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All nations urged to tackle global imbalances »
Source: IMF Survey, Volume 34, Issue 07
Volume/Issue: 34/7
Series: IMF Survey
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 26 April 2005
ISBN: 9781451938456
Keywords: international monetary fund, central bank, development bank, central bank governors
The Web edition of the IMF Survey is updated several times a week, and contains a wealth of articles about topical policy and economic issues in the news. Access the latest IMF research, read interviews, and listen...
Annual Meetings 2003: Top financial leaders to weigh global economy’s strengths and risks »
Source: IMF Survey, Volume 32, Issue 16
Volume/Issue: 32/16
Series: IMF Survey
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 11 September 2003
ISBN: 9781451929225
Keywords: international monetary fund, low-income countries, central bank governors, economic outlook, global economy, Annual Meetings 2003,
The Web edition of the IMF Survey is updated several times a week, and contains a wealth of articles about topical policy and economic issues in the news. Access the latest IMF research, read interviews, and listen...
Chapter 2: Developments in the Global Economy and Financial Markets »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2009 : Fighting the Global Crisis
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 September 2009
ISBN: 9781589068797
Keywords: financial stability, financial sector, balance of payments, financial system, poverty reduction
On the heels of a major financial crisis that originated in advanced country markets in 2007, the global economy sank in 2008-09 into the deepest recession since...
Chapter 22. Fiscal Adjustment and Income Inequality in Brazilian States »
Source: Inequality and Fiscal Policy
Series: Books
Author(s): Benedict Clements , Ruud Mooij , Sanjeev Gupta , and Michael Keen
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 21 September 2015
ISBN: 9781513567754
Keywords: income, tax, taxes, revenue, health
Introduction This chapter assesses the links between fiscal policy and income inequality in Brazil for the period 1995–2011 by combining fiscal data with household survey information...
Chapter 9. Fiscal Consolidation and Income Inequality »
Source: Inequality and Fiscal Policy
Series: Books
Author(s): Benedict Clements , Ruud Mooij , Sanjeev Gupta , and Michael Keen
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 21 September 2015
ISBN: 9781513567754
Keywords: income, tax, taxes, revenue, health
Introduction Fiscal adjustment, by its very nature, affects income inequality. It does so through the direct effect of tax increases and government spending cuts on disposable income...
Chapter 8. Fiscal Consolidation and Inequality in Advanced Economies: How Robust Is the Link? »
Source: Inequality and Fiscal Policy
Series: Books
Author(s): Benedict Clements , Ruud Mooij , Sanjeev Gupta , and Michael Keen
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 21 September 2015
ISBN: 9781513567754
Keywords: income, tax, taxes, revenue, health
[We need a] fiscal policy that focuses not only on efficiency, but also on equity, particularly on fairness in sharing the burden of adjustment, and on protecting the weak and vulnerable....
Chapter 1. Fiscal Policy and Income Inequality: An Overview »
Source: Inequality and Fiscal Policy
Series: Books
Author(s): Benedict Clements , Ruud Mooij , Sanjeev Gupta , and Michael Keen
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 21 September 2015
ISBN: 9781513567754
Keywords: income, tax, taxes, revenue, health
Introduction Inequality is at the forefront of the economic policy debate in much of the world. This interest comes in the wake of the sizable increases in income disparities that ma...
Chapter 4. Fiscal Redistribution in Developing Countries: Overview of Policy Issues and Options »
Source: Inequality and Fiscal Policy
Series: Books
Author(s): Benedict Clements , Ruud Mooij , Sanjeev Gupta , and Michael Keen
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 21 September 2015
ISBN: 9781513567754
Keywords: income, tax, taxes, revenue, health
Introduction The developing world has experienced sustained economic growth and poverty reduction during the past two decades. Globally, income inequality has also been on a steady d...
Chapter 6. Functional Income Distribution and Its Role in Explaining Inequality »
Source: Inequality and Fiscal Policy
Series: Books
Author(s): Benedict Clements , Ruud Mooij , Sanjeev Gupta , and Michael Keen
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 21 September 2015
ISBN: 9781513567754
Keywords: income, tax, taxes, revenue, health
Introduction In the years preceding the global economic and financial crisis, analysts and policymakers wondered about diverging trends between aggregate measures of economic perform...
Chapter 6. Government Failure and Poverty Reduction in the CEMAC »
Source: Oil Wealth in Central Africa : Policies for Inclusive Growth
Series: Books
Author(s): Bernardin Akitoby , and Sharmini Coorey
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 16 August 2012
ISBN: 9781616353766
Keywords: fiscal policy, per, public investment, expenditure, fiscal stance
The countries composing the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) have some of the lowest social indicators in the world (Table 6.1). Although the Republic of Congo (hereafter “Congo”), E...