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  • Understanding Labor Market Demand in Real Time in Argentina and Uruguay (English)

    This paper explores how job vacancy data can enhance labor market information systems (LMISs) in Argentina and Uruguay where, as in many countries, data on in-demand skills is lacking. By analyzing job...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11086 Document Date: March 17, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Evelyn Vezza,Zunino,Gonzalo,Laguinge,Luis,Harry Edmund Moroz,Ignacio Raul Apella,Marla Hillary Spivack



  • Gender Barriers, Structural Transformation, and Economic Development (English)

    The representation and significance of women in the labor force have grown significantly over the past five decades around the globe. Using nationally representative data from more than 90 countries, this...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11083 Document Date: March 10, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Chiplunkar,Gaurav,Tatjana Kleineberg

  • Firm-Level Climate Change Adaptation : Micro Evidence from 134 Nations (English)

    Are firms adapting to climate change? This paper studies this question by combining geocoded World Bank Enterprise Survey data with spatially granular weather data to estimate temperature response functions...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11081 Document Date: March 10, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Claudia N. Berg,Bettarelli,Luca,Furceri,Davide,Ganslmeier,Michael,Arti Grover,Megan Elizabeth Lang,Marc Tobias Schiffbauer

  • Businesses of the State in Brazil : The Impact on Employment and Business Dynamism (English)

    Businesses of the state (BOS) have regained the public debate in midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially as a source of resilience to shocks and a mechanism for technology development and diffusion...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11082 Document Date: March 6, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Brolhato,Sara,Xavier Cirera,Antonio Soares Martins Neto


  • Collecting Accurate Data on Intimate Partner Violence : Learnings from Pakistan (English)

    Accurate measurement of intimate partner violence is challenging in face-to-face interviews due to concerns about anonymity and privacy, which can deter disclosure. In settings with high illiteracy, self-administered...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11077 Document Date: March 3, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Iqbal,Nasir,Jalal,Amen,Mahmud,Mahreen,Kate Vyborny



  • Yemen’s Compounding Burdens : From Drought to Hunger (English)

    In this brief the authors combine granular climate data on flooding, drought and extreme heat, and district level food insecurity data and conflict data, to produce district level estimates of the number...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 197628 Document Date: March 1, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Alia Jane Aghajanian,Steve Penson,Sandra Baquie,Chitra Balasubramanian,Alan Fuchs,Juul Pinxten


  • Measuring, Reporting, and Verifying (MRV) Carbon Credits (English)

    Sustainable development experts and policy makers expect carbon markets to drive climate finance and help meet climate goals. Carbon pricing and carbon markets continue to evolve and grow. New schemes...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 197669 Document Date: February 28, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank






  • Road Investment and Violence in DRC : Perishable Peace Dividends (English)

    This paper explores the effect of road rehabilitation on violent conflict using a novel, rich dataset of road rehabilitation projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The country received massive external...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11071 Document Date: February 20, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Mathilde Lebrand,Mueller,Hannes,Schouten,Peer,Jevgenijs Steinbuks