Diloá Bailey-Athias
Senior Economist
An Economist with research interests in public policy and development economics. He contributes to our quantitative analysis informing our social policy studies. He recently obtained his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois, USA. He enjoys playing chess and being with his family.
Diloá Bailey-Athias' Work
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Social Security: a pillar of inclusive growth for Kenya? – Executive summary
This study rigorously investigates the relationship between social security and growth, and models returns to GDP from an investment in expanded coverage of universal social security in Kenya.
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Targeting Evaluation of the Somalia Shock-Responsive Safety Net for Human Capital Project (SNHCP)
Development Pathways, in partnership with Samuel Hall, conducted a targeting evaluation of the Shock-responsive Safety Net for Human Capital Project (SNHCP). The report finds the SNHCP to be a success in reaching many vulnerable households in challenging environments. By reflecting on these successes and challenges the report provides insights into the lessons learnt for which similar cash transfer programmes can build on in the future.
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Join our events this autumn
As the autumn leaves start to fall and summer winds down in the UK, our team are doing anything but winding down! Over the coming weeks, we are busy speaking...
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Social protection – a situational analysis of persons with disabilities in Cambodia
This report presents an analysis of the challenges faced by persons with disabilities across Cambodia, with a particular focus on income security.
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Empowering Cambodians with disabilities through social protection
Findings from interviews with 12 Cambodian organisations for persons with disabilities on how to improve the social protection system.
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ITUC report reveals the economic benefits of social protection
A new report released by the International Trade Union Confederation demonstrates that increased investment in social protection yields positive economic returns.
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Inequality and social security in the Asia-Pacific region
The Asia-Pacific region is characterised by high levels of income inequality, which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis. This report provides analysis and recommendations on how to % reduce inequality in the region.
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Addressing the economic crisis of COVID-19 in Asia through social protection
UNDP Asia-Pacific and Development Pathways worked to prepare an analytical background paper on fiscal mechanisms to promote inter-generational equity. However, midway through the project, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. With all Asian economies having been hit hard by the crisis and economic growth falling significantly, Development Pathways conducted additional research and analysis to develop a publication.
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Social registries: a short history of abject failure
This paper, which was written in partnership with Act Church of Sweden, examines the utility of the so-called "social registry" - a database that determines people's eligibility for welfare programs - within social protection.
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Building Inclusive Social Protection Systems for Persons with Disabilities
The UK Government asked us to undertake research which seeks to examine how social protection systems and schemes can be made more inclusive of persons with disabilities.
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What can data tell us about international commitment to providing access to disability benefits?
Written by Patrick Llewellin, Diloá Athias, and Bjorn Gelders In recognition of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Development Pathways is launching the 2019 edition of our Disability Benefit Database – a unique inventory of tax-financed disability benefits in low- and middle-income countries around the world. Persons with disabilities – and their households – face a higher risk of living in poverty than people without disabilities. Even when incomes are similar, people with disabilities tend to...
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Harnessing their Potential – The State of Disability in Uganda: Summary Report
This summary report provides an overview of the key findings of the final Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development report. It examines the vulnerabilities and risks that persons with disabilities, and their caregivers, face across their lifecycle and includes an overview of the additional costs of living with a disability in Uganda, as captured by both quantitive and qualitative data.
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Situational Analysis of Persons with Disabilities in Uganda
This report provides an overview of the vulnerabilities and risks that persons with disabilities, and their caregivers, face across their lifecycle in Uganda.
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Scoping and Sector Review of Social Protection in Somaliland
This Scoping Study and Sector Review is a strategic analysis of the existing policy landscape in Somaliland in order to inform the development of a Social Protection system.
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Hit and Miss: An assessment of targeting effectiveness in social protection – Summary version with updated analysis
One of the most highly charged debates in social protection is how best to undertake targeting: while some social protection practitioners are passionate advocates of income testing (or poverty targeting), others highlight the many advantages of universal selection. However, as with any debate, it is best to first look at the evidence.
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Addressing the COVID-19 economic crisis in Asia through social protection
This paper examines social security responses that Asian countries have already implemented in response to COVID-19 and proposes a range of more effective complementary or alternative approaches.
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Analysis of Refugee Vulnerability in Uganda
The aim of this report was to review the current selection criteria for food assistance in Uganda by presenting an in-depth vulnerability study.
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The effectiveness of the graduation approach: what does the evidence tell us?
Stephen Kidd and Diloá Athias critically assess what the evidence tells us about the effectiveness of the Graduation approach.
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Launch of new Disability Benefits Database
Development Pathways launch the 2019 edition of our Disability Benefit Database – a unique inventory of tax-financed disability benefits in low- and middle-income countries around the world
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Leaving No-one Behind: Building Inclusive Social Protection Systems for Persons with Disabilities
This report examines how to make social protection systems and schemes more inclusive of persons with disabilities. Social protection can play a key role in empowering persons with disabilities by...
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Hit and Miss: An assessment of targeting effectiveness in social protection with additional analysis
This paper (now updated with additional analysis as of June 2020) is the result of a global review of the effectiveness of different methods of selecting social protection recipients, both...
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Quantitative Impact Analysis of Uganda’s Senior Citizens Grant
An impact analysis by Development Pathways’ Bjorn Gelders and Diloa Bailey-Athias, who employ a novel, low-cost approach to identifying the impacts of Uganda’s Senior Citizens Grant. Their work provides further...
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Social Protection and Disability in South Africa
This working paper launches a new series of publications that identify good practice in enabling the inclusion of persons with disabilities in social protection systems and programmes. It finds that...
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The effectiveness of the Graduation Approach: What does the evidence tell us?
In a special edition of the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth’s Policy in Focus, the graduation approach to poverty reduction is explored by a number of contributors. The paper...
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Pension promotes wellbeing and impacts economy, evaluation for Uganda concludes
Findings of a new quantitative assessment of the impact of the Senior Citizens Grant in Uganda show that the programme has made deeper impacts than previously discovered. The findings of...
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Exclusion by Design: the effectiveness of the Proxy Means Test
In recent years, the proxy means test (PMT) has become the predominant targeting mechanism for social assistance schemes in developing countries. It has many powerful advocates and claims that it...
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The Effectiveness of Targeting: Options for Uganda
This paper attempts to clarify the concept of targeting within the context of Uganda and discuss the most effective means of ensuring that ‘the poor’ and vulnerable are included in...
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