Abbreviations and acronyms

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

CAF

Corporación Andino de Fomento (Development Bank of Latin America)

CASNOS

Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale des Non-Salariés

CCSS

Caja Costarricense De Seguro Social

CIT

Corporate Income Tax

CNSS

Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale

COVID-19

Coronavirus 2019

CTPA

Centre for Tax Policy and Administration

ECA

Europe and Central Asia

ECIS

Extension of Coverage to the Informal Sector

ECLAC

United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

ENAHO

Encuesta Nacional de Hogares

ETF

European Training Foundation

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

HIC

High-Income Country

ICLS

International Conference of Labour Statisticians

ICSE

International Classification of Status in Employment

ICSaW

International Classification of Status at Work

IFLS

Indonesian Family Life Survey

ILO

International Labour Organization

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IMSS

Instituto Mexicano de Seguridad Social

ISCED

International Standard Classification of Education

ISCO

International Standard Classification of Occupations

ISSA

International Social Security Association

KIIbIH

Key Indicators of Informality based on Individuals and their Household

LAC

Latin America and the Caribbean

LAYS

Learning Adjusted Years of Schooling

LIC

Low-Income Country

LMIC

Lower Middle-Income Country

MIHS

Malawi Integrated Household Survey

MOOCs

Massive Open Online Courses

MSMEs

Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

NAPSA

National Pension Scheme Authority (Zambia)

NEET

Not in Education, Employment, or Training (Youth)

NGO

Non-Governmental Organisation

NIDS

National Income Dynamics Study

NSFAS

National Student Financial Aid Scheme

ODI

Overseas Development Institute

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OLS

Ordinary Least Squares

PIAAC

Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies

PISA

Programme for International Student Assessment

PIT

Personal Income Tax

PPPs

Purchasing Power Parities

REMPE

Regime Especial das Micro e Pequenas

RPL

Recognition of Prior Learning

SALDRU

Southern Africa Labour Development Research Unit

SDGs

Sustainable Development Goals

Sida

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

SMEs

Small and Medium-sized Enterprise

SP

Seguro Popular

SPIREWORK

Social Protection Plan for the Informal Economy and Rural Workers

SPTR

Social Protection Tax Revenue

SRD

Social Relief of Distress

SSC

Social Security Contribution

STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

THB

Thai Baht

TVET

Technical and Vocational Education and Training

UHC

Universal Health Coverage

UIF

Unemployment Insurance Fund

UMIC

Upper Middle-Income Country

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNWTO

United Nations World Tourism Organization

USD

United States Dollar

USP2030

Global Partnership for Universal Social Protection to Achieve the

Sustainable Development Goals by 2030

VAT

Value-Added Tax

VET

Vocational Education and Training

WEF

World Economic Forum

WHO

World Health Organization

WIEGO

Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing