THE IMF AND INCOME INEQUALITY IMF's Work on Inequality

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Inequality in Times of Covid-19

• Digital Solutions for Direct Cash Transfers in Emergencies, The Special Series Notes on COVID-19 (April 20, 2020)
• Expenditure Policies in Support of Firms and Households, The Special Series Notes on COVID-19 (April 20, 2020)
• Managing the Impact on Households: Assessing Universal Transfers, The Special Series Notes on COVID-19 (April 20, 2020)
• Managing the Impacts of the Coronavirus: Guidance on Health Spending Policies, The Special Series Notes on COVID-19 (April 20, 2020)
• Reaching Households in Emerging and Developing Economies: Citizen ID, Socioeconomic Data, and Digital Delivery, The Special Series Notes on COVID-19 (April 20, 2020)

IMF Policy Papers

• A Strategy for IMF Engagement on Social Spending (June 2019)
• A Strategy for IMF Engagement on Social Spending: Background Papers (June 2019)
• A Strategy for IMF Engagement on Social Spending: Case Studies (June 2019)
• Guidance Note on IMF Engagement on Social Safeguards in Low-Income Countries (July 2018)
• How to Operationalize Inequality Issues in Country Work (June 2018)
• Implementation Plan in Response to the Board-Endorsed Recommendations for the IEO Evaluation Report - "The IMF and Social Protection" (February 2018)
• Statement by the Managing Director on the Independent Evaluation Office's Report on the IMF and Social Protection (July 2017)
• Social Safeguards and Program Design in PRGT and PSI-Supported Programs (June 2017)
• Fiscal Policy and Income Inequality (January 2014)

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Research Papers

• Mai Dao, “Wealth Inequality and Private Savings: The Case of Germany”, Working Paper No. 20/107 (June 26, 2020).
• Anna Fruttero, Alexandre Ribeiro Leichsenring, and Luis Henrique Paiva, “Social Programs and Formal Employment: Evidence from the Brazilian Bolsa Família Program”, Working Paper No. 20/99 (June 19, 2020)
• Mariya Brussevich, Era Dabla-Norris and Salma Khalid, “Who will Bear the Brunt of Lockdown Policies? Evidence from Tele-workability Measures Across Countries”, Working Paper No. 20/88 (June 12, 2020).
• Svetlana Vtyurina, Effectiveness and Equity in Social Spending - The Case of Spain, Working Paper No. 20/16 (January 30, 2020)
• Serhan Cevik and Carolina Correa-Caro, “Taking Down the Wall: Transition and Inequality”, IMF Working Paper (February 14, 2020).
• Martin Cihak and Ratna Sahay, “Finance and Inequality”, IMF Staff Discussion Notes No. 20/01 (January 17, 2020

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Blogs

Low Internet Access Driving Inequality by Mercedes García-Escribano (June 29, 2020)

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The Global Economic Reset—Promoting a More Inclusive Recovery by Kristalina Georgieva (June 11, 2020)

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How Pandemics Leave the Poor Even Farther Behind by Davide Furceri, Prakash Loungani, Jonathan D. Ostry (May 11, 2020)

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Reduce Inequality To Create Opportunity by Kristalina Georgieva (January 7, 2020).

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Country Work

• The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia: Requests for Purchasing under the Rapid Financing Instrument, Debt Relief under the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust Rephasing of Access Under the Three-Year Arrangements under the Extended Credit Facility and the Extended Fund Facility, and Reduction of Access under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Country Report No. 20/150 (May 6, 2020)
• Panama: Selected Issues, Country Report No. 20/125 (April 21, 2020)
• Haiti: 2019 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Haiti, Country Report No. 20/121 (April 20, 2020)
• Sierra Leone: 2019 Article IV Consultation, Second Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Credit Facility Arrangement, Request for a Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion, and Financing Assurances Review, Country Report No. 20/116 (April 17, 2020)
• Republic of Moldova: Staff Report for the 2020 Article IV Consultation and Sixth Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility and Extended Fund Facility Arrangements-Press Release-Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Moldova, Country Report No. 20/76 (March 18, 2020)

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Speeches

• From Great Lockdown to Great Transformation
• The Great Reset
• New Priorities for the Global Economy
• The IMF’s Purpose: Delivering for People
• The Financial Sector in the 2020s: Building a More Inclusive System in the New Decade
• The Informal Economy and Inclusive Growth