Social Protection Response to the COVID-19 Crisis in the Dominican Republic
The Government of the Dominican Republic (DR) adopted a series of economic and social measures to protect households and businesses and prevent employment losses as a response to the Coronavirus disease SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) health and economic cri...
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okr-10986-358612021-06-30T05:10:45Z Social Protection Response to the COVID-19 Crisis in the Dominican Republic World Bank CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL PROTECTION EMERGENCY CASH TRANSFER POVERTY MITIGATION GOVERNMENT AGILITY COVERAGE GAPS ADAPTIVE SOCIAL PROTECTION The Government of the Dominican Republic (DR) adopted a series of economic and social measures to protect households and businesses and prevent employment losses as a response to the Coronavirus disease SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) health and economic crisis. Social protection policies and programs have been used globally as effective mechanisms to respond to the economic crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This policy note aims to document and analyze the design and implementation of the three main cash-transfer programs that the government used to protect households and workers affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The programs that are part of the scope of the note are: (1) stay at home (quédate en casa, QEC), (2) the employee solidarity assistance fund (fondo de asistencia solidaria del empleado, FASE), and (3) the independent worker assistance program (programa de asistencia al trabajador independiente, PA’ TI). The analysis of these programs is based on a desk review of administrative and legal documents, media information, program reports, and operational rules. The policy note is organized as follows: first, it provides an overview of the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and identifies the potentially affected population. Second, it provides a description of the design and implementation of the three social protection programs and their expenditures. Finally, it discusses lessons learned, including challenges and opportunities to improve social protection policies, based on an adaptative social protection framework. 2021-06-29T16:21:15Z 2021-06-29T16:21:15Z 2021-01 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/325041623999751171/Social-Protection-Response-to-the-COVID-19-Crisis-in-the-Dominican-Republic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35861 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Latin America & Caribbean Dominican Republic |
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CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL PROTECTION EMERGENCY CASH TRANSFER POVERTY MITIGATION GOVERNMENT AGILITY COVERAGE GAPS ADAPTIVE SOCIAL PROTECTION |
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CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL PROTECTION EMERGENCY CASH TRANSFER POVERTY MITIGATION GOVERNMENT AGILITY COVERAGE GAPS ADAPTIVE SOCIAL PROTECTION World Bank Social Protection Response to the COVID-19 Crisis in the Dominican Republic |
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The Government of the Dominican Republic
(DR) adopted a series of economic and social measures to
protect households and businesses and prevent employment
losses as a response to the Coronavirus disease SARS-CoV-2
(COVID-19) health and economic crisis. Social protection
policies and programs have been used globally as effective
mechanisms to respond to the economic crisis due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. This policy note aims to document and
analyze the design and implementation of the three main
cash-transfer programs that the government used to protect
households and workers affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The
programs that are part of the scope of the note are: (1)
stay at home (quédate en casa, QEC), (2) the employee
solidarity assistance fund (fondo de asistencia solidaria
del empleado, FASE), and (3) the independent worker
assistance program (programa de asistencia al trabajador
independiente, PA’ TI). The analysis of these programs is
based on a desk review of administrative and legal
documents, media information, program reports, and
operational rules. The policy note is organized as follows:
first, it provides an overview of the impact of COVID-19 on
the economy and identifies the potentially affected
population. Second, it provides a description of the design
and implementation of the three social protection programs
and their expenditures. Finally, it discusses lessons
learned, including challenges and opportunities to improve
social protection policies, based on an adaptative social
protection framework. |
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Social Protection Response to the COVID-19 Crisis in the Dominican Republic |
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Social Protection Response to the COVID-19 Crisis in the Dominican Republic |
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Social Protection Response to the COVID-19 Crisis in the Dominican Republic |
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Social Protection Response to the COVID-19 Crisis in the Dominican Republic |
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Social Protection Response to the COVID-19 Crisis in the Dominican Republic |
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social protection response to the covid-19 crisis in the dominican republic |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2021 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/325041623999751171/Social-Protection-Response-to-the-COVID-19-Crisis-in-the-Dominican-Republic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35861 |
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