Expanding Social Insurance Coverage to Informal Workers

The high incidence of informality in developing countries implies that many workers are not covered against important risks, such as unemployment, illness and old-age poverty. Given that expanding the Bismarckian system to include informal workers...

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Main Authors:	Winkler, Hernan, Ruppert Bulmer, Elizabeth, Mote, Hilma
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	INFORMAL LABOR SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/798051502894913219/Expanding-social-insurance-coverage-to-informal-workers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27932

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spelling	okr-10986-279322021-05-25T09:02:27Z Expanding Social Insurance Coverage to Informal Workers Winkler, Hernan Ruppert Bulmer, Elizabeth Mote, Hilma INFORMAL LABOR SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION The high incidence of informality in developing countries implies that many workers are not covered against important risks, such as unemployment, illness and old-age poverty. Given that expanding the Bismarckian system to include informal workers presents many challenges, several countries implemented non-contributory social insurance programs to expand coverage. However, these contributed to labor market segmentation and are unlikely to be financially sustainable. This note reviews the economic literature dealing with the expansion of social insurance programs and summarizes the main policy insights. It draws on international evidence on social insurance system design and innovations, and the resulting impact on coverage. It also provides general design principles that can apply to unemployment benefits, health insurance, and pensions. 2017-08-17T21:18:31Z 2017-08-17T21:18:31Z 2017-08-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/798051502894913219/Expanding-social-insurance-coverage-to-informal-workers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27932 English en_US Jobs Working Paper;No. 6 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper
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description	The high incidence of informality in developing countries implies that many workers are not covered against important risks, such as unemployment, illness and old-age poverty. Given that expanding the Bismarckian system to include informal workers presents many challenges, several countries implemented non-contributory social insurance programs to expand coverage. However, these contributed to labor market segmentation and are unlikely to be financially sustainable. This note reviews the economic literature dealing with the expansion of social insurance programs and summarizes the main policy insights. It draws on international evidence on social insurance system design and innovations, and the resulting impact on coverage. It also provides general design principles that can apply to unemployment benefits, health insurance, and pensions.
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author	Winkler, Hernan Ruppert Bulmer, Elizabeth Mote, Hilma
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title	Expanding Social Insurance Coverage to Informal Workers
title_short	Expanding Social Insurance Coverage to Informal Workers
title_full	Expanding Social Insurance Coverage to Informal Workers
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
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Expanding Social Insurance Coverage to Informal Workers

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