| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| AFD | Agence Française de Développement |
| BB | Basic benefit |
| BPJS | Bandan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial [Social Insurance Administration Organization], Indonesia |
| BRL | Brazilian real |
| BSM | Bantuan Siswa Miskin [Cash Transfers for Poor Students], Indonesia |
| BSP | Benefício para Superação da Extrema Pobreza [Benefit to Overcome Extreme Poverty], Brazil |
| BV | Benefício Variável [Variable Benefits], Brazil |
| BVJ | Benefício Variável Jovem [Variable Youth Benefit], Brazil |
| CCTs | Conditional cash transfers |
| DFID | Department for International Development |
| ECD | Early childhood development |
| EUR | Euro |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FRDD | Fuzzy regression discontinuity design |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GHS | Ghanaian cedi |
| ICESCR | International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| ICT | Information and communication technology |
| IDB | Inter-American Development Bank |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| INSS | Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social [National Social Security Institute], Brazil |
| IPEA | Instituto de Pesquisa Economica Aplicada [Institute for applied economic research], Brazil |
| ISSA | International Social Security Association |
| IV | Instrumental variable |
| IZA | Institute of Labor Economics |
| JHT | Jaminan Hari Tua [Old Age Insurance], Indonesia |
| JKK | Jaminan Kecelakaan Kerja [Occupational Injury Benefit], Indonesia |
| JKM | Jaminan Kematian [Survivor Allowance], Indonesia |
| JP | Jaminan Pensiun [Pension Protection], Indonesia |
| KIP | Kartu Indonesia Pintar card [Indonesia Smart Card], Indonesia |
| KPS/KKS | Kartu Perlindungan Sosial/Kartu Keluarfa Sejahtera card [Social Security Card/Family Welfare Card Indonesia], Indonesia |
| LAC | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| LEAP | Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty, Ghana |
| NDPC | National Development Planning Commission, Indonesia |
| ODI | Overseas Development Institute |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PES | Public Employment Services |
| PIP | Program Indonesia Pintar [Smart Indonesia Program], Indonesia |
| PKH | Programme Keluarga Harapan [Family Hope Programme], Indonesia |
| RDD | Regression discontinuity design |
| SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SJSN | Sistem Jaminan Sosial Nasional [National Social Insurance System], Indonesia |
| SOEP | German Socio-Economic Panel |
| SUSENAS | Indonesian National Socio-Economic Survey |
| UCT | Unconditional cash transfer |
| UN DESA | United Nations Department of Social and Economic Affairs |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| USD | United States dollar |