Does expanding social protection schemes substantially increase informality? Whether there is such a trade-off is a key question for policymakers wanting to protect workers and their families from economic and health shocks but concerned not to generate negative side-effects. The case for social protection is clear. There are global commitments such as the … [Read more...] about Does health insurance for the informal sector have an impact on formal employment?
Florian Juergens-Grant
Florian Juergens-Grant is the Global Social Protection Advisor for 'Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing’ (wiego.org), a global network focused on empowering the working poor, especially women, in the informal economy to secure their livelihoods. His work focuses mainly on the financing of social protection for informal workers, the impacts of social protection programmes, as well as the design of inclusive social insurance systems. Previously he worked on social protection at HelpAge International and at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Malawi. He holds a M.Sc. in Public Policy and Human Development with specialisation in Social Protection Policy, Design and Finance from the United Nations University-MERIT and Maastricht Graduate School of Governance.