Distributional Implications of Government Tax and Expenditure Policies : Issues, Problems, and Methodology.

This paper examines the methodological issues arising in the measurement of the distributional impact of tax and expenditure policies, with emphasis on the problems related to the measurement of the impact of adjustment programs on the welfare of the poor. Both conceptual and empirical consideration...

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Collectivité auteur: International Monetary Fund
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1988.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1988/019
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF
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