Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In addition, housing conditions have substantially improved, relative to the early 1980s, in …

"The authors apply the dynamic macroeconomic framework developed by Agnor, Bayraktar, and El Aynaoui (2004) to Niger … growth and poverty reduction in Niger. This paper--a product of Poverty Reduction and Economic Management 3, Africa Technical …

collapse of the uranium boom in the 1980s, and (4) the poor record of the VAT in mobilizing revenue. The large reduction in … tariffs during the 1980s and 1990s in the context of structural adjustment programs and West African regional integration … initiatives had adverse effects on trade tax revenue during the period 1980--2003. But higher import levels after 1994 succeeded …

This study shows how difficult it is for Niger to significantly change its expenditure composition in a short time span … for PRS priority sectors. It thoroughly assesses public management systems in Niger and presents an action plan, jointly …

The Niger Diagnostic Trade Integration Study (DTIS) has been prepared under the Integrated Framework (IF) for trade … with Niger's new strategy for accelerated development and poverty reduction. Indeed, that strategy refers to this study as …