01816nam a2200265Ia 4500001001100000005001700011008004300028020002900071020001800100245009600118260005300214506004300267520086000310650001501170650001701185650004201202650003801244650003801282650002501320650002301345650002301368650002901391650002401420856010601444000000372220251012174731.0  991029e199910  vau     o     000 2 eng d  a082134580X (Trade Paper)  a978082134580104aThe World Bank Research Program 1999h[electronic resource]bAbstracts of Current Studies.   aWashingtonbWorld Bank PublicationscOct. 1999.   aLicense restrictions may limit access.  aBank research projects investigate a broad range of issues in wide variety of settings. This volume reports on research projects initiated, under way or completed in fiscal 1999 (July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999), The abstracts in the volume descri be, for each project, the questions addressed, the analytical methods used, the findings to date, and their policy implications. Each abstract also identifies the expected completion date, the research team, and any reports or publications produced. The abstracts cover 202 research projects grouped under nine headings:a) poverty and social welfare; b) education and labor markets; c) environmentally sustainable development; d) macroeconomics; e) international economics; f) domestic finance and capital markets; g) transition economies; and h) private sector development and public sector management. 0aEducation. 0aEnvironment. 0aEnvironmental Economics and Policies. 0aHealth Monitoring and Evaluation. 0aHealth, Nutrition and Population. 0aPopulation Policies. 0aPoverty Reduction. 0aRural Development. 0aRural Poverty Reduction. 0aTertiary Education.40zFull text available from World Bank e-Libraryuhttp://www.worldbank.icebox.ingenta.com/content/wb/374