Series: Books
Author(s):
Benedict Clements
,
David Coady
,
Stefania Fabrizio
,
Sanjeev Gupta
,
Trevor Alleyne
, and
Carlo Sdralevich
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
September
2013
ISBN: 9781475558111
This appendix describes the data sources and methodologies used for the estimation of subsidies for petroleum products, coal, natural gas, and electricity.
Pretax Subsidies...
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
September
1986
ISBN: 9780939934645
Most studies of the income distributional effects of public policy fall within the category of “incidence analyses” of taxation and expenditure. They either analyze the effects of particular measures or, if...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Ruud Mooij
,
Michael Keen
, and
Ian Parry
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
10
September
2012
ISBN: 9781616353933
Key Messages for Policymakers
Without significant emissions mitigation actions, projected “likely” global atm...
Series: Miscellaneous Publication (Other)
Author(s):
Min Zhu
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
20
September
2012
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/CPVIEAEX.073
ISBN: CPVIEAEX
In the years following the global financial crisis, many low-income countries experienced rapid recovery and strong economic growth. However, many are now facing enormous difficulties because of rapidly rising food...
Volume: 13
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Alexei Kireyev
, and
Gaston Mpatswe
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
22
October
2013
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484379660.087
ISBN: 9781484379660
Senegal's growth has been sluggish in recent years with implications for poverty reduction. Average growth was relatively strong in 1995-2005 and accompanied by a large drop in poverty incidence. Due partly to a se...
Volume/Issue: 2019/89
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
David Coady
,
Ian Parry
,
Nghia-Piotr Le
, and
Baoping Shang
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
May
2019
ISBN: 9781484393178
This paper updates estimates of fossil fuel subsidies, defined as fuel consumption times the gap between existing and efficient prices (i.e., prices warranted by supply costs, environmental costs, and revenue consi...
Volume/Issue: 2012/252
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Manmohan Kumar
, and
Dennis Quinn
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
22
October
2012
ISBN: 9781557754752
This paper analyzes the extent to which the degree of international economic integration, both financial and trade, affects corporate tax rates. It explores this issue in the context of strategic behavior by countr...
Volume/Issue: 2015/105
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
David Coady
,
Ian Parry
,
Louis Sears
, and
Baoping Shang
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
May
2015
ISBN: 9781513532196
This paper provides a comprehensive, updated picture of energy subsidies at the global and regional levels. It focuses on the broad notion of post-tax energy subsidies, which arise when consumer prices are below su...
Volume/Issue: 2012/082
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept.;International Monetary Fund. Legal Dept.;International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
17
September
2012
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498339858.007
ISBN: 9781498339858
This paper revisits the use of the remaining gold sales windfall profits (SDR 1.75 billion). Directors previously considered three main options: using them as part of a strategy to boost the capacity of the PRGT; c...
Volume/Issue: 2006/253
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Natan Epstein
,
Selim Elekdag
, and
Marialuz Moreno Badia
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
November
2006
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451865134.001
ISBN: 9781451865134
Fiscal consolidation has become an important policy prescription for many emerging market countries (EMCs), particularly for the highly indebted ones. Although prudent fiscal policies tend to reduce vulnerabilities...