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Social Protection

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Social Protection

Social Security System | Food Security | Fiscal Sustainability | Risk Management | Insurance

Social protection is one of the most important commitments undertaken by governments. ERIA works to assist ASEAN and East Asia countries on social protection through research on related topics such as social security system, food security, fiscal sustainability, risk management, insurance, and many more.

Publications
Summary of ERIA Research Projects:
Social Protection, ASEAN
Summary of ERIA Research Projects 2020-2021
1 July 2021
The Summary of ERIA Research Projects 2020-2021 provides an overview of both new and ongoing projects that [...]
Books:
Social Protection
Social Protection Goals in East Asia: Strategies and Methods to Generate Fiscal Space
16 March 2018
The book examines the conceptual, economic, and fiscal impact(s) of the Social Protection Floor (SPF) initiative of [...]
Discussion Papers:
Social Protection, Energy
Managing Stranded Assets and Protecting Food Value Chains from Natural Disasters
9 May 2017
Stranded assets are those that have suffered unanticipated or premature write-downs, lost value, or turned into liabilities due [...]
Discussion Papers:
Social Protection, Thailand
Chained to Sustainable Development Goals? The Changing Role of Entities for Enhanced Resilience along Agriculture Food Value Chains in Thailand
9 May 2017
The operation period of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ended in 2015, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will [...]
Discussion Papers:
Social Protection, Environment and Climate Change
Distributional Impacts of Climate Change and Food Security in Southeast Asia
31 March 2017
Climate and agriculture are closely linked, as weather and climate are the primary factors in agricultural production. Due [...]
Books:
Social Protection
Age Related Pension Expenditure and Fiscal Space: Modelling techniques and case studies from East Asia
30 November 2016
This book explores the linkages between age-related pension expenditures and the fiscal space needed to fund them, as [...]
Discussion Papers:
Social Protection, Regulation and Governance
Demographic Change and Fiscal Sustainability in Asia
3 March 2016
Changes in the population age structure can have a significant effect on fiscal sustainability since they can affect [...]
Discussion Papers:
Social Protection, ASEAN
Engendering Concerted National Efforts towards Improved Health Outcomes in the ASEAN: Status, Challenges, Targets, and Ways Forward
10 December 2015
This paper reviews ASEAN's efforts to improve health outcomes in the region and describes the prospects for [...]
Discussion Papers:
Social Protection, Disasters
Linking Climate Change Adaptation and Food Security in ASEAN
24 November 2015
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) food security can be comprehensively governed by the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) [...]
Discussion Papers:
Social Protection, Poverty and Sustainable Development Goals
Addressing Poverty and Vulnerability in ASEAN: An Analysis of Measures and Implications Going Forward
14 September 2015
This paper aims to review and analyse the mechanisms through which the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) [...]
Discussion Papers:
Social Protection, Regulation and Governance
Strengthening Regional Cooperation, Coordination, and Response to Health Concerns in the ASEAN Region: Status, Challenges, and Ways Forward
7 September 2015
Health and well-being of the population are a precondition for any successful country or region. All regions have [...]
Books:
Social Protection
Strengthening Social Protection in East Asia
1 April 2015
This book focuses on relatively unexplored areas in pension and health care arrangements, including financing, in East Asia. [...]
Research Project Reports:
Social Protection, Lao PDR
Disaster Risks, Social Preferences, and Policy Effects: Field Experiments in Selected ASEAN and East Asian Countries
18 March 2015
In preparation for or the aftermath of a disaster, a variety of market and non-market mechanisms are indispensable [...]
Discussion Papers:
Social Protection
Social Protection in ASEAN: Challenges and Initiatives for Post-2015 Vision
10 February 2015
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is engaged in framing a post-2015 vision for social protection in [...]
Discussion Papers:
Social Protection
Fiscal Policy and Equity in Advanced Economies: Lessons for Asia
27 January 2015
Advanced economies have a longer history of leveraging fiscal policy to address inequality relative to developing Asia. We [...]
Discussion Papers:
Social Protection
Estimating the Effects of West Sumatra Public Asset Insurance Program on Short-Term Recovery after the September 2009 Earthquake
3 December 2013
This paper analyses the effect of the West Sumatra public asset insurance program on short-term economic recovery after [...]
Discussion Papers:
Social Protection, Disasters
Impact of the 2011 Floods, and Flood Management in Thailand
23 November 2013
This paper first describes the causes of the major flooding in Thailand in 2011, which include natural events, unregulated [...]
Discussion Papers:
Social Protection, Disasters
Impact of Disasters and Role of Social Protection in Natural Disaster Risk Management in Cambodia
1 August 2013
The pattern of risks faced by the poor and vulnerable in rural areas of Cambodia, as a consequence [...]
Discussion Papers:
Social Protection, Philippines
Impact of Natural Disasters on Agriculture, Food Security, and Natural Resources and Environment in the Philippines
1 August 2013
This study quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed the impacts of natural disasters (particularly typhoons, floods and droughts) on agriculture, [...]
Discussion Papers:
Social Protection, Disasters
Impact of Disasters and Disaster Risk Management in Singapore: A Case Study of Singapore's Experience in Fighting the SARS Epidemic
1 August 2013
Singapore is vulnerable to both natural and man-made disasters alongside its remarkable economic growth. One of the most [...]

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