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Income Inequality and Redistributive Government Spending

International Monetary Fund - 2003

The paper examines empirically the question of whether more unequal societies spend more on income redistribution than their more egalitarian counterparts. Theoretical arguments on this issue are inconclusive. The political economy literature suggests that redistributive spending is higher in...

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Chile : 2008 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Chile

International Monetary Fund - 2008

This 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights that the Chilean economy has proved resilient in the face of strong economic and financial headwinds during the past year. Rising world prices for energy and food have been exacerbated by drought and a tight domestic energy situation. The government...

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Chile : Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation

International Monetary Fund - 2011

In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country

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Chile : 2002 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Chile

International Monetary Fund - 2002

This 2002 Article IV Consultation highlights that Chile’s economic fundamentals remain sound and have improved through … offset by a strong expansion of net export volumes. With a substantial decline in Chile’s terms of trade, however, the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014407334

Chile : Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation

International Monetary Fund - 2000

Chile's overall economic performance during 1990–97 was very strong. By early 1998, Chile faced the difficult …

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Chile : 2003 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Chile

International Monetary Fund - 2003

Chile has successfully resisted contagion from neighboring countries' difficulties. Chile's inflation targeting … continues to serve Chile well. The interest in recapitalizing the central bank is welcomed. Executive Directors commend Chile … for the transparency of monetary and fiscal policies. Chile faces the essential task of returning to sustained economic …

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The Welfare Effects of Public Expenditure Programs Reconsidered

International Monetary Fund - 1989

The paper proposes a new welfare-based measure to evaluate the distributive effects of public programs. The proposed measure differs from traditional approaches in two important ways: first, it is based on life-cycle considerations, since most public expenditure programs have an intertemporal...

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Chile : Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund - 2002

This Selected Issues paper examines a number of potential factors that may have influenced the short-term behavior of the exchange rate between the Chilean peso and the U.S. dollar during the period of floating exchange rate, including the possible impact of developments in Argentina during...

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Chile : 2005 Article IV Consultation — Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Chile

International Monetary Fund - 2005

The staff report for the 2005 Article IV Consultation for Chile highlights short-term economic outlook and fiscal …

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Chile : Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund - 2005

This Selected Issues paper on Chile assesses the long-term outlook of Chile’s private pension system. The paper … provides an overview of Chile’s recent experience with public–private partnerships (PPPs), focusing on the design of its … institutional framework. The paper discusses that Chile’s experience with PPPs, currently covering 44 projects, has been successful …

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