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What is working at the World Bank like? Experiences of two young development economics researchers

This blog highlight the experiences of two fellows from last year’s World Bank Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program.

Emma Frankham, Maria Jones|
Competitiveness, Financial Inclusion, Governance, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty, Trade

Africa might have dodged a bullet, but systemic warnings abound for poverty reduction efforts on the continent

The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the largest global shocks in recent history, but it did not increase extreme poverty in Africa as it was feared it would. The reason may be a combination of things…

Kibrom A. Abay, Nishant Yonzan, Sikandra Kurdi, Kibrom Tafere|
Education, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Governance, Health, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Poverty, Social Protection

Why are poverty and inequality not declining in Costa Rica?

Costa Rica lost the momentum for poverty reduction towards the end of the twentieth century. This makes Costa Rica an outlier in a region that conti…

Jacobus de Hoop, Agustin Arakaki|
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How data integration can improve socioeconomic measurement

This World Bank working paper shows that integrating survey and geospatial data significantly improves survey estimates, in terms of precision and accuracy, of monetary poverty rates in Mexican…

David Newhouse, Joshua Merfeld, Anusha Ramakrishnan, Tom Swartz, Partha Lahiri|
Competitiveness, Financial Inclusion, Governance, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty, Trade

10 Lessons to Help India’s Poorest Stand on their Own Feet: Learnings from Bangladesh, India and Africa

The World Bank, the Government of India’s Ministry of Rural Development, BRAC, BOMA, Jeevika, and India’s National Rural Livelihood Mission come together to share the learnings from Bangladesh,…

Soumya Kapoor Mehta, Anna O'Donnell|
Debt, Gender, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Jobs & Development, Poverty, Social Protection, Social Sustainability and Inclusion
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