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Monetary Policy and COVID-19
Brzoza-Brzezina, Michal; Kolasa, Marcin; Makarski, Krzysztof - 2022
We study the macroeconomic effects of the COVID-19 epidemic in a quantitative dynamic general equilibrium setup with nominal rigidities. We evaluate various containment policies and show that they allow to dramatically reduce the welfare cost of the disease. Then we investigate the role that...
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Social Spending in Mexico : Needs, Priorities and Reforms
Ahmed Hannan, Swarnali; Cuesta Aguirre, Juan Pablo; … - 2022
-country comparisons, this paper reviews key social programs as well as priorities in education and health. It finds that higher spending …
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Recoveries after Pandemics : The Role of Policies and Structural Features
Cuesta Aguirre, Juan Pablo; Ahmed Hannan, Swarnali - 2022
, and health spending per capita) …
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Sub-Saharan Africa : A Survey of Gender Budgeting Efforts
Stotsky, Janet Gale - 2016
Gender budgeting is an initiative to use fiscal policy and administration to address gender inequality and women's advancement. A large number of sub-Saharan African countries have adopted gender budgeting. Two countries that have achieved notable success in their efforts are Uganda and Rwanda,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012977811
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Do Resource Windfalls Improve the Standard of Living in Sub-Saharan African Countries? : Evidence from a Panel of Countries
Lee, Munseob - 2015
We examine the impact of resource windfall on the standard of living both in the short-run and long-run, using a sample of 130 countries, 1963-2007. Then, we systematically investigate the effect of resource windfall on welfare in three different groups of countries: We find that in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013022269
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The Quality of the Recent High-Growth Episode in Sub-Saharan Africa
Martinez, Marcelo - 2013
episodes? (ii) has this growth had an impact on socially desirable outcomes, for example, improvements in health, education and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013085136
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Sub-Saharan Africa : Building Resilience to Climate-Related Disasters
Pondi, Eric M.; Choi, Seung Mo; Mitra, Pritha - 2022
(facilitating irrigation) is found to be most effective for reducing damage from droughts while improved health care and education …
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Education and Health for Inclusiveness
Filmer, Deon; Gatti, Roberta; Rogers, F. Halsey; … - 2021
We discuss existing shortfalls and inequalities in the accumulation of human capital—knowledge, skills, and health. We … improve: the quality, and not just the quantity, of education and health care; outcomes for disadvantaged groups; and lifelong …
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Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Rollouts and Their Effects on Health Outcomes
Deb, Pragyan; Furceri, Davide; Jiménez, Daniel; … - 2022
This paper examines empirically the determinants of COVID-19 vaccine rollouts and their effects on health outcomes. We … assemble a comprehensive and novel cross-country database at a daily frequency on vaccinations and various health outcomes (new …’s health infrastructure, and vaccine acceptance are significant determinants of the speed of vaccination rollouts; (ii) vaccine …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013300533
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Informality and Gender Gaps Going Hand in Hand
Malta, Vivian - 2019
In sub-Saharan Africa women work relatively more in the informal sector than men. Many factors could explain this difference, including women's lower education levels, legal barriers, social norms and demographic characteristics. Cross-country comparisons indicate strong associations between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012868267