Analyzing the Distributional Impact of Reforms : A Practitioner’s Guide to Pension, Health, Labor Markets, Public Sector Downsizing, Taxation, Decentralization, and Macroeconomic Modeling, Volume 2

The analysis of the distributional impact of policy reforms on the well-being or welfare of different stakeholder groups, particularly on the poor and vulnerable, has an important role in the elaboration and implementation of poverty reduction stra...

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Main Authors: Coudouel, Aline, Paternostro, Stefano
Format: Publication
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
CD
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6864267/analyzing-distributional-impact-reforms-vol-2-2
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7041
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Summary:The analysis of the distributional impact of policy reforms on the well-being or welfare of different stakeholder groups, particularly on the poor and vulnerable, has an important role in the elaboration and implementation of poverty reduction strategies in developing countries. In recent years this type of work has been labeled as Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) and is increasingly implemented to promote evidence-based policy choices and foster debate on policy reform options.