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progress in SDGs by 2030. Benin and Rwanda are presented in detail through case studies. The main lessons are: i) average … sources given the scale of additional spending, and iv) strong national ownership of SDGs is key and should be reflected in …
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We use a unique data set for 115 countries, from 2000-18, and 5-year non-overlapping averages to explore the impact of technical assitance on revenue mobilization. To the authors' knowledge this is the first such effort to determine a direct relationship between technical assistance and the...
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inequality in Mexico over 2004-16, identify its sources, and investigate how it was affected by government social policy. We find … evidence of only a small decline in inequality over this period. The observed decline may be attributed to government transfers …
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support of inclusive growth. It starts with a discussion of the key principles from tax theory to guide practical tax design …
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Is there a one-size-fits-all approach to inclusive growth? We look at four key case studies across advanced and … countries the key components of inclusive growth models, outcomes from these models, and the road ahead in the respective … role of social assistance and commodity boom in Brazil, and the inequality puzzle in Egypt. The paper finds that there is a …
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for Guatemala couched within the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda. Overall, Guatemala faces … infrastructure SDGs. While substantial, these cost estimates are commensurate with a well-defined financing strategy encompassing …
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sustainable development goals (SDGs). Under current policies, Rwanda would meet its SDGs right after 2050. Active policies that … financing gap, enabling the country to meet its SDG targets by 2040. For Rwanda to meet its SDGs by 2030, active policies would …
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When other measures for material welfare are scarce or unreliable, the use of average stature and body mass index (BMI) values is common. BMI reflects the current difference between calories consumed, calories required for work, and to withstand the physical environment. This study evaluates...
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Absolute poverty has dropped markedly in Bulgaria but income inequality has increased substantially in the aftermath of … the GFC. This increase is due to a rise in market income inequality that was compounded by a reduction in fiscal … redistributive efficiency. The COVID-19 crisis is likely to deepen income inequality, increasing the room for redistributive policies …
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Over the past decades ASEAN countries have experienced rapid economic growth accompanied by a dramatic fall in poverty … rates, but income inequality has not retreated. This research aims at identifying factors which could contribute to more … equally distributed growth in ASEAN. To measure inclusive growth, we use a variable integrating per capita income growth and …
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