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Poverty and Social Impact Analysis by the IMF.
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-pa...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington :
International Monetary Fund,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Tables; Figures; Appendix Tables; Appendix Figures; I. Introduction; 1.1 Summary of Activities and Outputs of the Poverty and Social Impact Analysis Group; II. A Review of Macro-Micro Approaches for Evaluating the Distributional Impacts of Macroeconomic Reforms; A. Introduction; B. Macro-Micro Analytical Approaches; 2.1 Circular Flow of Income as Portrayed in a Social Accounting Matrix; 2.1 Structure of a SAM; 2.2 Flow of Factors and Household Incomes in a SAM Figures; C. Computable General Equilibrium Models.
- 2.2 Functional Distribution and Size Distribution of Income (CGE Model)D. The 123PRSP Model; 2.3 The 123PRSP Macro-Poverty Links; E. The Integrated Macroeconomic Model for Poverty Analysis; F. Microsimulation and CGE Models; 2.4 Layered and Integrated CGE-Microsimulation; G. Relative Resource Needs; H. Conclusions; Appendix 2.1. Closure Rules Commonly Used in the CGE Modeling Framework; A2.1 Alternative Closure Rules for Macro System Constraints; III. The Distributional Impacts of Indirect Tax and Public Pricing Reforms: A Review of Methods and Empirical Evidence; A. Introduction.
- B. Alternative Methodological ApproachesC. Lessons from the Empirical Literature; D. Conclusions; Appendix 3.1. Theoretical Approach to Evaluating the Welfare Impact of Price Reform; Appendix 3.2. Alternative Price-Shifting Models; Appendix 3.3. General Lessons from Tax Theory; A3.1 Alternative Approaches for Evaluating the Welfare Impacts of Tax and Price Reforms; IV. Analyzing the Impact of Trade Liberalization and Devaluation on Poverty; A. Introduction and Summary; B. Selected Methodological Issues; C. Main Results of the Literature: Trade Liberalization.
- D. Main Results of the Literature: DevaluationE. Toward a Systematic Approach to Assessing Distributional Impacts; A4.1 Approaches to Analyzing the Welfare Impacts of Trade Liberalization and Devaluation; A4.2 Useful Questions to Establish Key Qualitative Channels; V. The Distributional Impact of Agricultural Sector Reforms in Africa: A Review of Past Experience; A. Introduction; B. Rationale for Intervention and Reform; 5.1 Agricultural Sector Losses in Selected Countries; C. Stakeholders and Channels of Impact; D. Case Studies; E. The Impact of the Reforms.
- A5.1 Pre- and Postreform Trends in GDP Growth, Fiscal Deficits, and Agricultural ProductionA5.1 Marketing Boards and Interventions; A5.2 Agricultural Market Reforms; Bibliography; Footnotes.