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  • Non-contributory Public Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean Data: 2010-2015
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    By Social Protection and Labor Markets Division (VPS/SCL/SPL)
    This paper presents new data documenting the level and evolution of public spending on non-contributory programs for 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Salaried formal workers contribute to social security and in return have access to an array of benefits -mainly old-age pensions and health services. In recent decades, informal workers – salaried and non-salaried- have gained access to similar benefits, financed through general revenues. Our calculations indicate that, on average, the region spends 1.7% of GDP in these programs. Although they were created in response to social demands, by targeting informal workers these programs may create a behavioral response -i.e. more informality. This paper does not attempt to measure behavioral effects. Its main contribution is to be the first to document this “subsidy to informality” following a common methodology across countries and years in the region.
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    Geographic coverage Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil ...

    Temporal coverage 2010-2015

    Published date 2019-03-19

  • 2018 Global Microscope on Financial Inclusion: Dataset
    Dataset

    By IDB Lab (IDB Lab)
    The 2018 Global Microscope on Financial Inclusion is a benchmarking index that assesses the enabling environment for financial access in 55 countries. The research underscores the evolving landscape of financial inclusion itself. This year’s index was completely revised to take a forward-looking focus on digital financial services, and to address the critical role of financial inclusion envisioned in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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    Geographic coverage Argentina · Bangladesh · Bolivia ...

    Temporal coverage 2018-2018

    Published date 2018-10-30

  • FINLAC Data: Latin America and the Caribbean financial inclusion and performance dataset: 2005-2015
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    By IDB Lab (IDB Lab)
    FINLAC is a database of regulated financial institutions with information on financial performance and financial inclusion by financial institution. It covers 7 time periods, more than 50 variables and covers more than 2,000 financial institutions. It uses public information or information provided to the IDB for these purposes by financial authorities, and in some exceptional cases, by the institution itself.
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    Geographic coverage Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil ...

    Temporal coverage 2005-2015

    Published date 2018-08-31

  • 2019 Pension Indicators for Latin America and the Caribbean
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    By Social Protection and Labor Markets Division (VPS/SCL/SPL)
    The 2019 PLAC Network's Pension Indicators are a dataset containing information related to the labor markets and pension systems of the fifteen PLAC Network member countries: Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay. The indicators are divided into five main categories: environment, performance, sustainability, society's preparedness for aging and reform, and pension system design. Each one of these categories are divided into a few subcategories as well. These indicators were constructed with the objective of becoming an important tool for the improvement of the following aspects of pension systems: coverage, sufficiency of benefits, financial sustainability, equity and social solidarity, efficiency, and institutional capacity. An important characteristic of this dataset is the comparability of these indicators since it...
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    Geographic coverage Argentina · Brazil · Chile ...

    Temporal coverage 2019-2019

    Published date 2020-12-08