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Evaluating Alternative Approaches to Poverty Alleviation; Rice Tariffs Versus Targeted Transfers in Madagascar
Dorosh, Paul A.; Coady, David; Minten, Bart - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
for poverty alleviation. Although there are likely to be substantial efficiency gains from tariff reductions, these accrue … costeffective approach to poverty alleviation. Such an approach should be financed by switching revenue raising from rice tariffs to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826495
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When is Growth Pro-Poor? Cross-Country Evidence
Kraay, Aart - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
Growth is pro-poor if the poverty measure of interest falls. This implies three potential sources of pro-poor growth …: (a) a high rate of growth of average incomes; (b) a high sensitivity of poverty to growth in average incomes; and (c) a … poverty-reducing pattern of growth in relative incomes. I empirically decompose changes in poverty in a large sample of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605055
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A Quest for Revenue and Tax Incidence in Uganda
Matovu, John; Chen, Duanjie; Reinikka-Soininen, Ritva - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
This paper examines tax policy and tax reforms in Uganda. Using household survey evidence, the paper identifies which taxes are progressive and investigates whether tax reforms have made the poor better or worse off. Household survey analysis reveals that some of the tax reforms implemented in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263814
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Tax Policy and Reform for Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 1990
This paper identifies tax factors in 21 developing countries that have an impact on foreign direct investment flows. It categorizes those factors into issues associated with tax coordination; tax rates and rate structures; and composition of the tax base. Recent actions by countries reveal no...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263965
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The Russian Flat Tax Reform
Keen, Michael; Klemm, Alexander; Ivanova, Anna - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
Russia dramatically reduced its higher rates of personal income tax (PIT) in 2001 establishing a single marginal rate at the low level of 13 percent. In the following year, real revenue from the PIT actually increased by about 26 percent. This 'flat tax' experience has attracted much attention...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825660
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The "Flat Tax(es)"; Principles and Evidence
Varsano, Ricardo; Kim, Kevin; Keen, Michael - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
One of the most striking tax developments in recent years, and one that continues to attract considerable attention, is the adoption by several countries of a form of "flat tax." Discussion of these quite radical reforms has been marked, however, more by assertion and rhetoric than by analysis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769304
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A New Action-Based Dataset of Fiscal Consolidation
Pescatori, Andrea; Leigh, Daniel; Guajardo, Jaime; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
This paper presents a new dataset of fiscal consolidation for 17 OECD economies during 1978-2009. We focus on discretionary changes in taxes and government spending primarily motivated by a desire to reduce the budget deficit and not by a response to prospective economic conditions. To identify...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009151218
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Namibia; 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Namibia
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This 2006 Article IV Consultation highlights that with generally prudent macroeconomic policies, Namibia has enjoyed robust growth, moderate inflation, and strong external surpluses. Growth is expected to increase to 4½ percent in 2006, after 4¼ percent in 2005, owing in part to a recovery...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244194
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Republic of Moldova; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Evaluation Report 2005: Joint Staff Advisory Note
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
accomplishments and shortcomings of the past year, focusing on outcomes rather than inputs. It points to evidence of continued poverty … presents an updated description of the dynamics of poverty and inequality in Moldova. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244213
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Gabon; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
Efficiency and equity reasons suggest placing a high priority on ensuring that fiscal policy is on a sustainable path. This chapter has sought to estimate the sustainable long-term non-oil primary deficit and the optimal adjustment path toward that level. The banks’ inability to monitor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244307