Macroeconomic Policies and Poverty Reduction; Stylized Facts and An Overview of Research

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 100 countries during 1975–98 is presented, and its association with macroeconomic factors is explored. Several potential avenues for future research are also outlined.

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Year of publication:	2001-09-01
Authors:	Cashin, Paul ; Pattillo, Catherine A. ; Sahay, Ratna ; Mauro, Paolo
Institutions:	International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Subject:	Poverty \| Income distribution \| IMF \| trade liberalization \| distribution of income \| external debt \| per capita income \| income growth \| distributional effects \| trade reform \| terms of trade \| poverty alleviation \| transition economies \| poverty line \| effects of trade liberalization \| incidence of poverty \| international financial institutions \| fiscal policy \| direct impact \| balance of payments \| aggregate demand \| financial institutions \| market liberalization \| household survey data \| trade openness \| country regressions \| reform programs \| household survey \| political economy \| black market premium \| output growth \| data collection \| transitional unemployment \| social safety nets \| domestic consumption \| data sources \| external shocks \| factor price \| household effects \| trade regimes \| country evidence \| analytical issues \| import quotas \| value-added taxes \| transition countries \| macroeconomic policies on poverty \| analysis of poverty \| market segmentation \| freeing trade \| open economy \| country work \| process of development \| impact of trade \| living standards \| terms of trade shocks \| agricultural incentives \| income groups \| skilled workers \| household surveys \| computable general equilibrium \| foreign trade \| domestic credit markets \| analytical framework \| data availability \| data collection efforts \| impact of reforms \| household consumption \| fiscal deficit \| trade shocks \| international trade \| domestic market \| factor endowments \| multiplier decomposition method \| changes in poverty \| impact of trade liberalization \| unskilled workers \| indirect taxes

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IMF Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series IMF Working Papers Number 01/135 2 pages long
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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