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Kris Inwood
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Economic historian w broad interests including population health, First Nations, mobility, inequality & lives of the incarcerated. Directing https://thecanadianpeoples.com & editing Asia-Pacific EcHR https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2832157x
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Caroline Krafft @ckrafftc.bsky.social · 3h
💡 Policy Solutions

Expanding coverage requires structural reform, not just strict enforcement:
• Make contributions progressive
• Decouple wage floors from minimum wage increases
• Simplify admin for micro-enterprises

📄 Full paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The Dynamics of Social Insurance in Egypt
Social insurance coverage is low and declining in Egypt. This paper uses panel data, spanning 1998–2023, to assess the dynamics behind these trends in social insurance coverage. The results highlight...
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Andrei Munteanu @andrei-econ.bsky.social · 1d
Happy to share that our paper was accepted at AEJ: Applied! We show that Roma self-identification in Romania drops sharply with education, from 80% to 40%. Official data may undercount Roma post-secondary graduates by a factor of 3 to 6. andrei-munteanu-econ.github.io/assets/pdf/r...