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Barrett, Philip; Chen, Sophia - 2021

Epidemics may have social scarring effects, increasing the likelihood of social unrest. They may also have mitigating effect, suppressing unrest by dissuading social activities. Using a new monthly panel on social unrest in 130 countries, we find a positive cross-sectional relationship between...

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Privatization, Social Impact, and Social Safety Nets

Gupta, Sanjeev - 1999

Privatization promotes economic efficiency and growth, thereby reinforcing macroeconomic adjustment. In the short run, however, it can lead to job losses and wage cuts for workers and higher prices for consumers. This paper discusses these impacts and the fiscal implications of privatization. It...

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Poverty and Social Impact Analysis : A Suggested Framework

Hossain, Shahabuddin Mosherraf - 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 - 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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Social Impact of a Tax Reform : The Case of Ethiopia

Muñoz, Sònia - 2003

This paper provides an assessment of the poverty and social impact of replacing Ethiopia''s sales tax with a value-added tax (VAT). The results indicate that this reform has not had a major adverse effect on the poorest 40 percent of the population. The VAT is progressive in its incidence, and...

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Potential growth in emerging Asia

Anand, Rahul; Cheng, Kevin C.; Rehman, Sidra; Zhang, Longmei - 2014

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Explaining ASEAN-3’s investment puzzle : a tale of two sectors

Zhou, Yong Sarah - 2013

. Empirical results based on macro and firm-level data from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand (ASEAN-3) support this hypothesis …

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The big split : why did output trajectories in the ASEAN-4 diverge after the global financial crisis?

Isnawangsih, Agnes; Kljuev, Vladimir Vladimirovič; … - 2013

, however, was not uniform. Even in a relatively homogenous group of countries such as ASEAN-4 (Indonesia, Malaysia, the … impact on more open economies (Malaysia and Thailand). Second, countercyclical fiscal stimulus in Indonesia and the … Philippines was larger and was sustained longer. Third, idiosyncratic factors pushed output up in Indonesia and down in Thailand …

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The monetary policy credibility channel and the amplification effects in a semi-structural model

Chansriniyom, Thitipat; Epstein, Natan; Nalban, Valeriu - 2020

episodes for Indonesia and Philippines and consider its adaptation to integrated policy frameworks as an area for further …

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The impact of monetary policy communication in an emerging economy : the case of Indonesia

Ahokpossi, Calixte; Isnawangsih, Agnes; Naoaj, Md. Shah; … - 2020

Since the adoption of the inflation targeting framework by Bank Indonesia (BI), monetary policy communication has … focusing on its monetary policy press releases and monetary policy reports. The results show that Bank Indonesia has made …

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