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India: Defining and Explaining Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction
Anand, Rahul; Tulin, Volodymyr; Kumar, Naresh - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790381
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The Economic Impact of IMF-Supported Programs in Low-Income Countries
Bal-Gunduz, Yasemin; Ebeke, Christian; Hacibedel, Burcu; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790497
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Inequality and Unsustainable Growth; Two Sides of the Same Coin?
Ostry, Jonathan David; Berg, Andrew - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245899
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Asia’s Quest for Inclusive Growth Revisited
Aoyagi, Chie; Ganelli, Giovanni - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
Despite the rapid economic growth and poverty reduction, inequality in Asia worsened during last two decades. We focus …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242240
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Kingdom of Lesotho; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Joint Staff Advisory Note
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The Kingdom of Lesotho’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper reports that consistent implementation of sound … macroeconomic policies is critical to the attainment of poverty reduction objectives. At the central level, the authorities … capacity at the beginning, made a significant contribution to the preparation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245212
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Inclusive Growth; Measurement and Determinants
Anand, Rahul; Mishra, Saurabh; Peiris, Shanaka J. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
We estimate a unified measure of inclusive growth for emerging markets by integrating their economic growth performance and income distribution outcomes, using data over three decades. Country distributions are calibrated by combining PPP GDP per capita and income distribution from survey data....
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Bangladesh; Joint Staff Advisory Note of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This Joint Staff Advisory Note provides IMF staff advice on key priorities for strengthening Bangladesh’s poverty … that the strategic agenda of the National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction (NSAPR), built on the policy triangle … poverty reduction. …
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Equidad: Volumen 2 : No. 2 : Octubre, 2001 Title: Equidad: Volume 2 : No. 2 : October, 2001
Inter-American Development Bank; Banco Interamericano …; … - 2001
-American Development Bank's Poverty and Inequality Unit is to provide technical leadership for the Bank and its member governments' work in … the area of poverty reduction, and to contribute to enhancing the quality of the Bank's lending and non-lending activities … so as to increase their poverty reduction impact. The fourth issue of Equidad contains the following articles: The IDB …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010673672
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Redistributive Impacts of Government and Private Household Activities. Trends in Equivalized Household Net Incomes and Intra-household Earnings in Germany, 1985-2005
Krause, Peter - In: European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies: … 5 (2008) 1, pp. 129-153
poverty. The analyses are based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study, which provides detailed annual …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010854860
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La desigualdad y la pobreza como desafios para el desarrollo territorial rural
Berdegue, Julio; Schejtman, Alexander - In: Revista Española de Estudios Agrosociales y Pesqueros (2008) 218
evolution of rural poverty and inequality in Latin America since the early 1980's. The authors conclude that after 20 years of … changes both in poverty rates and in the distribution of income. The authors discuss the territorial dimension of inequality … experienced an improvement (relative to the national average changes) in income, income distribution, and poverty rates. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010882588