05438oam 22013214 450 991096437420332120250426110720.0978661387916597814623123201462312322978145275406214527540639781283566711128356671097814519204511451920458(CKB)3360000000445466(EBL)3012527(SSID)ssj0000949402(PQKBManifestationID)11521839(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000949402(PQKBWorkID)10996658(PQKB)11611655(OCoLC)535146920(IMF)WPIEE2442003(MiAaPQ)EBC3012527(IMF)WPIEA2442003WPIEA2442003(EXLCZ)99336000000044546620020129d2003 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Effects of Fiscal Policieson the Economic Development of Women in the Middle East and North Africa /Nicole Laframboise, Tea Trumbic1st ed.Washington, D.C. :International Monetary Fund,2003.1 online resource (32 p.)IMF Working PapersCover title."December 2003"--Caption.9781451875850 1451875851 Includes bibliographical references (p. 27-31).""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""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.IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;No. 2003/244WomenMiddle EastEconomic conditionsWomenAfrica, NorthEconomic conditionsWomenMiddle EastSocial conditionsWomenAfrica, NorthSocial conditionsTaxationMiddle EastTaxationAfrica, NorthFiscal policyMiddle EastFiscal policyAfrica, NorthEconomics of GenderimfEducationimfEducation: GeneralimfExpenditureimfExpenditures, PublicimfGender studiesimfGenderimfHealth care spendingimfHealth economicsimfHealthimfHealth: GeneralimfNational Government Expenditures and HealthimfNational Government Expenditures and Related Policies: GeneralimfNon-labor DiscriminationimfPublic finance & taxationimfPublic FinanceimfWomen & girlsimfWomenimfWomen's StudiesimfMiddle EastSocial policyAfrica, NorthSocial policyUnited StatesimfWomenEconomic conditions.WomenEconomic conditions.WomenSocial conditions.WomenSocial conditions.TaxationTaxationFiscal policyFiscal policyEconomics of GenderEducationEducation: GeneralExpenditureExpenditures, PublicGender studiesGenderHealth care spendingHealth economicsHealthHealth: GeneralNational Government Expenditures and HealthNational Government Expenditures and Related Policies: GeneralNon-labor DiscriminationPublic finance & taxationPublic FinanceWomen & girlsWomenWomen's StudiesLaframboise Nicole1816347Trumbic Tea1816348International Monetary Fund.Middle East and Central Asia Dept.DcWaIMFBOOK9910964374203321The Effects of Fiscal Policieson the Economic Development of Women in the Middle East and North Africa4372369UNINA