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Financial Crises, Poverty, and Income Distribution »
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Source: Financial Crises, Poverty, and Income Distribution
Volume/Issue: 2002/4
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 2002
ISBN: 9781451842050
Keywords: Financial crises, poverty line, incidence of poverty, Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy, Measurement and Analysis of Poverty,
Developing and transition economies are prone to financial crises, including balance of payments and banking crises. These crises affect poverty and the distribution of income through a variety of channels: slowdow...
Income Inequality and Fiscal Policy »
Article
Source: Income Inequality and Fiscal Policy
Volume/Issue: 2012/8
Series: Staff Discussion Notes
Author(s): David Coady , and Sanjeev Gupta
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 28 June 2012
ISBN: 9781475504828
Keywords: Fiscal consolidation, Developed countries, Developing countries, Fiscal policy, Government expenditures, Income inequality, Income distribution, Taxation, Unemployment, tax
Staff Discussion Notes showcase the latest policy-related analysis and research being developed by individual IMF staff and are published to elicit comment and to further debate. These papers are generally brief an...
Macroeconomic Policies and Poverty Reduction »
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Source: Macroeconomic Policies and Poverty Reduction : Stylized Facts and an Overview of Research
Volume/Issue: 2001/135
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Paul Cashin , Catherine Pattillo , Ratna Sahay , and Paolo Mauro
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 September 2001
ISBN: 9781451855708
Keywords: Macroeconomic policies, trade liberalization, distribution of income, external debt, per capita income, Open Economy Macroeconomics, Measurement and Analysis of Poverty, Comparative Studies of Countries,
This paper provides a brief and selective overview of research on the links between macroeconomic policies and poverty reduction. Using the Human Development Index as a measure of well-being, the progress made by 1...