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TITLE
Poverty and social impact analysis by the IMF : review of methodology and selected evidence / Robert Gillingham, ed.
PUBLISHER/YEAR
Washington
International Monetary Fund 2008
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
- iv, 132 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-132)
CONTENTS
Introduction --Review of macro-micro approaches for evaluating the distributional impacts of macroeconomic reforms / [Moataz El-Said] --. Distributional impacts of indirect tax and public pricing reforms: a review of methods and empirical evidence / [David Coady] --. Analyzing the impact of trade liberalization and devaluation on poverty / [Alejandro Simone] --. Distributional impact of agricultural sector reforms in Africa: a review of past experience / [David Newhouse]..
ORGANIZATION
International Monetary Fund
GEOGRAPH. SUBJECT
Developing countries - Social conditions.
Developing countries - Economic conditions. Developing countries - Economic policy
SUBJECT
Developing countries - Social conditions.
Developing countries - Economic conditions. Developing countries - Economic policy
ADDED NAME
Gillingham, Robert
International Monetary Fund
ISBN
9781589066625
UDC NUMBER
339.9
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Annotation
I. Introduction 1II. A Review of Macro-Micro Approaches for Evaluating the Distributional Impacts ofMacroeconomic Reforms 9A. Introduction 9B. Macro-Micro Analytical Approaches 10C. Computable General Equilibrium Models 15D. The 123PRSP Model 19E. The Integrated Macroeconomic Model for Poverty Analysis 23F. Microsimulation and CGE Models 23G. Relative Resource Needs 26H. Conclusions 28Appendix 2.1. Closure Rules Commonly Used in the CGE Modeling Framework 29III. The Distributional Impacts of Indirect Tax and Public Pricing Reforms: A Review ofMethods and Empirical Evidence 33A. Introduction 33B. Alternative Methodological Approaches 35C. Lessons from the Empirical Literature 41D. Conclusions 53Appendix 3.1. Theoretical Approach to Evaluating the Welfare Impact of Price Reforms 55Appendix 3.2. Alternative Price-Shifting Models 61Appendix 3.3. General Lessons from Tax Theory 68IV. Analyzing the Impact of Trade Liberalization and Devaluation on Poverty 73A. Introduction and Summary 73B. Selected Methodological Issues 75C. Main Results of the Literature: Trade Liberalization 78D. Main Results of the Literature: Devaluation 87E. Toward a Systematic Approach to Assessing Distributional Impacts 95V. The Distributional Impact of Agricultural Sector Reforms in Africa: A Review ofPast Experience 99A. Introduction 99B. Rationale for Intervention and Reform 100C. Stakeholders and Channels of Impact 102D. Case Studies 103E. The Impact of the Reforms 107Bibliography 115