After more than a decade of strong growth, interrupted only by the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, Belarus’ economy has encountered major headwinds. Since 2012, growth has stalled, macroeconomic imbalances have intensified, and public finances have...
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This paper first reviews the performance of the current targeting system and recommends improvements to the existing PMT formula. To further improve the poverty targeting accuracy, this paper presents the updated PMT model estimation and discusses the...
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The populations of both developed and developing countries are aging, a trend that means that all countries need to pay particular attention to providing health and social care to the elderly. The aging of the population is one of the key global drivers for...
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Japan has long suffered from intermittent but devastating natural disasters. Over the years, the country has developed a comprehensive disaster risk management (DRM) system to ensure that disaster response and recovery are as effective and efficient as...
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The stunting rate in the Philippines is high for the country’s level of income. Almost one in three children under age five is stunted, and the rate is significantly higher among children from low income households. The undernutrition challenge is likely to...
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This note discusses the impacts of COVID-19 and lockdowns on Nepal’s domestic labor market, using data from the 2017/18 Nepal Labor Force Survey (NLFS) and the 2018 National Economic Census (NEC). Income relief measures targeted for formal sector firms widely...
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