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Inequality and welfare dynamics in the Russian Federation during 1994-2015
Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Lokshin, Michael; Abanokova, Kseniya; … - 2018
The Russian Federation offers the unique example of a leading centrally planned economy swiftly transforming itself into a market-oriented economy. This paper offers a comprehensive study of inequality and mobility patterns for Russia, using multiple rounds of the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012002184
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Post-Disaster Household Assessments and Eligibility Determination for Post-Disaster Social Protection Benefits
Williams, Asha - 2020
The frequency and severity of disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have necessitated improving the mechanisms to identify affected individuals and households; assess post-disaster needs and conditions; and determine who will be eligible for post-disaster Social Protection (SP)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647352
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Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation of the Household Welfare Impacts of Conditional and Unconditional Cash Transfers Given to Mothers or Fathers
Akresh, Richard - 2016
transfer delivery mechanisms on education, health, and household welfare outcomes. The two-year pilot program randomly … health check-ups. Compared with the control group, cash transfers improve children's education and health and household …. Cash transfers to fathers also yield relatively more household investment in livestock, cash crops, and improved housing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012245827
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World Bank Support to Higher Education in Latvia : Volume 2. Internal Funding and Governance
Arnhold, Nina - 2018
Focus on Performance - World Bank Support to Higher Education in Latvia. Volume 1: System-Level Funding Since 2013, the …-level funding model for the higher education sector in Latvia and consists of three reports: i) Higher Education Financing in Latvia … Objectives; and iii) Higher Education Financing in Latvia: Final Report. Volume 2: Internal Funding and Governance Since 2013 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645229
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World Bank Support to Higher Education in Latvia : Volume 3. Academic Careers
Arnhold, Nina - 2018
Focus on Performance - World Bank Support to Higher Education in Latvia. Volume 1: System-Level Funding Since 2013, the …-level funding model for the higher education sector in Latvia and consists of three reports: i) Higher Education Financing in Latvia … Objectives; and iii) Higher Education Financing in Latvia: Final Report. Volume 2: Internal Funding and Governance Since 2013 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645231
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Long-Term Care and Ageing : Case Studies - Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia and Poland
World Bank - 2010
As gains in basic health care increase life expectancy, more people live past the age of 65, a time when the risk of dementia and other degenerative diseases is higher and people are more likely to require long-term care (LTC) services. Whether at home or in an institution, such care is an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247310
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Latvia Diagnostic Review of Consumer Protection and Financial Capability : Volume 2. Comparison Against Good Practices
World Bank - 2010
The Diagnostic Review of Consumer Protection and Financial Capability in Latvia is the ninth report in a World Bank … of the Diagnostic Review for Latvia aims to enhance development of financial consumer protection both in Latvia and … retail financial sector in Latvia, and sets out the key findings and recommendations of the Review. Volume II provides an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012248516
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Latvia Diagnostic Review of Consumer Protection and Financial Capability : Volume 1. Key Findings and Recommendations
World Bank - 2010
The Diagnostic Review of Consumer Protection and Financial Capability in Latvia is the ninth report in a World Bank … of the Diagnostic Review for Latvia aims to enhance development of financial consumer protection both in Latvia and … retail financial sector in Latvia, and sets out the key findings and recommendations of the Review. Volume II provides an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012248517
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The redistributive effects of fiscal policy in Mali and Niger
Hounsa, Thierry; Coulibaly, Mohamed; Sanoh, Aly - 2019
This study assesses the redistributive effects of fiscal policy in Mali and Niger. Fiscal policy is poverty increasing in Mali (by 2.4 percentage points) and Niger (2.5 percentage points). This is a result of primarily two factors: indirect taxes (value-added taxes and import duties) and direct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012051946
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Impact of fiscal policy on inequality and poverty in the Arab Republic of Egypt
Ibarra, Gabriel Lara; Sinha, Nistha; Fayez, Rana; … - 2019
This study assesses the redistributive impact of fiscal policy -- including expenditures and taxation -- in the Arab Republic of Egypt. Using a broadly applied methodology, a fiscal incidence analysis is conducted using survey and government data for fiscal year 2015. Evidence shows that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012022288