Documents & Reports
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The Distributional Impacts of Cigarette Taxation in Bangladesh (English)
Despite the obvious positive health impacts of tobacco taxation, an argument raised against it is that poor households bear the burden of the increased prices because of their higher share of spending...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 152995 Document Date: September 16, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Del Carmen Hasbun,Giselle Eugenia,Fuchs Tarlovsky,Alan,Genoni,Maria Eugenia
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COVID-19 Rapid Surveys, Round 1 (Bengali|English)
The World Bank is conducting a national survey on livelihood and well-being. The results obtained from the research will be used for designing or adopting different policy and guidelines. The basic questions...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 152982 Document Date: September 15, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Losing Livelihoods : The Labor Market Impacts of COVID-19 in Bangladesh (English)
This paper provides early insights into the labor market impacts of the ongoing Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) crisis in Bangladesh, with a special focus on three especially vulnerable areas: poor areas in...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 152986 Document Date: September 15, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Genoni,Maria Eugenia,Khan,Afsana Iffat,Krishnan,Nandini,Palaniswamy,Nethra,Raza,Wameq Azfar
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COVID-19 Monitoring Survey in Poor and Slum Areas (English)
To track the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on labor markets and household coping strategies, a rapid phone survey was implemented on a representative sample of households living in poor and slum areas...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 152978 Document Date: July 10, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Bangladesh Poverty Assessment : Facing Old and New Frontiers in Poverty Reduction (Vol. 2 of 2) : Equity in Education Outcomes and Spending in Bangladesh (English)
Bangladesh has continued to improve access to education and educational attainment. Gains have been equitable, reducing disparities by gender, wealth, and geography. Yet progress is still needed at higher...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 143200 Document Date: January 1, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Genoni,Maria Eugenia,Hill,Ruth