This paper explores the relationship between external debt and poverty. A number of observers have argued that high … external indebtedness is a major cause of poverty. Using the first-differenced general method of moments (GMM) estimator, the … paper models the impact of external debt on poverty, measured by life expectancy, infant mortality, and gross primary …

This paper provides an assessment of the poverty and social impact of replacing Ethiopia''s sales tax with a value … funds for poverty-reducing spending, including primary education. At the same time, there is significant scope for making …

Following an evaluation of the first Poverty Reduction Strategy Framework (PRSF) of Mali, the government adopted the … Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Framework (GPRSF) document, which aims at reducing poverty and achieving the MDGs. The … recommendations. It is recommended to ensure monitoring-evaluation of poverty reduction activities through the GPRSF action plan …

The Cameroonian authorities found irregularities while implementing the first Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP …

This paper investigates the link between macroeconomic performance and the change in the poverty rate among 47 episodes … greater the inequality, the lower the elasticity of poverty to growth, and the higher the mean income, the higher the … downturn; and (iii) higher growth does not bring diminishing returns to poverty reduction. Moreover, we show that very high …

The objective of this paper is to present some early experiences of poverty and social impact analysis (PSIA) from the … step toward PSIA by making more explicit the links between poverty and policies. Various examples highlight that even … potential poverty effects even in countries with limited data, and therefore contribute to a more informed policy debate and …