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A Gem for Streamlined Dynamic CGE Analysis : Structure, Interface, Data, and Macro Application

Cicowiez, Martin - 2018

This paper provides an overview, macro application, and detailed documentation of GEM-Core, a dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model designed for medium- and long-run policy analysis. GEM stands for General Equilibrium Model. GEM-Core can address the issues that typically are...

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Poverty and Survival Prospects of Vietnamese Children Under Doi Moi

Wagstaff, Adam - 2017

By international standards, and given its relatively low per capita income, Vietnam has achieved substantial reductions … inequalities in child survival are evident in Vietnam-a change from the early 1990s when none were apparent. The authors develop … progress among the poor will jeopardize Vietnam's chances of achieving the international development goals for child mortality …

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Welfare and Poverty Impacts of India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme : Evidence from Andhra Pradesh

Deininger, Klaus - 2017

This paper uses a three-round 4,000-household panel from Andhra Pradesh together with administrative data to explore short and medium-term poverty and welfare effects of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Triple difference estimates suggest that participants significantly increase...

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Latin American Growth : A Trade Perspective

de la Torre, Augusto - 2019

This paper reviews the determinants of Latin America's uneven growth based on an accounting decomposition that breaks down countries' growth (relative to the world) into three trade-related channels: (i) an export pull measuring the traction exerted by the country's exports, (ii) an external...

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International Trade and Inclusive Growth : A Primer for Busy Policy Analysts

Lederman, Daniel - 2017

This note provides two analytical frameworks for understanding the role of trade in promoting inclusive growth in developing economies. A working definition of inclusive growth focuses on long-term, sustained growth associated with productivity growth and employment opportunities for broad...

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Impact of Fiscal Policy on Poverty and Inequality in Uganda : Fiscal Incidence Analysis Using the Unhs 2016/17

Mejia-Mantilla, Carolina - 2019

This study analyzes the incidence of public revenues (tax collection) and expenditures (including direct and indirect transfers, indirect subsidies, and in-kind transfers) on the level of poverty and inequality in Uganda, using the internationally recognized methodology developed by the...

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New Evidence on the Cyclicality of Fiscal Policy

Carneiro, Francisco - 2017

This paper presents new evidence on the patterns of cyclicality in the fiscal policy stance of developing and industrialized countries over a period of more than three decades covering 180 countries during 1980?2012. First, the paper considers issues of robustness in the choice of the proxy for...

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Pro-Growth Equity : A Policy Framework for the Twin Goals

López-Calva, Luis Felipe - 2017

Growth is an important channel for poverty reduction. Policies to make growth more "inclusive" have permeated the development debate and "pro-poor growth" has been the subject of a wide range of papers in the literature, including issues related to measurement, modeling, and policy. However, the...

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Vietnam's Evolving Poverty Map : Patterns and Implications for Policy

Lanjouw, Peter F. - 2017

This paper uses small area estimation techniques to update Vietnam's province and district-level poverty map to 2009 … targeting have become more pronounced over time in Vietnam. Although poverty reduction in Vietnam has been impressive, further …

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Digital Trade in MENA : Regulatory Readiness Assessment

Daza Jaller, Lillyana Sophia - 2020

and North Africa region is falling behind in establishing a modern governance framework for the digital economy. The …

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