Showing 1 - 10 of 68
Roma inclusion?The analysis is based on quantitative data from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania, and Serbia, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557604
This report is meant to support the Slovak Government in its efforts to address the exclusion of the Roma by offering evidence-based policy advice. The assessment relies on three main sources of information. First, it takes advantage of the 2011 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/World...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012560624
Early childhood development programs are particularly beneficial to children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Effective investments in this area have the potential to reduce inequalities perpetuated by poverty, poor nutrition, and restricted learning opportunities. This report explores the gaps...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247841
This chapter highlights the growing global and European financial inclusion agenda and provides a brief assessment of vulnerability and labor market outcomes for Roma in Eastern Europe. Financial inclusion is considered by many to be among the main instruments to improve welfare, especially...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012248013
Bulgaria and the World Bank on agricultural market institutions, this paper presents evidence that performance in food markets … improved following significant policy reforms in Bulgaria, although public institutions remained weak. This suggests that even …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394170
"Although it is widely accepted that financial development is associated with higher growth, the evidence on the channels through which credit affects growth on the micro-level is scant. Using data from a cross section of Bulgarian firms, the authors estimate the impact of access to credit (as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522140
"This paper analyzes the process of institutional transformation in Bulgaria and assesses the extent to which it has … dimensions. The external dimension relates to backbone services facilitating trade and Bulgaria's trade policies. As far as the … latter are concerned, the discussion highlights tensions that emerge from duality-regional versus multilateral-in Bulgaria …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522196
"This paper looks at Bulgaria's industrial restructuring through the lenses of its evolving specialization in … can be summarized as follows: (1) Developments in Bulgaria's exports, its major drivers and factor content, during the … transition economies that have stayed the reform course. (2) The evolution of Bulgaria's total exports in terms of factor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522197
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523418
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523517