Tracking Global Social Protection Responses to Price Shocks : Version 1
This note provides an update of social protection responses to the food, fuel, fertilizer, and other price shocks sparked or accelerated by the Ukraine war. The vast majority of measures were introduced in early 2022 (February-April), although some...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099314105052232192/IDU095bf4f1a037f1045320984d0f15bdc8ef0de http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37441 |
| Summary: | This note provides an update of
social protection responses to the food, fuel, fertilizer,
and other price shocks sparked or accelerated by the Ukraine
war. The vast majority of measures were introduced in early
2022 (February-April), although some specific interventions
to mitigate prices were included in late 2021. This
initiative complements other two ongoing thematic trackers
of country-level action on how social protection is being
leveraged in crisis situations – one on Covid-19 responses
(16 versions) and another one focused on displacement as a
result of the Ukraine war (3 versions). Data is preliminary
and meant to elicit comments, additions, integration, and
revisions to be incorporated in next living paper versions.
Specifically, the note tracks four broad measures, namely
social assistance, social insurance, labor markets, and
subsidies. The latter includes five subcategories, i.e.,
fuel, food, fertilizers and agriculture inputs, and fees
subsidies. Data and analysis are preliminary, and more
information on specific measures will be provided as data
becomes available. |
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