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Guyana; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report 2004

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

This paper reviews Guyanaâ€™s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) Progress Report 2004. In spite of many challenges, the government made progress in implementing its Poverty Reduction Program. In particular, it pursued prudent macroeconomic policies, which improved economic fundamentals...

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Health Aid and Infant Mortality

Newhouse, David Locke; Mishra, Prachi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

This paper examines the relationship between health aid and infant mortality, using data from 118 countries between 1973 and 2004. Health aid has a statistically significant effect on infant mortality: doubling per capita health aid is associated with a 2 percent reduction in the infant...

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Social Spending, Human Capital, and Growth in Developing Countries; Implications for Achieving the Mdgs

Baldacci, Emanuele; Cui, Qiang; Clements, Benedict J.; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

Using panel data from 120 developing countries from 1975 to 2000, this paper explores the direct and indirect channels linking social spending, human capital, and growth in a system of equations. The paper finds that both education and health spending have a positive and significant direct...

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Bangladesh; Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

This paper reviews Bangladeshâ€™s Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP). The paper addresses the question as to â€œwhat are the broad lessons from the past development experience.â€ It captures the salient features of social progress notwithstanding the challenging odds...

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Uganda; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

This report summarizes the Annual Progress Report of Uganda on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, which highlights the progress and outcomes of implementation of the Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) policies and programs. It provides assessments on achievements and problematic areas in...

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The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: 2003/04 Annual Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

This paper examines the Annual Progress Report on the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopiaâ€™s Poverty Reduction Strategy. The broad thrust of the governmentâ€™s strategy remains creating rural growth, accelerating private sector growth in the modern economy to create employment and...

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Vietnam; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

This paper assesses the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper of Vietnam, known as the Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy (CPRGS). It is an action program to achieve economic growth and poverty reduction objectives. This paper reviews the objectives and tasks of socio-economic...

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Uganda; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Joint Staff Advisory Note

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This Joint Staff Advisory Note discusses key priorities for strengthening Ugandaâ€™s Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) and for ensuring its effective implementation. PEAP 2004 describes the participatory process underpinning the development of the PEAP strategy, provides a poverty...

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Pakistan; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

To stimulate private sector credit expansions in Pakistan, the monetary policy has been accommodative while financial sector reforms have brought about a lowering of intermediation costs and bank spreads. Consequently, the weighted average lending rates have declined from 14.6 percent in June...

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Economic Implications of China's Demographics in the 21st Century

Cheng, Kevin C. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

general equilibrium model. The simulations show that lower fertility rates yield lower saving rates. Since lower fertility … mobility is high in China, a low fertility rate implies more future capital outflows. But if capital is less mobile, low … fertility today lowers the domestic return to capital and raises the domestic return to labor. In addition, the paper finds no …

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