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  • Behaviorally Informed Messages Increase COVID-19 Vaccination Intentions : Insights from a Global Meta-Analysis (English)

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, low- and middle-income countries struggled with lower vaccination rates compared to wealthier countries, posing challenges to reducing virus transmission, mitigating healthcare...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10981 Document Date: November 19, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Daniel Alejandro Pinzon Hernandez,Jungkyu Rhys Lim,Michelle Dugas,Ellen Elizabeth Moscoe,Mohamad Chatila,Cameron,Corey,Renos Vakis,Zeina Afif,Victor Hugo Orozco Olvera

  • Building Women's Skills for Economic Inclusion and Resilience (English)

    Can skills-based programs promote women’s economic inclusion? This study randomizes access to a program teaching entrepreneurship skills in rural Uganda. The program covers record-keeping, identifying...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10980 Document Date: November 19, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Megan Elizabeth Lang,Seither,Julia

  • Designing Air Quality Measurement Systems in Data-Scarce Settings (English)

    While populations in low- and middle-income countries are exposed to some of the highest levels of air pollution and its consequences, the majority of economics research on the topic is focused on high-income...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10957 Document Date: October 24, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Hoffmann,Bridget,Sveta Milusheva

  • Crisis Credit, Employment Protection, Indebtedness, and Risk (English)

    This paper studies how credit guarantee and employment protection programs interact in assisting firms during crises times. The paper analyzes how these government programs influence credit allocation...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10958 Document Date: October 24, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Huneeus,Federico,Kaboski,Joseph P.,Larrain,Mauricio,Sergio Schmukler,Vera,Mario

  • Trade Restructuring : Assessing Labor Market and Welfare Effects (English)

    This paper assesses patterns and drivers of current trade restructuring and its welfare implications. The main trade restructuring drivers include lower cost advanced technologies, rising offshore labor...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10955 Document Date: October 23, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Abreha,Kaleb,Gladys Lopez-Acevedo

  • Digitalization, Remote Work and Firm Resilience : Evidence from the COVID-19 Shock (English)

    Using Business Pulse Survey data for 61 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, this paper presents novel findings on remote work, enabled by digitalization, as a source of resilience for firms. The results...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10949 Document Date: October 15, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ileana Cristina Constantinescu,Arti Grover,Gaurav Nayyar

  • Fiscal Challenges in Small States : Weathering Storms, Rebuilding Resilience (English)

    The COVID-19 pandemic and the global shocks that followed have worsened fiscal and debt positions in small states, intensifying their already substantial fiscal challenges—especially the need to manage...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10913 Document Date: September 17, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Samuel Christopher Hill,Jeetendra Khadan

  • Learning Loss as a Result of COVID-19 : Evidence from a Longitudinal Survey in Malawi (English)

    School closures from COVID-19 have resulted in large learning losses, from 0.05 to 0.17 standard deviations in high income countries, equivalent to two to six months of lost learning. However, the extent...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10843 Document Date: July 10, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Salman Asim,Bashir,Sajitha,Ravinder Casley Gera

  • Therapy, Mental Health, and Human Capital Accumulation among Adolescents in Uganda (English)

    Using a cluster-randomized trial, this paper evaluates the impact of group-based interpersonal therapy on mental health and human capital accumulation among adolescent girls in Uganda who were at risk...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10849 Document Date: July 10, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Baird,Sarah,Berk Ozler,Dell'Aira,Chiara,Parisotto,Luca,Us-Salam,Danish

  • Chad’s Livestock : Securing Cross-Border Value-Chain Post-COVID-19 (English)

    Livestock contributes 6 to 7 percent of Chad's gross domestic product and over 35 percent of total wealth in rural areas. This paper analyzes trade and transport logistics facilitation measures for curtailing...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10830 Document Date: June 27, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Njinkeu,Dominique,Fulbert Tchana Tchana,Julie Saty Lohi,Alli,Mosuru Olukayodé

  • Disaster Risk Preparedness of Households in the Caribbean (English)

    Preparing for—and responding to—disasters requires a people-centered approach and a strong understanding of households’ ability to cope with shocks. Relying on novel household survey data, this paper examines...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10807 Document Date: June 17, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Boaz Anglade,Maria Emilia Cucagna,Jacobus Joost De Hoop,Anna Luisa Paffhausen