Search Results - "evidence"

Creating evidence for better health financing decisions a strategic guide for the institutionalization of national health accounts /

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Attacking inequality in the health sector a synthesis of evidence and tools. by Yazbeck, Abdo

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The rainforests of Cameroon experience and evidence from a decade of reform.

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Implementing energy subsidy reforms evidence from developing countries / by Vagliasindi, Maria

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Improving health service delivery in developing countries from evidence to action /

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Combating malnutrition in Ethiopia an evidence-based approach for sustained results / by Rajkumar, Andrew Sunil

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Towards interventions on HRH in Ghana evidence for health workforce planning and results /

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Clearing the global health fog a systematic review of the evidence on integration of health systems and targeted interventions /

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Making foreign direct investment work for Sub-Saharan Africa : local spillovers and competitiveness in global value chains /

Table of Contents: “…The role of mediating factors for FDI spillovers in developing countries : Evidence from a global dataset --…”
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Children and youth in crisis protecting and promoting human development in times of economic shocks /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction and framing -- pt. 2. The empirical evidence of the impact of economic crises on children and youth -- pt. 3. …”
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Poverty and the environment understanding linkages at the household level.

Table of Contents: “…-- Conclusions and tentative policy implications -- Household welfare and policy reforms -- Selected policy reforms: evidence from case studies -- Challenges and data limitations -- Conclusions -- Directions for change -- Use of local natural resources -- Design principles for improving environmental health -- Better data for monitoring change -- Policy reforms for managing the environment and reducing poverty -- Moving forward.…”
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The global HIV epidemics among men who have sex with men by Beyrer, Chris

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to the epidemic scenarios -- Scenario 1 country studies : Brazil and Peru -- Scenario 2 country studies : Russian Federation and Ukraine -- Scenario 3 country studies : Kenya, Malawi, and Senegal -- Scenario 4 country studies : India and Thailand -- Middle East and North Africa -- Combination HIV prevention interventions for MSM : an umbrella review of the evidence and recommendations -- Modeling MSM populations, HIV transmission, and intervention impact -- Modeling cost and cost-effectiveness -- Policy and human rights.…”
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Business regulation and economic performance

Table of Contents: “…Overview / Norman Loayza (World Bank) and Luis Servén (World Bank) -- Product market regulation and macroeconomic performance : a review of cross-country evidence / Fabio Schiantarelli (Boston College) -- Regulation and macroeconomic performance across the world / Norman Loayza, Ana María Oviedo (World Bank), and Luis Servén -- Regulation and microeconomic dynamics / Norman Loayza, Ana María Oviedo, and Luis Servén -- Informality in Latin America and the Caribbean / Norman Loayza, Luis Servén, and Naotaka Sugawara (World Bank) -- Slow recoveries / Raphael Bergoeing (U. of Chile), Norman Loayza, and Andrea Repetto (U. of Chile) -- Market reforms, factor reallocation, and productivity growth in Latin America / Marcela Eslava (U. …”
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Remittances and development lessons from Latin America /

Table of Contents: “….] -- Remittances and household behavior : evidence for Latin America / Pablo Acosta, Pablo Fajnzylber, and J. …”
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Reforming severance pay an international perspective /

Table of Contents: “…Severance pay under review : key issues, policy conclusions, and research agenda / Robert Holzmann and Milan Vodopivec -- Severance pay programs around the world : history, rationale, status, and reforms / Robert Holzmann, Yann Pouget, Milan Vodopivec, and Michael Weber -- Mandated severance pay and firing cost distortions : a critical review of the evidence / Donald O. Parsons -- The firing cost implications of alternative severance pay designs / Donald O. …”
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Opening doors gender equality and development in the Middle East and North Africa /

Table of Contents: “…-- The social contract is no longer sustainable -- Opening the door to women : policy directions -- A roadmap for reform -- Policies to address the region's challenges -- Closing the remaining gender gaps in human deelopment -- Expanding economic opportunities for women -- Closing gender gaps in voice and agency -- Supporting evidence-based policy making -- References -- Technical annex -- Appendix 1.…”
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