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Digitalization and Social Protection: Macro and Micro Lessons for Vietnam
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Amr Hosny
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Alexandre Sollacinull

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Series:
IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2022: Issue 185
Language:
English
Publication Date:
16 Sep 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400220029.001
ISBN:
9798400220029
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
22
Keywords:
digitalization; social protection; Covid-19; welfare gain; digitalization puzzle; micro lesson; government transfer; procurement payment; Mobile banking; Digital financial services; Informal employment; Income; Global
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The COVID-19 shock has underscored the importance of digital tools for enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of social protection systems. Cross-country evidence suggests that digital IDs linked with bank and/or mobile money accounts can improve the delivery of social protection programs and better reach eligible beneficiaries. Using data from the Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey, we present micro simulations on the welfare gains of digital social protection during the pandemic. While digitalization offers opportunities, potential risks would need to be carefully managed. Vietnam is advancing on individual pieces of the digitalization puzzle, including full digital IDs and mobile money, and the next step is to put these pieces together.
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IMF Working Papers
ISSN:
1018-5941
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
Volume 2022: Issue 185