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final high-growth scenario explores requirements and consequences for Pakistan's economy if, during the period 2013-2022, it …
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Using a new tax database for 28 countries and a variety of econometric methods, this paper contributes to the debate on the effects of fiscal policy on economic activity in a number of ways. The analysis finds that tax cuts have a stimulative effect on economic growth in developing countries....
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The authors describe the main trends of Brazil's fiscal policy during the past decade and analyze (1) the ability to raise the primary surplus in response to external shocks, (2) the pro-cyclical nature of fiscal policy, and (3) the long-run impact of government expenditure composition and...
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, and natural resource dependence. In line with the political economy literature, the perception of corruption, social … management perspective, procyclical bias is still present, but there are significant changes: most of the political economy …
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Over the past 30 years, Vietnam has experienced significant shifts of employment away from agriculture toward … employers. As a part of all of these measures, Vietnam will also have to renew its efforts to integrate vulnerable groups into …
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in Vietnam shows that the main determinant of the eradication of extreme poverty by 2030 is the income of unskilled … significant impact on poverty in Vietnam in about a quarter of the scenarios, with 400,000 to more than a million people living in …
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borne out in an analysis of the incidence of government health spending in Vietnam (a country where fees are more pro …
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This paper provides an overview, macro application, and detailed documentation of GEM-Core, a dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model designed for medium- and long-run policy analysis. GEM stands for General Equilibrium Model. GEM-Core can address the issues that typically are...
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development quest. The sample includes Brazil, India, Vietnam and four African countries -- Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, and Zambia … industrialization only played a significant role in Vietnam …
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By international standards, and given its relatively low per capita income, Vietnam has achieved substantial reductions … inequalities in child survival are evident in Vietnam-a change from the early 1990s when none were apparent. The authors develop … progress among the poor will jeopardize Vietnam's chances of achieving the international development goals for child mortality …
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