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Analyzing Fiscal Space Using the MAMS Model
Fund, International Monetary - 2009
This paper analyses economic implications and the transmission mechanisms of different options for creating and using fiscal space. For creating fiscal space, we consider prioritizing expenditures, raising revenue, and scaled-up aid. Fiscal space is used for increasing health and education...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677888
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The Macroeconomics of Scaling Up Aid
Mongardini, Joannes - 2009
This paper assesses the macroeconomic implications of scaling up aid for Benin in line with the Gleneagles commitment to double aid to poor countries over the next three years to reach 85 per capita by 2010 and keep it at that level thereafter. The analysis suggests that the additional aid...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677785
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Aid Scaling Up : Do Wage Bill Ceilings Stand in the Way?
Fedelino, Annalisa - 2006
Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. SCALING UP AID AND THE ROLE OF THE IMF -- III. WHY WAGE BILL CEILINGS? -- IV. WAGE BILL CONDITIONALITY IN PRACTICE -- V. DO WAGE BILL CEILINGS ACCOMMODATE DONOR-FINANCED WAGE SPENDING IN PRIORITY SECTORS? -- VI. IMPROVING WAGE BILL CONDITIONALITY --...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012691141
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Gender and its Relevance to Macroeconomic Policy: A Survey
Stotsky, Janet Gale - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
This survey examines the implications of gender differences in economic behavior for macroeconomic policy. It finds that reducing gender inequality and improving the status of women may contribute to higher rates of economic growth and greater macroeconomic stability. Women's relative lack of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826540
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Sex Discrimination and Growth
Esteve-Volart, Berta - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
This paper argues that sex discrimination is an inefficient practice. We model sex discrimination as the complete exclusion of females from the labor market or as the exclusion of females from managerial positions. The former implies a reduction in GDP per capita; the latter distorts the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599386
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Money Isn't Everything : The Challenge of Scaling Up Aid to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals in Ethiopia
Mattina, Todd D - 2006
Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE CHALLENGE OF FORMULATING AN MDG SCENARIO -- III. THE FIRST-GENERATION MDG SCENARIO FOR ETHIOPIA -- IV. A "SECOND-GENERATION" MDG SCENARIO FOR ETHIOPIA -- V. REMAINING CHALLENGES -- References.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012691142
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The Elusive Quest for Inclusive Growth : Growth, Poverty, and Inequality in Asia
Balakrishnan, Ravi - 2013
This paper assesses how pro-poor and inclusive Asia's recent growth has been, and what factors have been driving these …, dampening the impact of growth on poverty reduction. As a result, relative to other emerging and developing regions and to Asia … policies that could help redress these trends and broaden the benefits of growth in Asia. These include fiscal policies to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014409435
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Gender Budgeting
Stotsky, Janet Gale - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
Women are disadvantaged relative to men, according to key economic, social, and political measures of equality, but in many areas, such as education, differences are narrowing. The concept of externalities underlies the arguments for including gender considerations in budget programs and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826086
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Institutional Factors and Financial Sector Development
Toroyan, Hovhannes - 2009
The paper assesses the effects of certain institutional factors on financial sector development in Sub- Saharan Africa (SSA). Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is applied to determine the extent to which these institutions affect the financial sector, and to suggest which institutions play a more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677506
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Fiscal Policy and Economic Development
Mourmouras, Alex - 2008
This paper offers possible explanations for three generally observed facts about fiscal policy and development: (F1) The relative size of government increases as an economy develops, (F2) The rise in government and taxation are associated with rising or constant economic growth rates, and (F3)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677599