Social and Economic Policy

Working briefs

UNICEF's working briefs address crucial issues facing the world's children. They cover broad areas of policy work in UNICEF: the global economic crisis and recovery, child poverty, child-sensitive social protection, social budgeting and migration.

The shorter briefs summarize up to date technical analysis and information on pressing economic and social policy issues. 

Working briefs

TITLE AUTHOR / ORGANIZATION DATE
Policy Matters Division of Policy and Practice
UNICEF		 2011
UNICEF, Economists and Economic Policy: Bringing children into development strategies Sir Richard Jolly
UNICEF		 2011
A Multidimensional Approach to Measuring Child Poverty Sharmila Kurukulasuriya and Solrun Engilbertsdottir
UNICEF		 2011
Aftershocks from the Global Food Crisis Ronald Mendoza and Megan Torres
UNICEF		 2010
Protecting Salaries of Frontline Teachers and Health Workers Jingqing Chai, Isabel Ortiz and Xavier R. Sire
UNICEF		 2010
Social Protection: Accelerating the MDGs with Equity Isabel Ortiz, Gaspar Fajth, Jennifer Yablonski and Amjad Rabi
UNICEF		 2010
Two Years into the Crisis: Signs of Severe Coping Strategies that are Impacting on Children Ronald Mendoza
UNICEF		 2010
Economic Update: Countries' Evolving Vulnerability from a Child's Perspective Jingqing Chai
UNICEF		 2009
How Economic Shocks Affect Poor Households and Children Ronald Mendoza and Erika Strand
UNICEF		 2009
Rising Food Prices and Children’s Welfare Nora Lustig
UNICEF		 2012