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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788692103321

Autore

Laframboise Nicole

Titolo

The Effects of Fiscal Policieson the Economic Development of Women in the Middle East and North Africa / / Nicole Laframboise, Tea Trumbic

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2003

ISBN

1-4623-1232-2

1-4527-5406-3

1-283-56671-0

9786613879165

1-4519-2045-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (32 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Altri autori (Persone)

TrumbicTea

Soggetti

Women - Middle East - Economic conditions

Women - Africa, North - Economic conditions

Women - Middle East - Social conditions

Women - Africa, North - Social conditions

Taxation - Middle East

Taxation - Africa, North

Fiscal policy - Middle East

Fiscal policy - Africa, North

Public Finance

Women''s Studies'

Economics of Gender

Non-labor Discrimination

Education: General

National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General

Health: General

National Government Expenditures and Health

Gender studies

women & girls

Public finance & taxation

Education

Health economics

Women

Expenditure

Health

Health care spending

Gender



Expenditures, Public

Middle East Social policy

Africa, North Social policy

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Cover title.

"December 2003"--Caption.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 27-31).

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. BACKGROUND""; ""III. COMPARATIVE STUDY: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INDICATORS OF WOMEN BY REGION""; ""IV. EFFECT OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON SOCIAL OUTCOMES OF WOMEN IN MENA""; ""V. TAXATION: SOURCES OF POSSIBLE GENDER BIAS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR MENA""; ""VI. CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS""; ""APPENDIX I""; ""REFERENCES""

Sommario/riassunto

Statistics indicate that the economic and social development of women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) compares unfavorably with most regions in the world. This paper assesses the influence of government expenditure and taxation policies on the economic and social welfare of women in the region. On the expenditure side, we test the explanatory power of public social spending in the determination of key female social indicators. We find that the relatively weak social outcomes for MENA women are not explained by the amount of government social spending, suggesting the answer lies in the efficiency and reach of present spending. With respect to taxation, the main issues in the literature on gender bias in taxation are highlighted and applied in a general manner to the MENA context. Some simple policy recommendations are suggested.