This paper applies a gender lens to the distributional analysis of Peru’s fiscal system using the Commitment to Equity ...

This paper examines the impact of negative precipitation shocks (droughts) on labor markets. Using Labor Force Survey data across five c ...

Countries in Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia (ECA) are increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, ...

Obtaining consistent estimates on poverty over time as well as monitoring poverty trends on a timely basis is a priority concern for policy makers. However, these objectives are not readily ...

The Performance-Based Financing (PBF) program in Sierra Leone's Free Education Project aimed to improve primary education by ...

However, job creation has not kept pace, resulting in persistently high urban unemployment rates. Based on basic job search ...

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This is the fourth edition of the Uganda Economic Update series. As with previous editions, this update first provides ...

Health budget allocation and execution are critical to ensuring that health systems function effectively, equitably, and ...

According to the June 2013 global economic prospects, the global economic environment remains fragile, although the balance of risks is now less skewed to the downside than it has been in recent ...