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Tax Composition and Growth; A Broad Cross-Country Perspective

Ormaechea, Santiago Acosta; Yoo, Jiae - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

We investigate the relation between changes in tax composition and long-run economic growth using a new dataset covering a broad cross-section of countries with different income levels. We specifically consider 69 countries with at least 20 years of observations on total tax revenue during the...

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Capital Income Taxation and Economic Growth in Open Economies

Palomba, Geremia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

Do reductions in capital income taxes attract foreign capital and, at the same time, foster economic growth? This paper examines the effect of capital income taxation on the international allocation of capital and on economic growth in a two-country overlapping generations model with endogenous...

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Redistribution, Inequality, and Growth

Ostry, Jonathan David; Berg, Andrew; Tsangarides, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014

the previous SDN on inequality and growth by focusing on the role of redistribution. It finds that, from the perspective … of the best available macroeconomic data, there is not a lot of evidence that redistribution has in fact undercut … is a big tradeoff between redistribution and growth. The best available macroeconomic data do not support such a …

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Why India Can Grow At 7 Percent a Year or More; Projections and Reflections

Rodrik, Dani; Subramanian, Arvind - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

Using a simple growth accounting framework, we project India's future potential output growth rate through 2025. We argue that there is perhaps more upside potential than downside risks to our central estimate of annual growth, which is close to 7 percent for aggregate output, or 5.5 percent for...

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Short-And Long-Term Poverty and Social Policy in a "Snakes and Ladders" Model of Growth

Cuevas, Alfredo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

Throughout the world, the great popularity of programs to protect those who may fall into poverty stands in contrast with the weakness of policies aimed at helping individuals who are already poor to overcome long-term poverty. In the paper, an OLG model with persistent poverty and limited...

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The Elusive Quest for Inclusive Growth; Growth, Poverty, and Inequality in Asia

Balakrishnan, Ravi; Steinberg, Chad; Syed, Murtaza H. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

This paper assesses how pro-poor and inclusive Asia’s recent growth has been, and what factors have been driving these outcomes. It finds that while poverty has fallen across the region over the last two decades, inequality has increased, dampening the impact of growth on poverty reduction. As...

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Natural Resources, Volatility, and Inclusive Growth; Perspectives From the Middle East and North Africa

Nabli, Mustapha K.; Arezki, Rabah - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

This paper takes stock of the economic performance of resource rich countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) over the past forty years. While those countries have maintained high levels of income per capita, they have performed poorly when going beyond the assessment based on...

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Inclusive Growth; Measurement and Determinants

Anand, Rahul; Mishra, Saurabh; Peiris, Shanaka J. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

We estimate a unified measure of inclusive growth for emerging markets by integrating their economic growth performance and income distribution outcomes, using data over three decades. Country distributions are calibrated by combining PPP GDP per capita and income distribution from survey data....

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Republic of Tajikistan; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

The Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) of the Republic of Tajikistan for 2010â€“12 aims to serve as a medium-term program for the implementation of the National Development Strategy up to 2015. It will determine the major socioeconomic development of the country during this period, taking...

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Ghana; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

This is the third Annual Progress Report on the implementation of the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS). Both the budget and the GPRS propose to tackle issues including reduction in the domestic debt, reduction of inflation to single digits, increasing revenue mobilization, curtailing...

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