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Mentoring Migrants for Labor Market Integration: Policy Insights from a Survey of Mentoring Theory and Practice 师徒流动人口对劳动力市场整合的影响:来自师徒理论与实践调查的政策洞察

IF 8.1 1区经济学

World Bank Research Observer Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1093/WBRO/LKAB005

Lisa Bagnoli, Antonio Estache

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引用次数: 4

Policies to Support Businesses through the COVID-19 Shock: A Firm Level Perspective 支持企业应对新冠肺炎冲击的政策:企业层面的视角

IF 8.1 1区经济学

World Bank Research Observer Pub Date : 2021-01-13 DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lkab001

X. Cirera, Marcio Cruz, Elwyn Davies, A. Grover, L. Iacovone, José Ernesto López Córdova, D. Medvedev, Franklin Maduko, Gaurav Nayyar, Santiago Reyes Ortega, Jesica Torres

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引用次数: 65

OUP accepted manuscript OUP接受稿件

IF 8.1 1区经济学

World Bank Research Observer Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lkab010

引用次数: 2

OUP accepted manuscript OUP接受稿件

IF 8.1 1区经济学

World Bank Research Observer Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lkab003

引用次数: 1

Public Service Reform in Post-Conflict Societies 冲突后社会的公共服务改革

IF 8.1 1区经济学

World Bank Research Observer Pub Date : 2020-12-24 DOI: 10.1093/WBRO/LKAA007

J. Blum, D. Rogger

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引用次数: 1

Financial Inclusion and Stability: Review of Theoretical and Empirical Links 金融普惠与稳定:理论与实证联系综述

IF 8.1 1区经济学

World Bank Research Observer Pub Date : 2020-12-02 DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lkaa006

M. Čihák, D. Mare, M. Melecký

引用次数: 10

Can Jobs Programs Build Peace? 就业计划能缔造和平吗？

IF 8.1 1区经济学

World Bank Research Observer Pub Date : 2020-09-30 DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lkaa004

Tilman Brück, Neil T. N. Ferguson, Valeria Izzi, Wolfgang Stojetz

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引用次数: 8

Corruption as a Self-Reinforcing Trap: Implications for Reform Strategy 腐败是一个自我强化的陷阱:对改革战略的启示

IF 8.1 1区经济学

World Bank Research Observer Pub Date : 2020-08-05 DOI: 10.1093/WBRO/LKAA003

M. Stephenson

引用次数: 14

Who on Earth Can Work from Home? 谁能在家工作？

IF 8.1 1区经济学

World Bank Research Observer Pub Date : 2020-07-01 DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lkab002

Daniel Garrote Sanchez, Nicolás Gómez Parra, C. Ozden, Bob Rijkers, Mariana Viollaz, H. Winkler

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引用次数: 97

Supporting Policy Reform from the Outside 从外部支持政策改革

IF 8.1 1区经济学

World Bank Research Observer Pub Date : 2020-02-01 DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lkz006

Lodewijk Smets

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引用次数: 7