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Catalyst for Change »
Source: Catalyst for Change : Empowering Women and Tackling Income Inequality
Volume/Issue: 2015/20
Series: Staff Discussion Notes
Author(s): Christian Gonzales , Sonali Jain-Chandra , Kalpana Kochhar , Monique Newiak , and Tlek Zeinullayev
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 October 2015
ISBN: 9781513533384
Keywords: Income inequality, Women, Income distribution, Gender, Labor force participation, female labor force participation, gender equity, inequality, gender inequality, labor force
This study shows empirically that gender inequality and income inequality are strongly interlinked, even after controlling for standard drivers of income inequality. The study analyzes gender inequality by using an...
Chapter 4. Changing Global Financial Structures: Can They Improve Economic Outcomes? »
Source: Global Financial Stability Report, October 2012 : Summary version
Series: Global Financial Stability Report
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 30 November 2012
ISBN: 9781616353902
Keywords: bond, banking, bonds, financial stability, credit
Summary The global financial crisis has required policymakers to reconsider the role that the structure of their financial systems plays in achieving good economic outcomes. A number...
Chapter 2. Developments in the Global Economy and Financial Markets »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2008 : Making the Global Economy Work for All
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 09 October 2008
ISBN: 9781589067660
Keywords: financial sector, financial markets, balance of payments, debt relief, financial stability
FIGURE 2.1 Real GDP growth (Percent change from a year earlier) Foreign exchange markets were also affected b...
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 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 8. Global Imbalances: In Midstream? »
Source: Reconstructing the World Economy
Series: Seminar Volumes
Author(s): Il SaKong , and Olivier Blanchard
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 19 July 2010
ISBN: 9781589069770
Keywords: inflation, current account, financial system, central bank, monetary policy
Before the crisis, there were strong arguments for reducing global imbalances. As a result of the crisis, there have been significant changes in saving and investment patterns across the world and imbalances...
CHAPTER 4 Global Liquidity Expansion: Effects on “Receiving” Economies and Policy Response Options »
Source: Global Financial Stability Report, April 2010 : Meeting New Challenges to Stability and Building a Safer System
Series: Global Financial Stability Report
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 May 2010
ISBN: 9781589069169
Keywords: loans, capital inflows, interest, debt, financial stability
Summary The transmission of abundant global liquidity and the accompanying surge in capital flows to economies with comparatively higher interest rates and a stronger growth outlook...
CHAPTER III THE GLOBALIZATION OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND ITS IMPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY »
Source: Global Financial Stability Report, April 2007 : Market Developments and Issues
Series: Global Financial Stability Report
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 April 2008
ISBN: 9781589066373
Keywords: hedge funds, hedge, financial stability, bond, banking
The globalization of financial institutions appears to have accelerated over the past decade and has important implications for financial stability. 1 This chapter reviews develop...
Chapter 17. Income Inequality, Fiscal Decentralization, and Transfer Dependency »
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 Within the context of reigniting postcrisis macroeconomic growth, income inequality has emerged as a topic of significant interest for both academics and policymakers (B...