Social Protection in Fiscal Stimulus Packages: Whats in Place and More to Come? by Yanchun Zhang and Nina Thelen* Office of Development Studies, UNDP UNICEF.

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Social Protection in Fiscal Stimulus Packages: Whats in Place and More to Come? by Yanchun Zhang and Nina Thelen* Office of Development Studies, UNDP UNICEF - Fordham University Joint Forum Child Friendly Budgets for 2010 and Beyond: Toward Global Economic Recovery with a Human Face New York, February 18 th, 2010 *The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the organization with which they are affiliated. Please send comments to and

Structure of the Presentation 1. Methodology; 2. The Overall Size of Fiscal Stimulus Packages: Some Facts; 3. The Size of Social Protection Measures in Fiscal Stimulus Packages: Some Facts; 4. Specific Social Protection Measures announced by different Countries; 5. Outlook.

1. Methodology Fiscal stimulus data was mainly collected from official sources (mostly government and central bank websites but also IMF Article IV consultations); Financial support measures (financial bail-outs etc.) are excluded from our calculations; We focus on announced stimulus plans; Only discretionary fiscal measures are included; Cut-off date for data and information is June 30 th, 2009.

1. Methodology (cont.) Our definition of social protection measures: Policy interventions that are intended to reduce poverty and vulnerability and to improve human welfare; Groups that measures are aimed at: Poor and vulnerable, e.g. (non-working) young, unemployed, working poor, (non-working) elderly, special groups and minorities; Examples of interventions: Measures taken in the areas of education, health, housing, labor market policies, social security.

2. The Overall Size of Fiscal Stimulus Packages: Some Facts* Worldwide, 49 countries announced fiscal stimulus packages; Total worldwide fiscal stimulus size amounts to USD2.4 trillion (about 3.9% of world GDP in 2008); 5 countries have announced a fiscal stimulus accounting for more than 10% of their 2008 GDP; Largest fiscal stimulus packages in terms of total size: U.S. (6% of its 2008 GDP) and China (13% of its 2008 GDP). * Cut-off date for data and information is June 30 th, 2009.

3. The Size of Social Protection Measures in Fiscal Stimulus Packages: Some Facts* 35 countries announced social protection measures in their fiscal stimulus plans;35 countries Total allocated to social protection in fiscal stimulus plans is about USD653 billion (about 1% of world GDP in 2008); On average, the 35 countries announced to spend 25% of their fiscal stimulus on social protection measures; 29 countries announced to spend more than 10% of their fiscal stimulus on social protection. * Cut-off date for data and information is June 30 th, 2009.

4. Specific Social Protection Measures announced by different Countries* * Cut-off date for data and information is June 30 th, 2009.

4. Specific Social Protection Measures announced by different Countries (cont.)* * Cut-off date for data and information is June 30 th, 2009.

4. Specific Social Protection Measures announced by different Countries (cont.)* * Cut-off date for data and information is June 30 th, 2009.

4. Specific Social Protection Measures announced by different Countries (cont.)* * Cut-off date for data and information is June 30 th, 2009.

4. Specific Social Protection Measures announced by different Countries (cont.)* * Cut-off date for data and information is June 30 th, 2009.

5. Outlook Currently, some countries are talking about fiscal stimulus exit strategies while others are ready for new and more stimulus measures; Do we need more social protection stimulus in the near future? How can we use this crisis as an opportunity for improving existing or building effective social safety nets?

Thank you!

Summary of Social Protection Components of Fiscal Stimulus Packages * Cut-off date for data and information is June 30 th, 2009.Cut-off date for data and information is June 30 th, *Source: Zhang, Yanchun, Nina Thelen and Aparna Rao Social Protection in Fiscal Stimulus Packages: Some Evidence. UNDP/ODS Working Paper. Office of Development Studies, UNDP. New York. [ calstimulus_sept2009.pdf].