Photo: K M Asad / World Bank Authors: Xavier Cirera, Marcio Cruz, Antonio Martins-Neto, Kyung Min Lee and Caroline Nogueira Women often lack access to inclusive and transformative technology due to socio-economic barriers and cultural norms, as recognized by the 2023 United Nations International Women’s Day theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.” This…
Photo: Curt Carnemark / World Bank Authors: Martin Abel and Eliana Carranza This blog was originally published in English and is reprinted in Spanish by permission from VoxDev. En muchos países de ingresos bajos y medios (LMIC), los jóvenes enfrentan diferentes trayectorias de empleo y salario dependiendo de su punto de entrada…
The World Bank’s Rome Jobs and Labor Mobility Center[1] has launched a request for expressions of interest for the Innovation Challenge on Jobs & Migration. The call aims to build evidence around effective solutions that maximize the economic and jobs benefits from safe, orderly, and regular migration. The call is open to research centers, think…
In November 2019, the World Bank Board of Directors approved, for the first time in its history, a Development Policy Financing (DPF) operation entirely devoted to increasing women’s access to economic opportunities.
Divanbeigi and Federica Saliola Too many people remain in low productivity, low earning, insecure, or self-employed jobs around the globe.
Photo: Nafise Motlaq / World Bank Authors: Amanina Abdur Rahman and Achim Schmillen Similar to the trajectory of development seen in many other countries (see blog #3 in the series), over the decades since independence in 1957, Malaysia has seen a significant increase in GDP per capita from labor productivity. The country also underwent…
Event Recording: https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/2bd700a6-9bc3-44e7-9389-1618756a2471 On June 17, 20222, the World Bank’s Rome Program on Jobs and Labor Mobility and the Luiss Guido Carli University hosted the presentation of the new World Bank Flagship report “Building Resilient Migration Systems in the Mediterranean Region: Lessons from COVID-19”. Migration has been a source of social and economic well-being…
Photo: World Bank Authors: Michael Weber and David Newhouse There is now clear evidence that the devastating economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic were distributed unequally among workers in many developed countries. We recently explored how the crisis has affected different types of workers and find substantial differences. Drawing on phone survey data from about 40 developing…
Photo: World Bank Authors: Michael Weber and David Newhouse Even a year and a half after lockdowns started to go into effect, it’s difficult to get a clear picture of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Global South. Face-to-face data collection has been suspended in most of the world due to health concerns,…
Photo: World Bank Authors: Victoria Levin and Michael Weber Youth aged 15-24 make up 1.2 billion people in the world and it is projected to increase to 1.3 billion by 2030, with some countries and regions experiencing rapid growth, or so-called “youth bulges.” More than one million young people enter the labor market each month in India and in sub-Saharan Africa.…