This paper explores the role of public expenditure in fostering inclusive growth. It starts with a presentation of salient features of public expenditure. Then, it lays out an analytical framework that describes the channels through which public expenditure affects inequality and poverty in the...

In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries price subsidies are common, especially on food and fuels. However, these are neither well targeted nor cost effective as a social protection tool, often benefiting mainly the better off instead of the poor and vulnerable. This paper explores...

This paper investigates whether the financial liberalization that Morocco has been undertaking since the early 1990's has affected the demand for money. To achieve this analysis, the Johansen maximum-likelihood procedure is employed to estimate the long-run equilibrium relationship between real...