The fiscal impacts of disasters originate from both short- and long-term consequences, such as deteriorating fiscal balances, economic contraction, and increase in public debt. Beyond these costs, there...
This policy brief focuses on unemployment benefits, a social insurance instrument that aims to protect workers from job loss, to consider its contribution to ASP. The social protection system in Albania...
This policy brief focuses on how social assistance, which aims to protect the poorest households from destitution, can be leveraged to protect the poorest from shocks in Albania. This policy brief considers...
Over the period 2019–21, Albania had to confront dual shocks: the 2019 earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic. Both had sizable impacts on the country’s economy. The COVID-19 pandemic took a heavy toll on...