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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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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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Understanding the cost of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Vorisek, Dana; Yu, Shu - 2020

This paper presents a review of studies that estimate the cost of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Although the Sustainable Development Goals provide useful benchmarks for fiscal authorities and donors, typical cross-country costing exercises can be misleading, for a variety of...

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Can women's self-help groups contribute to sustainable development? : evidence of capability changes from Northern India

Anand, Paul; Saxena, Swati; Gonzalez, Rolando; Dang, … - 2019

This paper investigates a women's self-help group program with more than 1.5 million participants in one of the poorest rural areas of Northern India. The program has four streams of activity in micro-savings, agricultural enterprise training, health and nutrition education, and political...

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Moving Forward : Connectivity and Logistics to Sustain Bangladesh's Success

Herrera Dappe, Matias - 2020

The erosion of its competitiveness is raising concerns about the sustainability of Bangladesh's growth model based on exports of ready-made garments. To safeguard its comparative advantage in ready-made garments and diversify its exports basket, Bangladesh needs to increase its competitiveness....

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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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Pakistan at 100 : Environmental Sustainability

World Bank Group - 2019

This policy note was prepared in parallel to the report Pakistan at 100, Shaping the Future. The report Pakistan at 100 discusses options to accelerate and sustain growth in Pakistan so that the country becomes an upper middle-income country when it turns 100 years old in 2047. This policy note...

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Melaka Sustainability Outlook Diagnostic : Overview Report - Pathway to Urban Sustainability

World Bank Group - 2019

Melaka State, situated roughly halfway between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, has unique importance in the global dialogue around the sustainability of our shared urban future. At Melaka's heart is its historic urban center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) strategically located along the Strait...

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