Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/161480 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2016/96
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
This paper investigates the linkage between social protection and economic resilience. Does social protection have an impact on income? What role do social protection policies play in strengthening a society's capacity to overcome economic hardships? The recent crisis has brought these questions to the forefront of the discussions among development institutions. Our panel analysis suggests a positive answer to the first question and provides empirical evidence showing that social protection may be an effective means of reducing poverty and accelerating economic development. The answer to the second question remains more elusive as data availability issues hamper fine-tuning our investigation.
Subjects: 
social protection
public spending
growth
financial crisis
resilience
JEL: 
O11
O4
H50
I31
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-9256-139-0
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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