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Inequalities and Growth in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Region
Basdevant, Olivier; Benicio, Dalmacio; Yakhshilikov, Yorbol - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
This paper applies the work of Berg and Ostry (2011) to the SACU region, to identify how inequalities have played a … role in growth in each of these countries, and elaborates policy options to mitigate the effects of inequalities and foster … growth. Lower income inequalities could lead to significant gains, as SACU countries could almost double the duration of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790343
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Financial Deepening, Property Rights and Poverty; Evidence From Sub-Saharan Africa
Huang, Yifei; Singh, Raju Jan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
Recent studies on the relationship between financial development and poverty have been inconclusive. Some claim that, by allowing more entrepreneurs to obtain financing, financial development improves the allocation of capital, which has a particularly large impact on the poor. Others argue that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009293779
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242249
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Inclusive Growth and the Incidence of Fiscal Policy in Mauritius; Much Progress, But More Could be Done
David, Antonio; Petri, Martin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
Using data from three household surveys, we review whether growth in Mauritius was inclusive and discuss the incidence of public expenditures and taxes. Generally, Mauritius enjoys an even income distribution and low rates of poverty. Nevertheless, over the 2000s, despite overall progress, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242301
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Botswana; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
Poverty and unemployment remained high in Botswana. The shortcomings of the labor market policies are responsible for a high unemployment rate. This selected issues paper sheds considerable light on ways that Botswana can enhance inclusive growth and reduce the high level of structural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243905
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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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Inequality, Poverty, and Growth; Cross-Country Evidence
Iradian, Garbis - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
This paper examines the empirical relationship between inequality and growth, and analyzes the impacts of growth, inequality, and government spending on poverty reduction. A new panel dataset has been assembled on inequality and poverty that reduces measurement error and ensures comparability...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263901
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Land Distribution and Financial System Development
Vollrath, Dietrich; Erickson, Lennart - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
Research on credit markets from developing economies, as well as work on the origin of institutions in general, has suggested that land inequality may play a role in determining financial development. In this paper we establish empirically that initial land inequality is a significant predictor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599730
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Identifying Constraints to Financial Inclusion and Their Impact on GDP and Inequality: A Structural Framework for Policy
Dabla-Norris, Era; Ji, Yan; Townsend, Robert; Unsal, D. … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
We develop a micro-founded general equilibrium model with heterogeneous agents to identify pertinent constraints to financial inclusion. We evaluate quantitatively the policy impacts of relaxing each of these constraints separately, and in combination, on GDP and inequality. We focus on three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011163128
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Income Inequality and Fiscal Policy
Coady, David; Gupta, Sanjeev - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
Staff Discussion Notes showcase the latest policy-related analysis and research being developed by individual IMF staff and are published to elicit comment and to further debate. These papers are generally brief and written in nontechnical language, and so are aimed at a broad audience...
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