蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings
ISSN 2574-0768 (Print) | ISSN 2574-0776 (Online)
Access to Justice and Social Protection
蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings
vol. 115,
May 2025
(pp. 329–34)
Abstract
Governments in developing countries are expanding social protection policies, yet coverage remains imperfect. This paper explores how the justice system influences coverage and the consequences of unequal access to justice for targeting. Using administrative microdata from Brazil, we document how two distinct groups鈥攄isplaced workers and the elderly poor鈥攔esort to the courts to secure social protection. Using the justice system for this purpose correlates with key individual characteristics鈥攏otably income and geographical distance from courts鈥攕uggesting that barriers to accessing justice influence policy targeting.Citation
Britto, Diogo, Lorenzo Germinetti, Fran莽ois Gerard, Joana Naritomi, and Breno Sampaio. 2025. "Access to Justice and Social Protection." 蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings 115: 329–34. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20251060Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- H55 Social Security and Public Pensions
- I32 Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
- I38 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
- J63 Labor Turnover; Vacancies; Layoffs
- J65 Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings
- K31 Labor Law
- O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration