Trade is widely recognized to be an engine of growth that creates jobs, reduces poverty, and increases economic opportunity. Trade facilitation measures are non-discriminatory and apply to all traders in their design; however, these measures may not necessarily impact or benefit all traders in...

Trade is widely recognized to be an engine of growth that creates jobs, reduces poverty, and increases economic opportunity. Trade facilitation measures are non-discriminatory and apply to all traders in their design; however, these measures may not necessarily impact or benefit all traders in...

The objective of this study is to develop a labor supply and demand projection model that can simulate the evolution of both the supply and demand sides of the labor market under varying policy and socioeconomic assumptions and provide a standard customizable methodology that can be applied...

The development of Brazil's modern social safety net is quite recent, and social assistance programs claim a relatively small share of resources of the broader social sector. A key feature of the Brazilian social protection system is the duality between formal sector workers, who gained social...

This report is a subnational assessment of the health financing and delivery system of an autonomous region in the Philippines. This region, now known as the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), is in a period of transition, having recently shifted to a new political...

This report: (i) explains economic and legal implications of current job restrictions to women for Azerbaijan, (ii) provides compelling arguments to move away from a job-title centric form of restricting and protecting women to an exposure focused rationale, and provides other country examples...

This report considers the opportunities based on domestic commitments already made for Jamaica to enhance the ambition of the mitigation commitments of its future Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). It also identifies the adaptation co-benefits these opportunities might bring, which could...

Jamaica remains committed to its contribution as the world continues to address the challenge of climate change. In line with the voluntary requirements of the Paris Agreement, the country intends to increase the ambition of the mitigation component of its Nationally Determined Contribution...