Partnering to measure impacts of private sector projects on job creation

For the poor and vulnerable of the world, jobs are key to ending poverty and driving development. But not all jobs are equally transformational.  Photo: Jonathan Ernst / World Bank Jobs are what…

Alvaro Gonzalez |
Jobs & Development, Competitiveness

Creating employment in post-conflict and fragile states

Violent conflicts, such as the one experienced by Sri Lanka, are caused by a variety of factors. Even when violent conflicts are concluded, the societies remain fragile. Fragility affects the…

Nisha Arunatilake |
Jobs & Development

If Sri Lanka is to join the knowledge economy, it needs to improve its education, training and skills

With innovation taking a central role in driving markets, countries are increasingly looking to invest in innovation and technological change to be competitive and improve productivity. Innovation…

Nisha Arunatilake |
Education, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Jobs & Development

Business training for small enterprises in developing countries: does it work?

What helps small businesses grow? In January 2009, two colleagues (David McKenzie and Chris Woodruff) and I began an experiment that examined the effects of general business training on current…

Suresh de Mel |
Jobs & Development