World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192011-07-29https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2774The prevailing reality in the West Bank and Gaza, with its profound dependence on international aid and Israel, the stifling man-made regime of internal and external barriers to mobility, and the limited say on its economic policies and trade, is unique in the world. This report provides a detailed analysis of poverty and its close and enduring links with labor market outcomes and restrictions on the movement of goods and people in the West Bank and Gaza. The overarching objective of the report is to understand the trends in and determinants of poverty in the context of the ongoing conflict and closure regime. Covering the period after the second Intifada, this report is the first major analysis of poverty in the West Bank and Gaza since 2001, and unique in its use of multiple data sources, building a comprehensive and current picture of the economic and social well being of the Palestinian people. The dominant narrative of this report is one of divergence in important dimensions of poverty, growth and welfare between the West Bank and Gaza.CC BY 3.0 IGOABSENTEEISMACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTUREACCESS TO MARKETSACCESS TO SERVICESACCOUNTINGAGE GROUPSAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTURAL WORKERSARREARSAUTONOMYAVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENTAVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATECAPACITY BUILDINGCAPITAL BASECAPITAL INVESTMENTSCASH TRANSFERCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMCHILD NUTRITIONCONSUMER GOODSCONSUMER PRICE INDEXCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURESCONSUMPTION POVERTYCURRENCYDECLINE IN POVERTYDECLINE IN POVERTY RATESDETERMINANTS OF POVERTYDIMENSIONS OF POVERTYDISADVANTAGED AREASDRIVERSDURABLEECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC POLICIESECONOMIC SHOCKECONOMIC SHOCKSEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT GROWTHEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPLOYMENT PROSPECTSEMPLOYMENT STATUSEQUIPMENTEQUITABLE ACCESSEXCHANGE RATEEXPENDITUREFEMALE LABORFEMALE LABOR FORCEFIRM SURVEYGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCEGOVERNMENT REVENUESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHIGH UNEMPLOYMENTHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATESHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICSHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONHOUSEHOLD HEADHOUSEHOLD HEADSHOUSEHOLD SIZEHOUSEHOLD WEALTHHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINFORMAL SECTORINFORMATION SYSTEMINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINVESTINGINVESTMENT CLIMATEINVESTMENT PROJECTSJOB CREATIONJOB LOSSJOBSLABOR COSTSLABOR DEMANDLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET INDICATORSLABOR MARKET OUTCOMESLABOR MOBILITYLABOR PRODUCTIVITYLIFE EXPECTANCYLONG-TERM INVESTMENTSMALNUTRITIONMARKET ACCESSMEASUREMENT OF POVERTYMOBILITY OF LABORMONETARY FUNDNATIONAL POVERTYNUTRITIONOCCUPATIONPENALTIESPOLITICAL STABILITYPOLITICAL UNCERTAINTYPOOR BENEFICIARIESPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR POPULATIONPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY ANALYSISPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY ESTIMATESPOVERTY IMPACTPOVERTY INCIDENCEPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY LINESPOVERTY MAPSPOVERTY MEASUREMENTPOVERTY PROFILEPOVERTY RATEPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION IMPACTPOVERTY RISKPOVERTY SERIESPOVERTY STATUSPRICE VOLATILITYPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR JOBPRIVATE SECTOR JOBSPRIVATE SECTOR WAGESPRIVATE SERVICESPRODUCTIVITYPUBLIC EMPLOYMENTPUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUBLIC INVESTMENTPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEESPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENTPUBLIC SECTOR JOBSPUBLIC SECTOR WORKERSPUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONPURCHASING POWERREAL WAGESREDUCTION IN POVERTYREDUCTION OF POVERTYREGIONAL DISPARITIESREMITTANCESRETURNRETURNSRISK FACTORSSAFETY NETSAFETY NETSSALARIED WORKERSSCHOOL AGE POPULATIONSCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOLINGSECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATIONSELF-EMPLOYMENTSERVICE SECTORSETTLEMENTSKILLED WORKERSSOVEREIGN ENTITYSPATIAL ANALYSISSPATIAL DIMENSIONSSPATIAL DISPARITYSPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONSPATIAL PATTERNSTAXTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETRADE FLOWSTRADINGTRANSACTIONTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYED YOUTHUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT LEVELSUNEMPLOYMENT RATESVALUATIONSVEGETABLESVULNERABLE GROUPSWAGE GAPWAGE GROWTHWAGE PREMIUMWAGESWELFARE IMPLICATIONSWORK EXPERIENCEWORKERSYOUTH LABORYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENTYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATEWorld Bank10.1596/2774