall 2021 : Competition and Firm Recovery Post-COVID-19 (Vol. 1 of 2) (Russian)

    Although global economic activity is recovering and output in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) is expected to grow in 2021, containing COVID-19 remains a challenge in the region. Enterprise survey data for...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 164868 Document Date: October 28, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Wheeler,Collette Mari,Norfleet,Julia Renee Roseman,Arteta,Carlos,Gandhi,Dhruv Devesh,Lokshin,Michael M.,Macadangdang,Maria Hazel,Mungai,Rose,Ruch,Franz Ulrich,Wu,Haoyu,Burns,Andrew,Moorty,Lalita M.,Mahajan,Sandeep,Chakeri,Jasmin,Gain,Sandra Lynne,Karni,Barbara

  • March 2021 PovcalNet Update : What’s New (English)

    The March 2021 update to PovcalNet involves several changes to the data underlying the global poverty estimates. Some welfare aggregates have been changed for improved harmonization, and the CPI, national...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 157363 Document Date: March 12, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Arayavechkit,Tanida,Atamanov,Aziz,Barreto Herrera,Karen Yiseth,Belghith,Nadia Belhaj Hassine,Castaneda Aguilar,Raul Andres,Fujs,Tony Henri Mathias Jany,Dewina,Reno,Diaz-Bonilla,Carolina,Edochie,Ifeanyi Nzegwu,Jolliffe,Dean Mitchell,Lakner,Christoph,Mahler,Daniel Gerszon,Montes,Jose,Moreno Herrera,Laura Liliana,Mungai,Rose,Newhouse,David Locke,Nguyen,Minh Cong,Sanchez Castro,Diana Marcela,Schoch,Marta,Sharma,Dhiraj,Simler,Kenneth,Swinkels,Robertus A,Takamatsu,Shinya,Uochi,Ikuko,Viveros Mendoza,Martha Celmira,Yonzan,Nishant,Yoshida,Nobuo,Wu,Haoyu

  • Europe and Central Asia Economic Update, Fall 2021 : Competition and Firm Recovery Post-COVID-19 (Vol. 1 of 2) (English)

    Although global economic activity is recovering and output in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) is expected to grow in 2021, containing COVID-19 remains a challenge in the region. Enterprise survey data for...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 164868 Document Date: January 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Wheeler,Collette Mari,Norfleet,Julia Renee Roseman,Arteta,Carlos,Gandhi,Dhruv Devesh,Lokshin,Michael M.,Macadangdang,Maria Hazel,Mungai,Rose,Ruch,Franz Ulrich,Wu,Haoyu,Burns,Andrew,Moorty,Lalita M.,Mahajan,Sandeep,Chakeri,Jasmin,Gain,Sandra Lynne,Karni,Barbara

  • March 2020 PovcalNet Update : What's New (English)

    The March 2020 update to PovcalNet involves several changes to the data underlying the global poverty estimates. Some welfare aggregates have been changed for improved harmonization, and some of the CPI...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 147009 Document Date: January 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Atamanov,Aziz,Castaneda Aguilar,Raul Andres,Fujs,Tony Henri Mathias Jany,Dewina,Reno,Diaz-Bonilla,Carolina,Mahler,Daniel Gerszon,Jolliffe,Dean Mitchell,Lakner,Christoph,Matytsin,Mikhail,Montes,Jose,Moreno Herrera,Laura Liliana,Mungai,Rose,Newhouse,David Locke,Nguyen,Minh Cong,Parada Gomez Urquiza,Francisco Javier,Silwal,Ani Rudra,Sanchez Castro,Diana Marcela,Schoch,Marta,Vargas Mogollon,David Leonardo,Viveros Mendoza,Martha Celmira,Yang,Judy,Yoshida,Nobuo,Wu,Haoyu

  • How Useful is CPI Price Data for Spatial Price Adjustment in Poverty Measurement? : A Case from Ghana (English)

    Measuring and comparing the levels of household welfare and poverty in a country require cost-of-living differences across regions to be properly adjusted. In measuring the spatial cost of living, the...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS9388 Document Date: September 8, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Chen,Xiaomeng,Mungai,Rose,Nakamura,Shohei,Pearson,Thomas Patrick,Wambile,Ayago Esmubancha,Yoshida,Nobuo

  • March 2019 PovcalNet Update : What's New (English)

    The March 2019 update to PovcalNet involves several changes to the data underlying the global poverty estimates. Some welfare aggregates have been changed for improved harmonization, and the national accounts...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 135461 Document Date: March 1, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Atamanov,Aziz,Castaneda Aguilar,Raul Andres,Corral Rodas,Paul Andres,Dewina,Reno,Diaz-Bonilla,Carolina,Jolliffe,Dean Mitchell,Lakner,Christoph,Lee,Kihoon,Montes,Jose,Moreno Herrera,Laura Liliana,Mungai,Rose,Newhouse,David Locke,Nguyen,Minh Cong,Prydz,Espen Beer,Sangraula,Prem Prasad,Yang,Judy

  • The Gambia - A Look at Agriculture (English)

    Agriculture is a vital sector in the Gambia. It accounts for about 17.8 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), ranking behind the services sector, which recorded 68.8 percent of GDP. Employment in agriculture...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 150925 Document Date: February 1, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Mungai,Rose,Amouzou Agbe,Guy Morel Kossivi

  • Measuring Inequality of Opportunities in the Gambia (English)

    Located in West Africa, and The Gambia is the smallest country in mainland Africa. It stretches 400 kilometers along the Gambia River. Its sole neighbor is Senegal, with the remainder of the country bordering...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 150930 Document Date: February 1, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Mungai,Rose,Okiya,Stephen Shisoka,Scherer,Lauri Shana

  • The Gambia – For A More Inclusive Jobs Agenda (English)

    The objective of this report is to expand our knowledge of the employment challenges facing individuals in The Gambia. The Integrated Household Survey (IHS) 2015/16 on consumption, expenditure, and poverty...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 150931 Document Date: February 1, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Mungai,Rose,Tien,Ndjore Bienvenue,Scherer,Lauri Shana

  • Measuring Inequality of Opportunities in the Gambia (English)

    Banjul has the highest number of primary school graduates, well above the national level. Kuntaur recorded the highest increase of school attending children (from 79 percent in 2010 to 91.7 in 2015). Basse...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 150924 Document Date: January 1, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Mungai,Rose,Okiya,Stephen Shisoka

  • The Gambia - For a More Inclusive Jobs Agenda (English)

    The combination of falling child mortality and high fertility rate led to annual population growth of 3 percent (4.1 percent in urban areas, 1.3 percent in rural areas) and rise in young dependency as...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 150923 Document Date: January 1, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Mungai,Rose,Tien,Ndjore Bienvenue

  • September 2018 PovcalNet Update : What’s New (English)

    The September 2018 update to PovcalNet involves several changes to the dataunderlying the global poverty estimates. Some welfare aggregates have been changed forimproved harmonization, and some of the...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 129962 Document Date: September 1, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Chen,Shaohua,Jolliffe,Dean Mitchell,Lakner,Christoph,Lee,Kihoon,Mahler,Daniel Gerszon,Mungai,Rose,Nguyen,Minh Cong,Prydz,Espen Beer,Sangraula,Prem Prasad,Sharma,Dhiraj,Yang,Judy,Zhao,Qinghua

  • April 2018 Povcalnet Update : What’s New (English)

    The April 2018 update to PovcalNet involves several changes to the data underlying the global poverty estimates. Some welfare aggregates have been changed for improved harmonization, some surveys have...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 125776 Document Date: April 1, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Atamanov,Aziz,Azevedo,Joao Pedro Wagner De,Castaneda Aguilar,Raul Andres,Chen,Shaohua,Corral Rodas,Paul Andres,Dewina,Reno,Diaz-Bonilla,Carolina,Jolliffe,Dean Mitchell,Lakner,Christoph,Lee,Kihoon,Mahler,Daniel Gerszon,Montes,Jose,Mungai,Rose,Nguyen,Minh Cong,Prydz,Espen Beer,Sangraula,Prem Prasad,Scott,Kinnon,Wambile,Ayago Esmubancha,Yang,Judy,Zhao,Qinghua

  • Gambia, The - Education sector public expenditure review - an efficiency, effectiveness, equity, adequacy, and sustainability analysis (English)

    The structure of this report is organized into 10 sections. Following the Introduction, section two discusses the country context in terms of demographic trends and potential dividends and the fiscal space...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: ACS23503 Document Date: October 31, 2017 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Feda,Kebede,Tomita,Ryoko,Savrimootoo,Tanya June,Kouame,Cristelle Alexandra Ahunvin,Grimsland,Alison Marie,Mulatu,Meskerem,Cord,Louise J.,Materu,Peter Nicolas,Abu-Ghaida,Dina N.,De Kleine Feige,Annette I.,Miningou, Elisé,Mungai,Rose,Bentaouet Kattan,Raja,Zacchia,Paolo B.,Awittor,Evelyn,Bou Habib,Chadi,Halabi,Saamira

  • Estimating poverty in the absence of consumption data : the case of Liberia (English)

    In much of the developing world, the demand for high frequency quality household data for poverty monitoring and program design far outstrips the capacity of the statistics bureau to provide such data...

    Document Type: Report No.: 125414 Document Date: September 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Dabalen,Andrew L.,Graham,Errol George,Himelein,Kristen,Mungai,Rose

  • Estimating poverty in the absence of consumption data : the case of Liberia (English)

    In much of the developing world, the demand for high frequency quality household data for poverty monitoring and program design far outstrips the capacity of the statistics bureau to provide such data...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS7024 Document Date: September 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Dabalen,Andrew L.,Graham,Errol George,Kastelic,Kristen Himelein,Mungai,Rose