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Ukraine Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Diagnostic

World Bank Group - 2017

This report is one of four analytical pieces on Ukraine's innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem developed by the World Bank's Ukraine Technical Assistance on Innovation, supported by the Swedish Ukraine Financial and Enterprise Sector Recovery and Growth Trust Fund. This report assesses the...

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Igniting Climate Entrepreneurship in Morocco : Findings from the Climate Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem Diagnostic

World Bank Group - 2017

Cluster Solaire's and the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN), undertook a climate entrepreneurship ecosystem … diagnostic in Morocco. The purpose was to shed light on the complexities of the country's climate entrepreneurship ecosystem. The …-growth, green entrepreneurship and innovation activity. At the same, this report also aims to increase the awareness of and support …

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Estimating Parameters and Structural Change in CGE Models Using a Bayesian Cross-Entropy Estimation Approach

Go, Delfin S. - 2015

This paper uses a three-step Bayesian cross-entropy estimation approach in an environment of noisy and scarce data to estimate behavioral parameters for a computable general equilibrium model. The estimation also measures how labor-augmenting productivity and other structural parameters in the...

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Vietnam : Enhancing Enterprise Competitiveness and SME Linkages

World Bank Group - 2017

The objective of this report is to inform the Government of Vietnam's on-going efforts to enhance the competitiveness of the domestic private sector and to facilitate foreign direct investment (FDI) spillovers and linkages. This report is anchored in the government's supporting industries (SI)...

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Tackling the global profitarchy : gender and the choice of business sector

Goldstein, Markus P.; Gonzalez Martinez, Paula; … - 2019

Sectoral segregation is often used to explain a large part of a well-documented gender earnings gap in business profits. Women tend to sort into different sectors than men, and the sectors dominated by women tend to be less profitable. This paper investigates the horizontal dimension of sectoral...

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Group-based cognitive behavioral training improves mental health of SME entrepreneurs : experimental evidence from conflict-affected areas of Pakistan

Saraf, Priyam; Rahman, Tasmia; Jamison, Julian C. - 2019

Mental health, well-being and lasting economic outcomes are intimately connected. However, in geographies marked by fragility, conflict and violence, entrepreneurs of small and medium-size experience chronic stress and poor mental health on a regular basis. This paper describes the incremental...

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How to Develop Sustainable Irrigation Projects with Private Sector Participation

Mandri-Perrott, Cledan - 2016

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Armenia : Strategic Mineral Sector Sustainability Assessment

World Bank - 2016

This report provides a review of the Armenian mining sector, and assesses its potential to contribute to sustainable economic growth and development. Based on the findings, it provides recommendations for initiatives and actions for the future development of the sector. The report was produced...

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Sustainability of Public-Private Dialogue Initiatives : Practical Note to Ensure the Sustainability of Dialogue Partnerships

Herzberg, Benjamin - 2016

This practical notes series is devised as a how-to guide that captures the evolution of Public Private Dialogues (PPD) and the challenges faced by practitioners since the first PPD handbook was published in 2006. It considers the varied and evolving forms of PPD, the contexts in which PPD is...

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HIV Investment in Cote d'Ivoire : Optimized Allocation of HIV Resources for a Sustainable and Efficient HIV Response

World Bank Group - 2016

This report summarizes the findings of an allocative efficiency analysis to support Cote d'Ivoire's national HIV response. The study was conducted at the request of the Government of Cote d'Ivoire by the World Bank, the University of Bern, the Burnet Institute and the University of New South...

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