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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957066003321

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

9786613846242

9781455276110

1455276111

9781452795744

1452795746

9781283533799

1283533790

9781451949247

1451949243

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Disciplina

305.5/69091724

Soggetti

Economic assistance - Social aspects

Poverty - Social aspects

Aggregate Factor Income Distribution

Agriculture: General

Business Taxes and Subsidies

Commercial policy

Consumption

Deflation

Exports and Imports

Income economics

Income

Inflation

International economics

International Trade Organizations

International trade

Investment & securities

Investments: Commodities

Labour

Macroeconomics

National accounts

Personal income

Poverty & precarity



Poverty and Homelessness

Poverty

Price Level

Prices

Public finance & taxation

Public Finance

Spendings tax

Taxation

Taxes

Trade liberalization

Trade Policy

Value-added tax

Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: General

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.