Auxílio Emergencial - Lessons from the Brazilian experience responding to COVID-19 : Summary Note

The Auxílio Emergencial (AE) was one of the most agile, robust, and extensive social protection programs implemented by developing countries. Having reached up to 55.6 percent of the population, considering both direct and indirect beneficiaries, t...

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Main Authors: Lara De Arruda, Pedro, Lazarotto de Andrade, Marina, Falcão, Tiago, Teixeira Barbosa, Diana, Morgandi, Matteo
Format: Summary Note
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099255012142121495/P1748361b302ee5718913146b11956610692e4faf5bc
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spelling okr-10986-372542022-04-02T05:10:31Z Auxílio Emergencial - Lessons from the Brazilian experience responding to COVID-19 : Summary Note Lara De Arruda, Pedro Lazarotto de Andrade, Marina Falcão, Tiago Teixeira Barbosa, Diana Morgandi, Matteo COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE DECENTRALIZED ADMINISTRATION PANDEMIC RESPONSE The Auxílio Emergencial (AE) was one of the most agile, robust, and extensive social protection programs implemented by developing countries. Having reached up to 55.6 percent of the population, considering both direct and indirect beneficiaries, the program has shown impacts in improving the average income and reducing the prevalence of poverty and inequality (as measured by the Gini index1 ), compared to immediate pre-pandemic levels. The success of the program can be attributed both to its robustness and to its complex architecture, marked by innovations which should be analyzed by their integration potential in relation to regular social protection policies and measures to increase adaptation to the social protection system, both in Brazil and in other countries. 2022-04-01T18:27:48Z 2022-04-01T18:27:48Z 2021 Summary Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099255012142121495/P1748361b302ee5718913146b11956610692e4faf5bc http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37254 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Summary Note Latin America & Caribbean Brazil
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topic COVID-19
CORONAVIRUS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
DECENTRALIZED ADMINISTRATION
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
spellingShingle COVID-19
CORONAVIRUS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
DECENTRALIZED ADMINISTRATION
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
Lara De Arruda, Pedro
Lazarotto de Andrade, Marina
Falcão, Tiago
Teixeira Barbosa, Diana
Morgandi, Matteo
Auxílio Emergencial - Lessons from the Brazilian experience responding to COVID-19 : Summary Note
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
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description The Auxílio Emergencial (AE) was one of the most agile, robust, and extensive social protection programs implemented by developing countries. Having reached up to 55.6 percent of the population, considering both direct and indirect beneficiaries, the program has shown impacts in improving the average income and reducing the prevalence of poverty and inequality (as measured by the Gini index1 ), compared to immediate pre-pandemic levels. The success of the program can be attributed both to its robustness and to its complex architecture, marked by innovations which should be analyzed by their integration potential in relation to regular social protection policies and measures to increase adaptation to the social protection system, both in Brazil and in other countries.
format Summary Note
author Lara De Arruda, Pedro
Lazarotto de Andrade, Marina
Falcão, Tiago
Teixeira Barbosa, Diana
Morgandi, Matteo
author_facet Lara De Arruda, Pedro
Lazarotto de Andrade, Marina
Falcão, Tiago
Teixeira Barbosa, Diana
Morgandi, Matteo
author_sort Lara De Arruda, Pedro
title Auxílio Emergencial - Lessons from the Brazilian experience responding to COVID-19 : Summary Note
title_short Auxílio Emergencial - Lessons from the Brazilian experience responding to COVID-19 : Summary Note
title_full Auxílio Emergencial - Lessons from the Brazilian experience responding to COVID-19 : Summary Note
title_fullStr Auxílio Emergencial - Lessons from the Brazilian experience responding to COVID-19 : Summary Note
title_full_unstemmed Auxílio Emergencial - Lessons from the Brazilian experience responding to COVID-19 : Summary Note
title_sort auxílio emergencial - lessons from the brazilian experience responding to covid-19 : summary note
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2022
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099255012142121495/P1748361b302ee5718913146b11956610692e4faf5bc
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37254
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