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We document the evolution of poverty and inequality across Indian states during the recent period of rapid growth (2004 …-09), and examine the role of growth and distribution in reducing poverty. Robust economic growth has been a major driver of … poverty reduction and inclusiveness in India. We explore the role of economic policies and macrofinancial conditions in …
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(Sustainable Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction and Promotion of Social Equity) and for each of the four priority areas …
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The Union of the Comoros’s Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRGS) paper reports that the government⠅
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for private enterprise and sectoral strategies; and poverty reduction and social protection programs. Economic growth in …
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) during 2004 in Albania. The NSSED established a multiyear plan to combat poverty and strengthen governance. The main …
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This paper measures the impact of price changes on poverty using the Philippines as an example. The impact of price … changes is captured by the price elasticity of poverty for three widely used poverty measures, namely, headcount ratio …, poverty gap ratio, and severity of poverty. An empirically operational price index called the price index for the poor is …
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This paper aims to assess the economic impact of the IMF’s support through its facilities for low-income countries. It relies on two complementary econometric analyses: the first investigates the longer-term impact of IMF engagement—primarily through successive medium-term programs under the...
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(Sustainable Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction and Promotion of Social Equity) and for each of the four priority areas …
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This note raises the IMF’s profile on a number of issues related to inequality, unemployment, governance, etc. It builds on earlier empirical work that examined correlations between growth downbreaks/duration of growth spells and a range of macro/policy/institutional factors. This paper is...
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