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Newhouse, David Locke; Mishra, Prachi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

This paper examines the relationship between health aid and infant mortality, using data from 118 countries between 1973 and 2004. Health aid has a statistically significant effect on infant mortality: doubling per capita health aid is associated with a 2 percent reduction in the infant...

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Poverty and Social Impact Analysis; Linking Macroeconomic Policies to Poverty Outcomes: Summary of Early Experiences

Robb, Caroline M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

The objective of this paper is to present some early experiences of poverty and social impact analysis (PSIA) from the PRGF-supported programs in the African Department. The paper illustrates that many staff country reports have taken a first step toward PSIA by making more explicit the links...

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What Should Macroeconomists Know About Health Care Policy?

Heller, Peter S. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

This primer aims to provide IMF macroeconomists with the essential information they need to address issues concerning health sector policy, particularly when they have significant macroeconomic implications. Such issues can also affect equity and growth and are fundamental to any strategy of...

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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...

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Social Spending, Human Capital, and Growth in Developing Countries; Implications for Achieving the Mdgs

Baldacci, Emanuele; Cui, Qiang; Clements, Benedict J.; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

Using panel data from 120 developing countries from 1975 to 2000, this paper explores the direct and indirect channels linking social spending, human capital, and growth in a system of equations. The paper finds that both education and health spending have a positive and significant direct...

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Economic Implications of China's Demographics in the 21st Century

Cheng, Kevin C. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

general equilibrium model. The simulations show that lower fertility rates yield lower saving rates. Since lower fertility … mobility is high in China, a low fertility rate implies more future capital outflows. But if capital is less mobile, low … fertility today lowers the domestic return to capital and raises the domestic return to labor. In addition, the paper finds no …

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Poverty and Social Impact Analysis; A Suggested Framework

Hossain, Shahabuddin Mosherraf - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

Following the adoption by the international community of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) approach, which provides the basis for concessional lending by the multilateral institutions, there has been a resurgence of interest in the poverty and social impact analysis (PSIA) of different...

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How Useful Are Benefit Incidence Analyses of Public Education and Health Spending

Tiongson, Erwin; Davoodi, Hamid Reza; Asawanuchit, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

This paper provides a primer on benefit incidence analysis (BIA) for macroeconomists and a new data set on the benefit incidence of education and health spending covering 56 countries over 1960-2000, representing a significant improvement in quality and coverage over existing compilations. The...

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Poverty in a Wealthy Economy; The Case of Nigeria

Canagarajah, Sudharshan; Thomas, Saji - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

This paper describes the nature and evolution of poverty in Nigeria between 1985 and 1992. It highlights the potential wealth of the Nigerian economy and examines how the economic policies pursued in the 1980s and 1990s impacted economic growth and welfare. The headcount measure of poverty in...

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Macroeconomic Policies and Poverty Reduction; Stylized Facts and An Overview of Research

Cashin, Paul; Pattillo, Catherine A.; Sahay, Ratna; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

This paper provides a brief and selective overview of research on the links between macroeconomic policies and poverty reduction. Using the Human Development Index as a measure of well-being, the progress made by 100 countries during 1975–98 is presented, and its association with macroeconomic...

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