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How to apply a behavioral lens to increase women’s economic opportunity

While recent decades have seen a narrowing of gender gaps, more innovative approaches are needed to tackle persistent challenges. This World Bank policy note helps to motivate and guide policy…

Christopher Walsh, Ana Maria Rojas Méndez, Abigail Dalton|
Education, Gender, Health, Jobs & Development, Nutrition, Social Protection, Social Sustainability and Inclusion

A social contract for improving the lives of the Congolese people

The lives of most Congolese have not improved since the Congo Wars ended 20 years ago. Persistent conflict and slow economic progress caused living standards to decline year after year. Most…

Jean-Christophe Carret, Olga Kadima, Cia Sjetnan|
Digital Development, Education, Forests, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Gender, Governance, Social Protection

Filling the gaps: childcare laws for women's economic participation

For over a decade, Women, Business and the Law has been examining laws affecting women's participation in the economy. The 2022 edition of the report contributes new pilot data on laws for…

Tea Trumbic, Diva Dhar, Alena Sakhonchik, Jungwon Kim|
Gender, Governance, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Jobs & Development, Poverty, Social Protection, Social Sustainability and Inclusion

Do host communities see improved livelihoods through agricultural diversification and commercialization as a response to refugees’ inflow?

This study assesses the impacts of hosting refugees on the livelihood strategies of households in host communities focusing on diversification and agricultural commercialization. It uses a dataset…

Soazic Elise Wang Sonne, Solomon Zena Walelign, Ganesh Seshan|
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Jobs & Development, Poverty, Regional Integration, Social Protection, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Urban Development

Strengthening pandemic defenses will require deeper cooperation on trade

The pandemic experience revealed a new set of strengths and weaknesses of global trade. A joint report shows that open trade will be increasingly important to meet the growing demand for health-…

Nadia Rocha, Michele Ruta|
Competitiveness, Financial Sector, Governance, Health, Jobs & Development, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty, Social Protection, Trade
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