The purpose of the note is to inform the design of policies and instruments that can enhance labor market outcomes of Brazil’s poor and vulnerable populations. Global and regional experiences show that...
Brazil has made significant advances in terms of reducing poverty and inequality since its return to democracy in the late 1980s. The expansion of social protection policies played an important role in...
While the Brazilian social protection system provides instruments to reduce the risk of destitution from old age and disability with broad coverage, protection against labor income shocks in Brazil remains...
While the Brazilian social protection system provides instruments to reduce the risk of destitution from old age and disability with broad coverage, protection against labor income shocks in Brazil remains...
The objective of the policy note is to inform reforms of the unemployment protection system of Brazil, through a comparison of its salient features with international benchmarks, and by taking stock of...
The objective of the policy note is to inform reforms of the unemployment protection system of Brazil, through a comparison of its salient features with international benchmarks, and by taking stock of...
In November 2019, the Brazilian government introduced, as part of an employment stimulus package, the Contrato Verde Amarelo (CVA), a wage subsidy program for young first-time employees entering in contracts...
The objective of labor programs is to improve the efficiency of the labor market in matching labor demand with labor supply. One way of doing this is by reducing the cost born by workers during the transition...