The effects of IMF programs on poverty, income inequality and social expenditure in low income countries: an empirical analysis

被引：9

作者：

Bird, Graham ^{[1
,2
]}

Qayum, Faryal ^{[3
]}

Rowlands, Dane ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Claremont Grad Univ, Dept Econ Sci, Claremont, CA USA

[2] Claremont Inst Econ Policy Studies, Claremont, CA USA

[3] Natl Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Econ, Islamabad, Pakistan

[4] Carleton Univ, Norman Paterson Sch Int Affairs, Ottawa, ON, Canada

来源：

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC POLICY REFORM | 2021年 / 24卷 / 02期

关键词：

International Monetary Fund; developing countries; propensity score matching; poverty; income inequality; social expenditure; ECONOMIC-GROWTH; TRADE; IMPLEMENTATION; LIBERALIZATION; HEALTH;

D O I：

10.1080/17487870.2019.1689360

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

This paper examines the effect of IMF programs on poverty, income inequality and government expenditure on education and health. It distinguishes between non-concessional and concessional programs and examines the effect of contingent factors; program completion, IMF resources, the size of the initial economic problems and aid dependency. Our findings suggest that, in general, IMF programs have not significantly increased poverty and income inequality; in some instances they are associated with reduced poverty and income inequality. Moreover, we find little evidence that IMF programs lead to severe cuts in social expenditure.

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页码：170 / 188

页数：19

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