pandemic. We create pre- and post-COVID panel datasets for three populations in Bangladesh and Nepal, leveraging experimental …

workers remain a significant concern. Based on a 2019 fact-finding mission to Nepal and Zambia, this report identifies the … literature on social risks associated with the BRI, and semi-structured interviews with a wide range of stakeholders in Nepal and …

, or improved responsiveness as a consequence after an election. We study each of these three mechanisms in Nepal, a …, we find that overall the reintroduction of local elections had a clear positive impact on societal peace in Nepal. In …

This paper analyzes the effect of earned and unearned remittances on agricultural productivity in Nepal. This approach … understanding the migration-remittance-productivity nexus in Nepal as well as other similar socioeconomic societies from South Asia. …

Social protection is emerging in Nepal as a key state instrument to reduce social exclusion and inequality by providing …-generational poverty. In 2016-17, over 2.2 million persons in Nepal benefitted directly from government social protection, for which NRs 32 … settlement that maintains the positions of political, economic and cultural elites. In that Nepal retains caste and ethnic forms …

global value chains (GVCs), Nepal's export performance remains dismal. This paper examines the challenges and constraints … faced by manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Nepal, a landlocked least developed country, in … firm-level information, with qualitative primary data. It finds that Nepal lacks a concrete policy framework for SMEs, let …

of Nepal. Nepal is one of the countries that has been undergoing a remarkable demographic transition in South Asia in the … Nepal. The findings and lessons learned will also assist policymakers and future researchers with similar scopes that can …

Nepal using household plot panel data. Low-caste households are found to have significantly higher land productivity on …

This paper examines factors related to the existence of a livestock rental market in western Nepal and assesses whether …