Governments in developed countries have long used, directly or indirectly through their tax systems, policies that subsidise or otherwise encourage the population at large to acquire assets such as financial savings, home ownership, retirement funds, education (human capital) or business...

The positive impacts of social protection on reducing poverty and inequality and contributing to development are well evidenced. Establishing an integrated system facilitates the provision of a social protection floor, whereby individuals are appropriately protected throughout the life cycle....

This comparative table includes data related to international immigrants by citizenship and age. Most of the thematic files of the database include three core variables: the country of residence, the country of birth and educational attainment as well as subcategories for gender and age.