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Nicaragua; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Progress Report on National Human Development Plan as of 2010
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
This paper reports on progress made on Nicaragua’s National Human Development Plan as of 2010. The operational goal for Nicaragua’s National Human Development Plan is economic growth with increased employment and reduced inequality and poverty. The results for 2007–10...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244377
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Democratic Republic of São Tomé And Príncipe: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This paper discusses Second National Poverty Reduction Strategy II (NPRS-II) (2012–2016) for Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. A comparison of the results of the 2000 and 2010 poverty profile, based on the average income method, shows that there was progress in reducing poverty,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245649
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The Human Cost of Recessions; Assessing It, Reducing It
Dao, Mai; Loungani, Prakash - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
Recessions leave scars on the labor market. Over 200 million people across the globe are estimated to be unemployed at present resulting from the Great Recession of 2007–09. We assess the human cost of increased unemployment by surveying what is known about the effects of past recessions....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245873
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826665
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Two Sides of the Same Coin? Rebalancing and Inclusive Growth in China
Lee, Il Houng; Syed, Murtaza H.; Wang, Xin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
This paper uses the Shapley Value decomposition technique to assess the factors behind the rise of inequality in China. It finds that, in many ways, inequality may have been an inevitable by-product of China’s investment and export-led growth model. Between Chinese households, we find that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790266
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Inclusive Growth and Inequality in Senegal
Kireyev, Alexei - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
The paper examines Senegal’s growth performance from the perspective of its povertyreducing and distributional characteristics, and discusses policies that might help make growth more inclusive. The main findings are that poverty has fallen in the last two decades, but poverty reduction has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790286
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Distributional Consequences of Fiscal Consolidation and the Role of Fiscal Policy; What Do the Data Say?
Woo, Jaejoon; Bova, Elva; Kinda, Tidiane; Zhang, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
The 2007-09 Great Recession has led to an unprecedented increase in public debt in many countries, triggering substantial fiscal adjustments. What are the distributional consequences of fiscal austerity measures? This is an important policy question. This paper analyzes the effects of fiscal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242413
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Cape Verde; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: First Annual Progress Report: Joint Staff Advisory Note
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN) reviews the First Annual Progress Report (APR) of Cape Verde on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) under the Policy Support Instrument (PSI). The JSAN recommends that the timeliness and reliability of data for the monitoring and evaluation of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242470
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Guinea; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This paper on Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers on Guinea explains medium-term development framework to achieve Millennium Development Goals and fulfill the authorities’ vision of Guinea as an emerging economy in 15 to 25 years, respectful of human rights and gender equality and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242909
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Rising Income Inequality; Technology, o+L3904r Trade and Financial Globalization?
Papageorgiou, Chris; Lall, Subir; Jaumotte, Florence - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
We examine the relationship between trade and financial globalization and the rise in inequality in most countries in … recent decades. We find technological progress as having a greater impact than globalization on inequality. The limited … overall impact of globalization reflects two offsetting tendencies: whereas trade globalization is associated with a reduction …
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