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Zambia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This paper reviews Zambiaâ€™s Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) Implementation Progress Report. The report reviews the status of the Poverty Reducing Programs (PRPs) for July 2003â€“June 2004. It notes improvement in funding to priority PRPs from K140 billion in January...

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Honduras; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

The paper reports the progress of the Honduran poverty reduction strategy program, projects, and policy measures. The report provides details on the organization and results of the consultation process, and analyzes the macroeconomic framework for the poverty reduction strategy. An overview of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825005

Republic of Madagascar; Joint Staff Assessment of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

The report reviews the Joint Staff Assessment (JSA) on Madagascar's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). The full PRSP is built on the interim poverty reduction strategy. The report evaluates both strengths and weaknesses of Madagascar's poverty reduction objectives and strategies, and...

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Tanzania; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

This paper presents the Second Progress Report 2001/02 for Tanzaniaâ€™s Poverty Reduction Strategy. The report highlights the mileage achieved during 2001/02, and provides a synthesized poverty profile. It presents information on macroeconomic policies and structural reforms and how they...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825183

Sierra Leone; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Joint Staff Advisory Note

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This Joint Staff Advisory Note reviews the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for Sierra Leone. The Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) provides an adequate framework for reducing poverty in Sierra Leone. The PRSP is the result of an extensive participatory process. The foundation of the PRSP...

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Pakistan; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

To stimulate private sector credit expansions in Pakistan, the monetary policy has been accommodative while financial sector reforms have brought about a lowering of intermediation costs and bank spreads. Consequently, the weighted average lending rates have declined from 14.6 percent in June...

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Republic of Uzbekistan; Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This paper reviews Uzbekistanâ€™s Interim Welfare Improvement Strategy Paper (I-WISP). I-WISP defines the main directions and measures aimed at improving living standards and reducing poverty among the population of Uzbekistan for 2005â€“10. The strategy is designed to further expand...

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Gender and its Relevance to Macroeconomic Policy: A Survey

Stotsky, Janet Gale - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

This survey examines the implications of gender differences in economic behavior for macroeconomic policy. It finds that reducing gender inequality and improving the status of women may contribute to higher rates of economic growth and greater macroeconomic stability. Women's relative lack of...

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Child Health and the Income Gradient: Evidence from Australia

Khanam, Rasheda; Nghiem, Hong Son; Connelly, Luke B. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

but the precise mechanisms via which income generates better health and whether the income gradient is increasing in child … age are not well understood. This paper presents new Australian evidence on the child health-income gradient. We use data … gradient by child age using similar covariates to Case et al. (2002). However, the income gradient disappears if we include a …

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Armed Conflict, Household Victimization, and Child Health in Côte d'Ivoire

Minoiu, Camelia; Shemyakina, Olga N. - Households in Conflict Network - 2012

We examine the effect of the 2002-2007 civil conflict in Côte d'Ivoire on children's health status using household surveys collected before, during, and after the conflict, and information on the exact location and date of conflict events. Our identification strategy relies on exploiting both...

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