02091cas a2200313 a 4500 AALejournalIMF023206 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 9798400220029 20.00 USD 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Hosny, Amr. Digitalization and Social Protection : Macro and Micro Lessons for Vietnam / Amr Hosny, Alexandre Sollaci. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2022. 1 online resource (22 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students 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. Mode of access: Internet Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents imf Plant Closings imf Severance Pay imf Simulation Methods imf Unemployment Insurance imf Sollaci, Alexandre. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2022/185 Full text available on IMF https://elibrary.imf.org/openurl?genre=journal&issn=1018-5941&volume=2022&issue=185 IMF e-Library