The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Poverty and Income Distribution in Mongolia

The financial crisis of 2008-09 has considerably slowed the pace of economic growth in Mongolia. When combined with the Dzud (severe winter storm) of 2009-10, which occurred just as the economy was beginning to recover and killed over one million h...

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topic ACCOUNTING
ADVERSE IMPACT
AGGREGATE EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
ANNUAL GROWTH
AVERAGE INCOME
BASE YEAR
BENCHMARK
BUSINESS CYCLE
CASH TRANSFERS
CHRONICALLY POOR
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONSUMPTION LEVELS
COUNTERFACTUAL
CRISES
DATA SET
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING WORLD
DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS
DISTRIBUTIONAL CHANGES
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
DISTRIBUTIONAL MEASURES
DRIVERS
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICY
ELASTICITY
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
EMPLOYMENT INCOME
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EXPORTS
EXTREME POVERTY
FARMERS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FISCAL POLICIES
FOOD BASKET
FOOD BUNDLE
FOOD PRICES
GDP
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELS
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GROWTH PROJECTIONS
GROWTH RATE
HIGH GROWTH
HIGH INFLATION
HISTORICAL DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
IMPACT ON POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME DATA
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME GAINS
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME LEVEL
INEQUALITY
INFLATION RATE
INTERVENTION
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR SUPPLY
LOW INCOME
MACROECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS
MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES
MEASUREMENT ERROR
MIDDLE CLASS
NEGATIVE GROWTH
NEGATIVE IMPACT
NEW POOR
OUTPUTS
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLICY OPTIONS
POLICY REFORMS
POOR
POOR HOUSEHOLD
POPULATION GROWTH
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY HEADCOUNT
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES
POVERTY IMPACT
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRICE CHANGES
PROBABILITY
PRODUCTIVE ASSETS
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR
RAPID INCREASE
REAL GDP
REAL WAGES
REASSIGNMENT
REDUCING POVERTY
RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
RELATIVE PRICES
RENTS
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL INCOME
RURAL POOR
SAFETY
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SAVINGS
SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
SKILL LEVEL
SKILL WORKERS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
TARGETING
UNEMPLOYED
WEALTH
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
ADVERSE IMPACT
AGGREGATE EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
ANNUAL GROWTH
AVERAGE INCOME
BASE YEAR
BENCHMARK
BUSINESS CYCLE
CASH TRANSFERS
CHRONICALLY POOR
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONSUMPTION LEVELS
COUNTERFACTUAL
CRISES
DATA SET
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING WORLD
DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS
DISTRIBUTIONAL CHANGES
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
DISTRIBUTIONAL MEASURES
DRIVERS
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICY
ELASTICITY
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
EMPLOYMENT INCOME
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EXPORTS
EXTREME POVERTY
FARMERS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FISCAL POLICIES
FOOD BASKET
FOOD BUNDLE
FOOD PRICES
GDP
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELS
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GROWTH PROJECTIONS
GROWTH RATE
HIGH GROWTH
HIGH INFLATION
HISTORICAL DATA
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
IMPACT ON POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME DATA
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME GAINS
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME LEVEL
INEQUALITY
INFLATION RATE
INTERVENTION
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR SUPPLY
LOW INCOME
MACROECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS
MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES
MEASUREMENT ERROR
MIDDLE CLASS
NEGATIVE GROWTH
NEGATIVE IMPACT
NEW POOR
OUTPUTS
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLICY OPTIONS
POLICY REFORMS
POOR
POOR HOUSEHOLD
POPULATION GROWTH
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY HEADCOUNT
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES
POVERTY IMPACT
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRICE CHANGES
PROBABILITY
PRODUCTIVE ASSETS
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR
RAPID INCREASE
REAL GDP
REAL WAGES
REASSIGNMENT
REDUCING POVERTY
RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
RELATIVE PRICES
RENTS
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL INCOME
RURAL POOR
SAFETY
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SAVINGS
SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
SKILL LEVEL
SKILL WORKERS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
TARGETING
UNEMPLOYED
WEALTH
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The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Poverty and Income Distribution in Mongolia
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Mongolia
description The financial crisis of 2008-09 has considerably slowed the pace of economic growth in Mongolia. When combined with the Dzud (severe winter storm) of 2009-10, which occurred just as the economy was beginning to recover and killed over one million heads of livestock, the slowdown is likely to have significant impacts on poverty as well as the distribution of income and consumption among the poor and non-poor. In this paper we examine the poverty and distributional impacts of the crisis in Mongolia, relying on predictions from a simulation model based on pre-crisis data, given that household data to measure impacts during and after the crisis is unavailable. It is difficult to predict the distributional impacts of the financial crisis with a high degree of confidence. Evidence from previous crises suggests that relative inequality falls about as often as it rises during aggregate contractions (Paci et al, 2008). Furthermore, as the crisis spreads within a country (through adjustments in domestic credit and labor markets and fiscal policies), its impacts across different groups, sectors or areas became all the more difficult to track. The paper is structured as follows. Section two outlines the basic methodological approach used to create the simulation results used here. Section three discusses the macroeconomic projections that are used as inputs into the model. Sections four and five examine the model's projections for poverty and distributional impacts respectively, section six discusses the impact of Dzud (severe winter) and section seven concludes.
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title The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Poverty and Income Distribution in Mongolia
title_short The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Poverty and Income Distribution in Mongolia
title_full The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Poverty and Income Distribution in Mongolia
title_fullStr The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Poverty and Income Distribution in Mongolia
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Poverty and Income Distribution in Mongolia
title_sort impact of the financial crisis on poverty and income distribution in mongolia
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/903881468148520922/The-impact-of-the-financial-crisis-on-poverty-and-income-distribution-in-Mongolia
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spelling okr-10986-274002021-04-23T14:04:41Z The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Poverty and Income Distribution in Mongolia World Bank ACCOUNTING ADVERSE IMPACT AGGREGATE EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ANNUAL GROWTH AVERAGE INCOME BASE YEAR BENCHMARK BUSINESS CYCLE CASH TRANSFERS CHRONICALLY POOR CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMPTION LEVELS COUNTERFACTUAL CRISES DATA SET DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS DISTRIBUTIONAL CHANGES DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT DISTRIBUTIONAL MEASURES DRIVERS ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICY ELASTICITY EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE EMPLOYMENT INCOME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT STATUS EXPORTS EXTREME POVERTY FARMERS FINANCIAL CRISIS FISCAL POLICIES FOOD BASKET FOOD BUNDLE FOOD PRICES GDP GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELS GLOBAL ECONOMY GROWTH PROJECTIONS GROWTH RATE HIGH GROWTH HIGH INFLATION HISTORICAL DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE IMPACT ON POVERTY INCOME INCOME DATA INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GAINS INCOME GROUPS INCOME GROWTH INCOME LEVEL INEQUALITY INFLATION RATE INTERVENTION LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR SUPPLY LOW INCOME MACROECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT ERROR MIDDLE CLASS NEGATIVE GROWTH NEGATIVE IMPACT NEW POOR OUTPUTS PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY OPTIONS POLICY REFORMS POOR POOR HOUSEHOLD POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY GAP POVERTY HEADCOUNT POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY LINE POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY RATE POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE CHANGES PROBABILITY PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR RAPID INCREASE REAL GDP REAL WAGES REASSIGNMENT REDUCING POVERTY RELATIVE IMPORTANCE RELATIVE PRICES RENTS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INCOME RURAL POOR SAFETY SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAVINGS SECTOR EMPLOYMENT SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SKILL LEVEL SKILL WORKERS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TARGETING UNEMPLOYED WEALTH The financial crisis of 2008-09 has considerably slowed the pace of economic growth in Mongolia. When combined with the Dzud (severe winter storm) of 2009-10, which occurred just as the economy was beginning to recover and killed over one million heads of livestock, the slowdown is likely to have significant impacts on poverty as well as the distribution of income and consumption among the poor and non-poor. In this paper we examine the poverty and distributional impacts of the crisis in Mongolia, relying on predictions from a simulation model based on pre-crisis data, given that household data to measure impacts during and after the crisis is unavailable. It is difficult to predict the distributional impacts of the financial crisis with a high degree of confidence. Evidence from previous crises suggests that relative inequality falls about as often as it rises during aggregate contractions (Paci et al, 2008). Furthermore, as the crisis spreads within a country (through adjustments in domestic credit and labor markets and fiscal policies), its impacts across different groups, sectors or areas became all the more difficult to track. The paper is structured as follows. Section two outlines the basic methodological approach used to create the simulation results used here. Section three discusses the macroeconomic projections that are used as inputs into the model. Sections four and five examine the model's projections for poverty and distributional impacts respectively, section six discusses the impact of Dzud (severe winter) and section seven concludes. 2017-06-27T20:44:54Z 2017-06-27T20:44:54Z 2011-03-07 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/903881468148520922/The-impact-of-the-financial-crisis-on-poverty-and-income-distribution-in-Mongolia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27400 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Mongolia