This study assesses the redistributive effects of fiscal policy in Mali and Niger. Fiscal policy is poverty increasing … in Mali (by 2.4 percentage points) and Niger (2.5 percentage points). This is a result of primarily two factors: indirect … taxes (value-added taxes and import duties) and direct fiscal transfers. Although the richest people in Mali and Niger pay …

Using unique household level data collected in northern Mali in August and September 2015, this paper explores whether … been earmarked for the medium term. Short-term priorities reflect the preferences of the population in northern Mali much …

This paper analyzes the socioeconomic, fiscal, and governance impact of gold mining in Mali. The analysis finds that …

This paper analyzes the impact of the 2012 crisis in Mali on internally displaced people, refugees and returnees. It …

This paper provides new insight into the poverty, malnutrition and vulnerability issues in Mali, using existing … conventional knowledge about poverty, food poverty, and malnutrition. The prevalence of chronic malnutrition is high in Mali, with …

Mali, a landlocked West African nation at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, has introduced a program to produce …

Despite external shocks, Mali's economy grew by 5.3 percent per year between 2003 and 2006, driven primarily by the … telecommunications sector. But Mali's landlocked condition, together with the uneven distribution of population and economic activities … between the arid north and the much richer south, defy the country's ability to sustain this pace of growth. Mali depends …

increased spending on infrastructure in six African countries: Benin, Cameroon, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda. The basic …

The landlocked and fragile countries Mali, Niger, and Chad have suffered, to varying degrees, from Dutch Disease, with … linked to their connectivity with external markets, in the region and beyond. Thus, Mali, Niger, and Chad are first … their structures, and improving connectivity within and between markets, Mali, Niger, and Chad can better promote the …