Clément Joubert

Research Economist

Clément Joubert is a Research Economist in the Development Research Group of the World Bank. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and was previously an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Econometrics, the Review of Economics and Statistics, and the International Economic Review. His research interests include labor markets in low- and middle-income countries, gender inequality, and social protection policy.

By Clément Joubert

Research

Inclusive Pensions for an Aging World: Evidence and Strategies for Engaging Informal Workers

This Working Paper reviews how different countries have designed pension schemes for informal workers. It focuses on contributory schemes for the “missing middle”: informal workers with sufficiently stable incomes to save for old age but who lack access to suitable pension options.