Informal, low-quality employment in micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) remains a significant challenge in low- and middle-income countries. We present evidence from an impact evaluation of a light-touch business consulting program with a focus on employment formalization in Côte...

Despite the benefits of education, the learning crisis in the developing world has led the World bank to characterize it as learning poverty. Education is yet to be declared a political priority in most developing countries. Official Development Assistance (ODA), which is a mechanism for...

Background The difficulties in mobilizing financial resources in developing countries combined with the low level of health of populations reveal the need to seek levers for optimal use of available resources. This paper aims at analyzing the dynamics of the relationship between governance and...

In many developing countries, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) employ more people than any other type of firm, so identifying ways to raise productivity, improve employment conditions and formalize labor in these settings is of prime policy importance. However, due to the small number...

This research investigates the repercussions of the global COVID-19 pandemic on the secondary sector of Côte d'Ivoire during the period 2020-2022. Using two-stage generalized random effects (G2SLS) instrumental variable (IV) models is a statistical method used in econometrics, particularly in...

In many developing countries, micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) employ more people than any other type of firm, so identifying ways to raise productivity, improve employment conditions, and formalize labor in these settings is of prime policy importance. However, due to the small...

As global consumption patterns continue to exert unprecedented pressure on ecological systems, the urgent need for sustainable development frameworks has become increasingly evident. This study explores the critical intersection of structural transformation and environmental quality within the...

The Country Opinion Survey in Côte d'Ivoire assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Côte d'Ivoire perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the...

Côte d’Ivoire’s economy continues to show resilience, supported by the restoration of fiscal and external buffers. The EFF/ECF-supported program approved in May 2023 (400 percent of quota) has largely eliminated macroeconomic imbalances and safeguarded a moderate risk of debt distress....

This study examines the symmetric and asymmetric impact of public debt on economic growth in Côte d'Ivoire using time series data from 1972 to 2021. The analyses were performed using both linear and nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) models. The study also utilised the bounds...

International pressure related to deforestation in the context of climate change and national issues concerning the sustainability of cocoa production have become increasingly prominent on political and media agendas. In 2018, Côte d'Ivoire, the world's largest cocoa producer that has...

This paper analyzes the contribution of foreign direct investment (FDI) to economic growth in Côte d'Ivoire, for the period 1980-2019. We use the World Development Indicators (World Bank) database. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) cointegration approach results show that, in the short...

Since his election in 2017, President Emmanuel Macron has tried to distance himself from established and widely criticised patterns of France's Africa policy. He diversified relations with Africa in regional and substantive terms, integrated non-state actors and cultivated a comparatively open...

Many of the world's LDCs are plagued by recurring conflict. Conflict impedes sustainable development through various channels, creating conditions conducive to further conflict. Conflict has redistributive impacts, particularly when it erupts in resource-rich countries. Between 2002 and 2011,...

Despite the benefits of education, the learning crisis in the developing world has led the World bank to characterize it as learning poverty. Education is yet to be declared a political priority in most developing countries. Official Development Assistance (ODA), which is a mechanism for...

Informal, low-quality employment in micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) remains a significant challenge in low- and middle-income countries. We present evidence from an impact evaluation of a light-touch business consulting program with a focus on employment formalization in Côte...

This case study examines how social protection policymaking in Côte d'Ivoire has been shaped by a complex interplay of colonial legacies, postcolonial ideologies and domestic political-economic dynamics. Through stakeholder interviews and documentary analysis, it offers a nuanced understanding...

This paper presents Côte d'Ivoire's 2024 Article IV Consultation, Third Reviews under Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility and the Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility, Request for Modification of a Quantitative Performance Criterion, and Second Review under the...

This case study examines how social protection policymaking in Côte d’Ivoire has been shaped by a complex interplay of colonial legacies, postcolonial ideologies and domestic political-economic dynamics. Through stakeholder interviews and documentary analysis, it offers a nuanced...

Cette étude examine les défis multiformes rencontrés par les apprenants de l'enseignement technique et la formation professionnelle (ETFP) à quatre stades critiques : inscription, fréquentation, achèvement et entrée sur le marché du travail, grâce à la collecte et à l'analyse de...

The present report is based on data collected through an in-depth literature review on the six targeted countries as well as individual interviews with a total of 147 key off-grids solar (OGS) stakeholders across these countries, including (i) institutional players, comprising government and...

This research investigates the impact of strategic management practices on the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Abidjan Metropolis of the Ivory Coast. Strategic management involves how managers define an organization's long-term direction, establish specific...

This paper presents Côte d’Ivoire Fourth Reviews under the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility and the Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility, Request for Modification of a Quantitative Performance Criterion, and Third Review under the Resilience and Sustainability...

This study explores whether gender disparities exist in credit access among business owners in Côte d’Ivoire, utilizing data from the 2016 World Bank Enterprise Surveys. Through descriptive analysis and the Fairlie decomposition model, the research uncovers significant findings. Female-owned...

We analyse the effect of parental risk preferences and a novel measure of maternal bargaining power over educational expenses-elicited via lab-in-the-field experiments in rural Côte d'Ivoire-on the educational progression of boys and girls. Data from 135 couples and their children show that the...

We analyse the effect of parental risk preferences and a novel measure of maternal bargaining power over educational expenses - elicited via lab-in-the-field experiments in rural Côte d'Ivoire - on the educational progression of boys and girls. Data from 135 couples and their children show that...