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Alternative Forms of Mineral Taxation, Market Failure and the Environment
Muzondo, Timothy R. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1992
This paper examines the environmental effects of mineral taxes in a framework that recognizes the importance of rates and cumulative externalities and proposes an appropriate corrective tax. It concludes that mineral resources taxation should combine neutral taxes with a dynamic Pigovian type...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263912
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Economic and Environmental Benefits of Eliminating Log Export Bans; The Case of Costa Rica
Kishor, Nalin M.; Mani, Muthukumara; Constantino, Luis F. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
An increasing number of tropical timber producing nations have enacted bans on export of logs. Proponents argue that a log export ban is a second-best policy tool for addressing environmental externalities; it also creates more jobs and improves scale efficiencies domestically. Theoretical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825769
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Public Expenditure Policy and the Environment; A Review and Synthesis
Miranda, Kenneth M.; Parry, Ian W.H.; Gupta, Sanjeev - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1993
identifies areas of public expenditure policy that interact with the environment. It argues that a reform of certain types of … tend to benefit the environment, thereby moving an economy towards ‘sustainable’ development. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825826
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The Complier Pays Principle; The Limits of Fiscal Approaches toward Sustainable Forest Management
Leruth, Luc E.; Paris, R.; Ruzicka, I. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
This paper examines the role and impact of taxation on sustainable forest management. It is shown that fiscal instruments neither reinforce nor substitute for traditional regulatory approaches. Far from encouraging more sustainable forest management, fiscal instruments such as an inappropriate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768783
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Optimal Fiscal Policy and the Environment
Ligthart, Johanna Elisabeth - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1998
the environment, public funds are inexpensive, and public abatement is relatively productive. The analysis also shows that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599649
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Burkina Faso; Strategy for Accelerated Growth and Sustainable Development 2011–2015
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This paper focuses on the Strategy for Accelerated Growth and Sustainable Development (SCADD) for Burkina Faso. It provides an overview of a decade of development, takes stock of the recent performance of Burkina Faso in various areas, and identifies the main challenges. The paper spells out a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244631
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Vietnam; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Annual Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This paper presents the Annual Progress Report on Vietnam’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. The industrial output and export turnover have continuously increased and exceeded the targeted plan. The entire social investment has been fairly well increased, especially that of the private sector,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768446
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India: Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2015
economies (EMs) including India. The results suggest that a surge in global financial market volatility is transmitted very …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244601
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Women Workers in India: Why So Few Among So Many?
Das, Sonali; Jain-Chandra, Sonali; Kochhar, Kalpana; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
This paper examines the determinants of female labor force participation in India, against the backdrop of India having … one of the lowest participation rates for women among peer countries. Using extensive Indian household survey data, we … model the labor force participation choices of women, conditional on demographic characteristics and education, as well as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242329
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Côte d’Ivoire; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
Côte d’Ivoire's government decided on the National Development Plan to give a new impetus to its development policy. This new strategy is based on an ambitious and realistic recovery and development program centered on private and public investment. The institutional monitoring framework for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244156