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Enhancing Coverage and Cost-effectiveness of Brazil’s Unemployment Protection System: Insights from International Experience

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dc.contributor.authorMorgandi, Matteo
dc.contributor.authorFietz, Katharina Maria
dc.contributor.authorEd, Malin Linnea Sofia
dc.contributor.authorDe Farias, Alison Rocha
dc.contributor.authorWeber, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-23T20:11:56Z
dc.date.available2021-02-23T20:11:56Z
dc.date.issued2020-12
dc.description.abstractThe objective of the policy note is to inform reforms of the unemployment protection system of Brazil,through a comparison of its salient features with international benchmarks, and by taking stock of employment dynamics since the 2014 crisis. Recommendations include varying degrees of ambition (and political complexity), from parametric reforms of the unemployment insurance Seguro Desemprego (SD) to more systemic reorganization of programs, and the extension of coverage to growing shares of nondependent workers. The note builds on prior analysis of Brazil’s labor market programs undertaken as part of the World Bank’s expenditure review for Brazil (published World Bank 2018). The main novelties include a broader and deeper international benchmarking, as well as analysis of the unemployment dynamics since 2015, which are important to inform the optimal redesign of unemployment programs. The note was developed before the COVID-19 pandemic, and, while it takes stock of recent trends, it is not meant to be an assessment of Brazil’s emergency response or do justice to the emerging literature and data on the matter. As Brazil prepares for its economic recovery, the note aims to provide valuable information for a national policy debate around the much-needed modernization of the unemployment protection system. The note is organized as follows. The first part of the note takes stock of some of the key characteristics of Brazil’s labor market and unemployment dynamics since the 2014 economic crisis using the National Household Sample Survey Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios Contínua (PNADc) survey data. The centerpiece of the analysis is the comparison of the design features of SD to a range of international programs of reference countries, through a benchmarking exercise of its regulation, generosity, activation measures, and effective coverage rate. The final part of this note summarizes the key findings and provides recommendations.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/570141612933174121/Enhancing-Coverage-and-Cost-effectiveness-of-Brazil-s-Unemployment-Protection-System-Insights-from-International-Experience
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/35168
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/35168
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
dc.titleEnhancing Coverage and Cost-effectiveness of Brazil’s Unemployment Protection Systemen
dc.title.subtitleInsights from International Experienceen
dc.typeReporten
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okr.crossref.titleEnhancing Coverage and Cost-effectiveness of Brazil’s Unemployment Protection System
okr.date.disclosure2021-02-11
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T09:58:31.695408Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Social Protection Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/570141612933174121/Enhancing-Coverage-and-Cost-effectiveness-of-Brazil-s-Unemployment-Protection-System-Insights-from-International-Experience
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryBrazil
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.unitSocial Protection and Jobs Global Practice
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