This paper estimates private and social returns to investment in education in Azerbaijan, using the 2015 Azerbaijan … to schooling in Azerbaijan since 1995. The returns to schooling are 6 percent for men and 8 percent for women, even …

Consumer protection is an important element of financial sector stabilization and development agenda in Azerbaijan. The … confidence and mobilizing higher savings to finance growth are the top priorities of Azerbaijan policy makers. The authorities … increasingly discuss the issues of consumer and depositor protection, responsible lending and finance access. To support Azerbaijan …

health coverage in Azerbaijan, and to provide an overview of the government's planned additional reforms, in the context of a … difficult economic and fiscal situation.The case study will first focus on how the poor have fared as a result of Azerbaijan …

This Technical Note assesses the corporate governance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Azerbaijan with a view to … their employees. The Note outlines international good practice, summarizes current practices in Azerbaijan, and indicates … areas for consideration to improve SOE corporate governance in Azerbaijan. The Note was prepared by a World Bank Group team …

young children in the Republic of Azerbaijan and poses overall recommendations to move forward. This report is part of a …, nutrition and social and child protection policies and interventions in Azerbaijan, along with regional and international …

As the push to engage in the global knowledge economy becomes increasingly vital to countriesaround the world, higher …, innovation, competitiveness, and economic growth. Many HEIs in Azerbaijan, however, lack the capacity to serve as effective … dynamic hubs for such enterprising efforts, limiting Azerbaijan's ability to collaborate and compete with other nations in the …

This country brief provides an overview of tobacco legislation, use, and taxation in Azerbaijan …

In all three countries of the South Caucasus region - Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia forests are a key natural …

making the EU's economy sustainable. The objective of this study is to assist decision-makers in prioritizing strategic …