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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778206203321

Autore

Gillingham Robert

Titolo

Poverty and Social Impact Analysis by the IMF : : Review of Methodology and Selected Evidence / / Robert Gillingham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008

ISBN

1-4552-7611-1

1-4527-9574-6

1-283-53379-0

9786613846242

1-4519-4924-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Disciplina

305.5/69091724

Soggetti

Economic assistance - Social aspects

Poverty - Social aspects

Exports and Imports

Macroeconomics

Public Finance

Taxation

Poverty and Homelessness

Investments: Commodities

Business Taxes and Subsidies

Trade Policy

International Trade Organizations

Aggregate Factor Income Distribution

Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: General

Price Level

Inflation

Deflation

Agriculture: General

Public finance & taxation

International economics

Poverty & precarity

Labour

income economics

Investment & securities

Trade liberalization

Poverty

Value-added tax



Personal income

Consumption

International trade

Taxes

National accounts

Commercial policy

Income

Spendings tax

Prices

Developing countries Social conditions

Developing countries Economic conditions

Developing countries Economic policy

Zambia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-132).

Nota di contenuto

; Introduction -- Review of macro-micro approaches for evaluating the distributional impacts of macroeconomic reforms / [Moataz El-Said] -- Distributional impacts of indirect tax and public pricing reforms: a review of methods and empirical evidence / [David Coady] -- Analyzing the impact of trade liberalization and devaluation on poverty / [Alejandro Simone] -- Distributional impact of agricultural sector reforms in Africa: a review of past experience / [David Newhouse].

Sommario/riassunto

The Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) is used by the IMF to provide support for countries’ implementation of their poverty reduction and growth strategies. A key requirement in the design of PRGF programs is understanding the effects of reform program measures on vulnerable groups—particularly the poor—and how to devise measures to mitigate any negative effects. Poverty and social impact analysis (PSIA) is a critical instrument for pursuing this goal. The IMF has therefore established a small group of staff economists to facilitate the integration of PSIA into PRGF-supported programs. In this book, the group’s members review analytical techniques used in PSIA as well as several important topics to which PSIA can make valuable contributions. These reviews should prove useful and interesting to readers interested in PSIA in general and the IMF’s PSIA efforts in particular.