Colombia has reduced extreme poverty in the past 16 years by almost half, moderate poverty by 22 percentage points, and … made more than four million Colombians jump the threshold of multidimensional poverty. However, it remains one of the most … speed up the decline in inequality levels and reduce poverty. This study presents an exhaustive and comprehensive analysis …

, decreasing the Gini inequality index by 21 percentage points, and the official measure of poverty incidence by 27.6 percentage …

assess the effects of government taxation and social spending on poverty and inequality in Moldova. The paper presents the … contribution of different taxes and transfers to poverty and inequality reduction in Moldova, as well as the cost-effectiveness of … different taxes and transfers in achieving these poverty and inequality reduction goals. The analysis finds that the tax …

This paper studies the impact of migration on poverty, expenditures, and labor market outcomes in Nepal. Between 2001 …-in-difference methods. The findings show that increases in migration to Gulf-Malaysia explain 40 percent of the decline in poverty between …

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 …

in reducing poverty over the past decade, there appears to be a significant amount of churning around the poverty line …. Moreover, in Georgia and Armenia, roughly one in eight individuals lived in a state of chronic poverty in 2015, and in the case … of Georgia, chronic poverty is not an exclusive phenomenon for rural areas. In addition, although social programs have …

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 …