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Subsidy Reforms and Poverty Alleviation

This paper presents a general framework for characterizing the optimal pattern of subsidies for poverty alleviation under budgetary constraints and suggests possible reforms for the existing pattern of subsidies. The government may subsidize or tax goods in order to meet its objectives. The paper in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bhambhri, Chandra
Other Authors: Chander, Parkash
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2001
Series:IMF Working Papers
Subjects:
Fiscal Stance
Provision And Effects Of Welfare Program
Income
Optimal Taxation
Labour
Public Finance & Taxation
Personal Income
Consumer Economics: Theory
Fiscal Policy
Unemployment
Aggregate Labor Productivity
Publicly Provided Private Goods
Public Employment
Poverty Reduction
Social Welfare & Social Services
Aggregate Human Capital
Personal Income, Wealth, And Their Distributions
Social Services And Welfare
Labor
Efficiency
Poverty
Macroeconomics
Tax Administration And Procedure
Wages
Economic Theory
Taxation
Intergenerational Income Distribution
Income Economics
Government Policy
Employment
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This paper presents a general framework for characterizing the optimal pattern of subsidies for poverty alleviation under budgetary constraints and suggests possible reforms for the existing pattern of subsidies. The government may subsidize or tax goods in order to meet its objectives. The paper introduces the concept of a consumer equilibrium and shows that there are cases of equilibria in which reforms can generate not only fiscal savings but also Pareto improve the welfare of both poor and wealthy consumers
Physical Description:24 pages
ISBN:9781451854909

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