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Turning Inward and/or Outward: Which Socioemotional Skills Pay for Agribusiness Entrepreneurs in Nigeria?

Socioemotional skills programs are widely used to promote economic empowerment, yet their returns may vary by skill-type and gender. This paper evaluates a socioemotional skills intervention for 4,500 ...
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Malawi Economic Monitor, February 2026: Getting Reforms Right - Special Topic - Reversing Malawi's Export Decline

Growth in 2013 is projected to be 3 percent with slower than expected performance in all components of gross domestic product (GDP) - consumption, investment, next exports, and government spending ...
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Balancing Innovation and Coordination: Institutional Solutions for Effective Climate Action in Malaysia’s Borneo States

This Subnational Climate Change Institutional Assessment (CCIA) offers an analysis of the institutional environment shaping climate action in Malaysia’s two most resource-rich a ...
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Electric Vehicle and Labor Market Transformation

This report highlights the main barriers that hinder the Tunisian labor market from providing income, protection, and ...
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Trade Networks in Latin America: Spatial Inefficiencies and Optimal Expansions

Nicole Gorton, Elena Ianchovichina, Trade Networks in Latin America: Spatial Inefficiencies and Optimal Expansions, The World ...
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Does It Matter Who You Ask For Time Use Data?

Deepti Sharma, Hema Swaminathan, Rahul Lahoti, Does It Matter Who You Ask For Time Use Data?, The World Bank Economic Review, ...
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Formalizing Savings

Tax-incentivized savings schemes are associated with an increase in formal saving and an increase in saving overall. Deposit ...
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Toward a Standard for Landslide Data: Bridging Gaps in Landslide Susceptibility Modeling and Early Warning Systems

However, landslide hazard, risk assessment, and early warning systems remain constrained by fragmented, inconsistent, and incomplete data. This study addresses the global data gap by proposing a ...
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Urban Expansion and Protection Gaps amid Evolving Flood Exposure

Flood risk is increasing globally as climate change interacts with urban expansion and land-use decisions in flood zones. Using a nationally consistent, high-resolution assessment, this study analyzes ...
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The Importance of Existing Social Protection Programs for Mental Health in Pandemic Times

Yoonyoung Cho, Teresa Molina, The Importance of Existing Social Protection Programs for Mental Health in Pandemic Times, The World Bank Economic Review, Volume 40, Issue 1, February 2026, Pages ...
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The Expansion of Higher Education in Colombia: Bad Students or Bad Programs?

Adriana Camacho, Julián Messina, Juan Pablo Uribe, The Expansion of Higher Education in Colombia: Bad Students or Bad Programs?, The World Bank Economic Review, Volume 40, Issue 1, February 2026, ...
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Place-Based Policies and Migration: Evidence from India

Ama Baafra Abeberese, Ritam Chaurey, Radhika Menon, Place-Based Policies and Migration: Evidence from India, The World Bank Economic Review, Volume 40, Issue 1, February 2026, Pages 82–104, ...