This article reviews the economic literature on informality, its causes, and its consequences
for development. It covers a comprehensive body of research that ranges from well-identified …

Social protection programs have become increasingly widespread in low-and middle-
income countries, with their own distinct characteristics to match the environments in which …

Mexico is reaching universal health coverage in 2012. A national health insurance
programme called Seguro Popular, introduced in 2003, is providing access to a package of …

It is widely believed that the presence of a large informal sector increases the efficiency cost
of social programs in developing countries. We evaluate such claims for the case of …

Abstract The recent Universal Child Allowance program in Argentina provides monthly cash
transfers to unregistered workers with children. As the program is accessible only to those …

Background Seven years after the commitment to United Nations' call for Universal Health
Coverage, healthcare services in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico are generally …

We examine whether the Colombian government's expansion of social programs in the early
1990s, particularly the publicly provided health insurance, discouraged formal employment …

In 2002, the Mexican government began an effort to improve health access to the 50 million
uninsured in Mexico, a program known as Seguro Popular (SP). The SP offered virtually free …

La informalidad laboral es una característica estructural de los mercados de trabajo en
América Latina y el Caribe. Este fenómeno incide negativamente en los trabajadores, las …

México alcanzará la cobertura universal en salud en 2012. El seguro nacional de salud
denominado Seguro Popular, introducido en 2003, garantiza el acceso a un paquete de …