Growth Inclusiveness in Djibouti

IMF Working Papers, April 13, 2017

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• Authors: Alexei P Kireyev
• Published: April 13, 2017
• Series: IMF Working Papers
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475594720.001

Summary

• Author: Alexei P Kireyev
• Publication date: April 13, 2017
• The paper examines the poverty-reducing and distributional characteristics of Djibouti’s economic growth, and discusses policies that might help make growth more inclusive.
• Coverage period: between 2002 and 2013 (for which comparable household surveys are available).
• Main interpretation: while the overall level of poverty in Djibouti declined in the past decade, there have been no clear signs of improvements in either equality or growth inclusiveness.

Main findings

• Poverty:
  • The overall level of poverty in Djibouti declined over the period studied.
• Inequality and inclusiveness:
  • There have been no clear signs of improvements in equality.
  • Growth has not been inclusive and benefitted mainly those in the upper part of the income distribution.
• Confidence on conclusions:
  • These conclusions should be treated as indicative.

Policy implications and recommendations

• Growth strategy:
  • Progress in poverty reduction and inclusiveness would require not only sustained high growth but also the creation of opportunities in sectors with high earning potential for the poor.
• Social policy:
  • Better targeted social policies would help reduce poverty and improve inclusiveness.
• Public spending:
  • More attention to the regional distribution of spending would also help reduce poverty and improve inclusiveness.

Data, subjects, and keywords

• Data period: 2002–2013 (comparable household surveys).
• Subjects: Income, Income inequality, National accounts, Population and demographics, Poverty, Poverty reduction.
• Keywords: confidence interval, decile ratio, Djibouti, food poverty line, Global, growth, growth rate, household survey, inclusiveness, Income, Income inequality, inequality, Lorenz curve, poverty gap, Poverty reduction, povery reduction, Sub-Saharan Africa, WP.

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