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Why Do Some Oil-Rich Countries Perform Better Than Others?

Progress in child mortality reduction and education attainment varies widely among oil-rich countries. This paper investigates the causes of this variation using an empirical model that departs from the available literature in allowing for explicit measurement of ...

Progress in child mortality reduction and education attainment varies widely among oil-rich countries. This paper investigates the causes of this variation using ...

Progress in child mortality reduction and education attainment varies widely among oil-rich countries. This paper investigates the causes of this variation using an empirical model that departs from the available literature in allowing for explicit measurement of the impact of initial levels of child mortality and education attain ...

May, 2017

Working Paper

Urban Safety Nets – Experiences from Three Countries : Benin, Republic of Congo, and Mali

Moreira, Vanessa; Gentilini, Ugo

As countries implement social safety nets programs, a range of technical hurdles affects their implementation differently in rural and urban areas. In urban areas, the focus of this study, living in is expensive and more vulnerable at economy slowdowns. Poverty can be ...

As countries implement social safety nets programs, a range of technical hurdles affects their implementation differently in rural and urban areas. In urban area ...

As countries implement social safety nets programs, a range of technical hurdles affects their implementation differently in rural and urban areas. In urban areas, the focus of this study, living in is expensive and more vulnerable at economy slowdowns. Poverty can be more severe than in rural areas and accompanied by high malnutr ...

Dec, 2016

Report

Republic of Congo Poverty Assessment Report : Education, Jobs and Social Protection for a Sustainable Reduction of Poverty

World Bank Group

This poverty assessment analyzes recent trends in monetary and nonmonetary aspects ofpoverty and economic vulnerability in the Republic of Congo (ROC), based on two nationallyrepresentative and broadly comparable household expenditure surveys conducted bythe National ...

This poverty assessment analyzes recent trends in monetary and nonmonetary aspects ofpoverty and economic vulnerability in the Republic of Congo (ROC), based on ...

This poverty assessment analyzes recent trends in monetary and nonmonetary aspects ofpoverty and economic vulnerability in the Republic of Congo (ROC), based on two nationallyrepresentative and broadly comparable household expenditure surveys conducted bythe National Institute of Statistics (NIS) in 2005 and 2011. The study determ ...

May, 2017

Report

Doing Business Economy Profile 2017 : Republic of Congo

World Bank Group

This economy profile presents the Doing Business indicators for Congo, Republic of. To allow useful comparison, it also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) for each indicator. Doing Business 2017 is the 14th in a series of annual reports ...

This economy profile presents the Doing Business indicators for Congo, Republic of. To allow useful comparison, it also provides data for other selected economie ...

This economy profile presents the Doing Business indicators for Congo, Republic of. To allow useful comparison, it also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) for each indicator. Doing Business 2017 is the 14th in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and ...

Oct 25, 2016

Report

Congo Economic Update, Third Edition, September 2016 : Adjusting for Better Social and Economic Development in an Era of Low Oil Prices

World Bank

The decline in international oil prices over the past two years has resulted into an economic crisis in the Republic of Congo that could forestall the transformation efforts to move the country towards higher middle income status. A key strategy that government has ...

The decline in international oil prices over the past two years has resulted into an economic crisis in the Republic of Congo that could forestall the transforma ...

The decline in international oil prices over the past two years has resulted into an economic crisis in the Republic of Congo that could forestall the transformation efforts to move the country towards higher middle income status. A key strategy that government has pursued in recent years has been to adjust the fiscal policy to pr ...

Sep, 2016

Working Paper

Urban Social Assistance : Emerging Insights from Three African Countries

Moreira, Vanessa; Gentilini, Ugo

As countries implement social assistance (or safety net) programs, a range of technicalhurdles can affect their implementation differently in rural and urban areas. In urban areas,the focus of this study, cost of living can be higher and more prone to economic ...

As countries implement social assistance (or safety net) programs, a range of technicalhurdles can affect their implementation differently in rural and urban are ...

As countries implement social assistance (or safety net) programs, a range of technicalhurdles can affect their implementation differently in rural and urban areas. In urban areas,the focus of this study, cost of living can be higher and more prone to economic slowdowns.Poverty can be more severe than in rural areas and accompanie ...

Dec 01, 2016

Brief

Basic Profile of Child Marriage in the Republic of Congo

Male, Chata; Wodon, Quentin

Measures of child marriage are high in the Republic of Congo. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 34.0 percent, and it has decreased only slightly over time. The share of girls marrying very early, before the age of 15, has also declined slightly. ...

Measures of child marriage are high in the Republic of Congo. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 34.0 percent, and it has decreased only sl ...

Measures of child marriage are high in the Republic of Congo. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 34.0 percent, and it has decreased only slightly over time. The share of girls marrying very early, before the age of 15, has also declined slightly. Child marriage is associated with lower wealth, lower education ...

Mar, 2016

Brief

Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in the Republic of Congo

Male, Chata; Wodon, Quentin

Measures of early childbirth are high in the Republic of Congo. The share of women ages 18-22 who had a child before 18 is 31.8 percent, and it has decreased only slightly over time. The share of girls with a child before the age of 15 has also decreased slightly. Ear ...

Measures of early childbirth are high in the Republic of Congo. The share of women ages 18-22 who had a child before 18 is 31.8 percent, and it has decreased only ...

Measures of early childbirth are high in the Republic of Congo. The share of women ages 18-22 who had a child before 18 is 31.8 percent, and it has decreased only slightly over time. The share of girls with a child before the age of 15 has also decreased slightly. Early childbirth is associated with lower wealth, lower education levels, and ...

Mar, 2016

Bridging the Gap : Identifying What is Holding Self-Employed Women Back in Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, the Republic of Congo, and Uganda

Nix, Emily; Gamberoni, Elisa; Heath, Rachel

This paper explores the determinants of the gender gap in income earnings in five Sub-Saharan countries: the Republic of Congo, Ghana, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania. It shows that first, self-employment tends to provide marginally lower average income (with the exception of Ghana and men in Rwanda) and much higher ...

This paper explores the determinants of the gender gap in income earnings in five Sub-Saharan countries: the Republic of Congo, Ghana, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania. It shows that first, self-employ ...

This paper explores the determinants of the gender gap in income earnings in five Sub-Saharan countries: the Republic of Congo, Ghana, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania. It shows that first, self-employment tends to provide marginally lower average income (with the exception of Ghana and men in Rwanda) and much higher variability in income compared with wage work. Women on average earn less than men when ...

Jun, 2014

Survey

FY15 Republic of Congo Country Opinion Survey Report

World Bank Group

The Country Opinion Survey in Republic of Congo assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Republic of Congo perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, ...

The Country Opinion Survey in Republic of Congo assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Republic of Congo per ...

The Country Opinion Survey in Republic of Congo assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Republic of Congo perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and ...

Apr, 2016

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