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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| Format: | Summary Note |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099255012142121495/P1748361b302ee5718913146b11956610692e4faf5bc http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37254 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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