The society for research on Welfare and Policy (WAP) is a non-profitable association composed of economists working on well-being, behaviors, social welfare and the impact of public policies on key societal outcomes.
The objective is threefold:
- To encourage international scientific exchanges in this field (that are not restricted to the timing of specific projects or to specific funding),
- To promote comparative work and data collection (especially in the field of welfare/redistributive policies and wellbeing measures),
- To encourage the use of research tools, both positive and normative, for better policy advice and support to policy makers.
Tax-benefit microsimulation models that are implemented for Europe and different parts of the world and used by WAP experts for redistributive or behavioral analyses. Ongoing work involves models maintained by partners at the Centre for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis of Essex University and the research center of the United Nations UNU-WIDER.
The Center of Distributive, Labor and Social Studies (CEDLAS) is a research center that specializes in the empirical study of distributive, labor and social issues in Latin America. Created in 2002, CEDLAS is based at Facultad de Ciencias Económicas – Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina.
They have compiled the following list of useful links:
USEFUL LINKS
World Bank – Poverty Net http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty
World Bank – WDI http://data.worldbank.org/indicator
LAC Equity Lab www.worldbank.org/equitylab
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) https://www.iadb.org/en/who-we-are/topics
Economic Comission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) http://www.cepal.org
Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) http://www.lacea.org/portal/
Latin American Monitoring and Evaluation Network https://plataforma.relac.net/
National Statistics Institutes in Latin America and the Caribbean:
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE)
EL SALVADOR: Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos
GUATEMALA: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
HONDURAS: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
VENEZUELA: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)