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Social Assistance and Labor Market Programs in Latin America : Methodology and Key Findings from the Social Protection Database

dc.contributor.author Cerutti, Paula
dc.contributor.author Fruttero, Anna
dc.contributor.author Grosh, Margaret
dc.contributor.author Kostenbaum, Silvana
dc.contributor.author Oliveri, Maria Laura
dc.contributor.author Rodriguez-Alas, Claudia
dc.contributor.author Strokova, Victoria
dc.date.accessioned 2014-07-21T16:10:42Z
dc.date.available 2014-07-21T16:10:42Z
dc.date.issued 2014-06
dc.description.abstract How much do countries spend on social protection? Do social protection programs cover all poor people? And, how well are they targeted? It is notoriously hard to find comprehensive cross-country data on social protection programs which can help answer such questions and allow to benchmark social protection systems. The World Bank s Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) Social Protection Database attempts to fill these knowledge gaps by collecting and systematizing data on social protection programs from both administrative sources and household surveys. The data assembled provides a powerful tool to study trends and analyze program performance as well as benchmark countries social protection systems. We found both expected and unexpected trends in spending on social protection and coverage of social protection programs across countries. Between 2000 and 2010 expenditure on social assistance nearly tripled. At a program level, conditional cash transfer programs ceased to dominate social assistance spending, with the exception of Mexico, and have come second to social pension spending in Brazil, Uruguay and Chile. Labor market programs remain small and fragmented, but show much more counter-cyclical patterns. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19737118/social-assistance-labor-market-programs-latin-america-methodology-key-findings-social-protection-database
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18938
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries Social Protection and Labor Discussion Paper;No. 1401
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ACTIVE LABOR
dc.subject ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
dc.subject ACTIVE LABOR MARKET INTERVENTION
dc.subject ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subject ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAM
dc.subject ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subject AVERAGE WAGE
dc.subject BENEFICIARIES
dc.subject BENEFITS INCIDENCE
dc.subject CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subject CASH TRANSFERS
dc.subject CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subject CHRONIC POVERTY
dc.subject COL
dc.subject COMPENSATION
dc.subject CONTRIBUTORY PROGRAMS
dc.subject CONTRIBUTORY SYSTEM
dc.subject COUNTERFACTUALS
dc.subject COUNTRY COMPARISONS
dc.subject DATA COLLECTION
dc.subject DIRECT JOB CREATION
dc.subject DIRECT JOB CREATION PROGRAMS
dc.subject DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
dc.subject DISASTERS
dc.subject DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS
dc.subject DRIVERS
dc.subject DROUGHT
dc.subject EARLY RETIREMENT
dc.subject EARNING
dc.subject ECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subject EMPLOYEE
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVES
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDIES
dc.subject FAMILY ALLOWANCES
dc.subject FAMINE
dc.subject FOOD PRICE
dc.subject FOOD PRICE SUBSIDIES
dc.subject FOOD PRICES
dc.subject FOOD PROGRAMS
dc.subject FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject FOOD STAMPS
dc.subject FOOD TRANSFERS
dc.subject FOOD-FOR-WORK
dc.subject GDP
dc.subject GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject HEALTH CARE
dc.subject HEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subject HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject IMPACT INDICATORS
dc.subject IMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subject INCIDENCE ANALYSIS
dc.subject INCOME
dc.subject INCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject INCOME GROUPS
dc.subject INCOME SUPPORT
dc.subject INEQUALITY
dc.subject JOB SEARCH
dc.subject JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE
dc.subject JOBS
dc.subject LABOR COST
dc.subject LABOR INCOME
dc.subject LABOR MARKET
dc.subject LABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subject LABOR MARKET PROGRAM
dc.subject LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject LABOR ORGANIZATION
dc.subject LABOR PROGRAMS
dc.subject LAWS
dc.subject MATERNITY LEAVE
dc.subject OLD AGE
dc.subject PASSIVE LABOR
dc.subject PASSIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subject PENSIONS
dc.subject PER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subject POOR
dc.subject POOR CHILDREN
dc.subject POOR FAMILIES
dc.subject POOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject POOR PEOPLE
dc.subject POVERTY GAP
dc.subject POVERTY HEADCOUNT
dc.subject POVERTY LINE
dc.subject POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject PRIVATE PROGRAMS
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject PRIVATE TRANSFERS
dc.subject PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject PROGRAM CATEGORY
dc.subject PROGRAM COSTS
dc.subject PROGRAM COVERAGE
dc.subject PROGRAM DESIGN
dc.subject PROGRAMS
dc.subject PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
dc.subject PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
dc.subject PUBLIC WORKS
dc.subject PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS
dc.subject QUESTIONNAIRES
dc.subject REDUCING POVERTY
dc.subject RETIREMENT
dc.subject RURAL
dc.subject RURAL AREAS
dc.subject SAFETY NET
dc.subject SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
dc.subject SCHOOL FEEDING
dc.subject SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS
dc.subject SIMULATIONS
dc.subject SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
dc.subject SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS
dc.subject SOCIAL POLICIES
dc.subject SOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subject SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
dc.subject SOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subject SSN
dc.subject SUBSIDIZED JOB
dc.subject TARGETING
dc.subject TRAINING CENTER
dc.subject TRAINING INSTITUTION
dc.subject TRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subject TRAINING SYSTEM
dc.subject UNEMPLOYED
dc.subject UNEMPLOYED PERSON
dc.subject UNEMPLOYED PERSONS
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFIT
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS
dc.subject VOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subject WAGES
dc.subject WAR
dc.subject WORKERS
dc.title Social Assistance and Labor Market Programs in Latin America : Methodology and Key Findings from the Social Protection Database en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea Jobs
okr.date.disclosure 2014-06-27
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Working Paper
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19737118/social-assistance-labor-market-programs-latin-america-methodology-key-findings-social-protection-database
okr.globalpractice Social Protection and Labor
okr.globalpractice Poverty
okr.globalpractice Finance and Markets
okr.globalpractice Governance
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000470435_20140627092449
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 19737118
okr.identifier.report 88769
okr.language.supported en
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okr.region.geographical Latin America
okr.topic Insurance and Risk Mitigation
okr.topic Poverty Reduction :: Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topic Social Protections and Labor :: Labor Markets
okr.topic Law and Development :: Insurance Law
okr.topic Poverty Reduction :: Poverty Impact Evaluation
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development
okr.unit Social Protection Team (HDNSP)
okr.volume 1 of 1
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