Family allowances

Suzanne Roddis and Zafiris Tzannatos

No 20110, Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes from The World Bank

Abstract: This paper summarizes key aspects of family allowances programs across the world and presents information on their characteristics in a cross-country comparative context. Family allowances can be universal (paid to all resident families with a specified number of children) or employment-based (whereby workers receive additional pay depending on the size/composition of their family). Their characteristics include eligibility conditions, source of funds, benefit levels, and administration. These characteristics differ not only across economies but also over time in the same country as governments strive to tune unemployment policies to macroeconomic and labor conditions.

Keywords: Gender and Law; Access to Finance; Youth and Governance; Gender and Law; Street Children (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999-03-01
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