Macroeconomic Policies and Poverty Reduction: Stylized Facts and an Overview of Research

ByPaul Cashin, Catherine A Pattillo, Ratna Sahay, Paolo Mauro

September 1, 2001

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Summary

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.

Subject: Income distribution, Income inequality, National accounts, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy

Keywords: Africa, Asia and Pacific, country, country case studies, growth-poverty nexus, growth-poverty relationship, have country, IMF, income, income distribution, Income inequality, low-HDI country, Macroeconomic policies, macroeconomic policy, Middle East, per capita income, poverty, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, poverty-reducing adjustment strategy, poverty-reducing effect, South Asia, UNDP's Human Development Index, Western Hemisphere, WP

Pages:
29
Volume:
2001
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451855708.001
Issue:
135
Series:
Working Paper No. 2001/135
Stock No:
WPIEA1352001
ISBN:
9781451855708
ISSN:
1018-5941

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