This paper reviews the financial implications of aging for the pension system in Belgium during 1995-2050. Our simulations indicate a strong rise in pension expenditure over the next half century, as is the case in other industrialized countries. In Belgium, the problem is particularly acute in...

The Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) is used by the IMF to provide support for countries' implementation of their poverty reduction and growth strategies. A key requirement in the design of PRGF programs is understanding the effects of reform program measures on vulnerable...

Die Studie "Making the great turnaround work. Economic policy for a green and just transition" ist das Ergebnis einer Reihe von transatlantischen Round table-Gesprächen über die Zukunft der Wirtschaftspolitik, an denen bekannte Wirtschaftswissenschaftler*innen wie Adam Tooze, Daniela Gabor,...

Jährlich veröffentlichte Umwelt-Bestandsaufnahme des renommierten Worldwatch Institute in Washington, DC in Zusammenarbeit mit der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung und Germanwatch (vgl. zuletzt die Ausgabe von 2003: BA 7/03). Diesjähriger Themenschwerpunkt ist der Konsum mit seinen vielfältigen...

This paper seeks to address queries on several operational issues: (i) the robustness of the indicative thresholds; (ii) modalities for implementing DSAs; and (iii) operational implications for the Fund, Bank, and other international financial institutions and creditors

The objective of the joint Fund-Bank debt sustainability framework for low-income countries is to support LICs in their efforts to achieve their development goals without creating future debt problems. Countries that have received debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC)...