 | COVID-19 She-Cession: The Employment Penalty of Taking Care of Young Children Author/Editor: Stefania Fabrizio, Diego B P Gomes, Marina Mendes Tavares. Release Date:March, 2021 The COVID-19 outbreak and the measures to contain the virus have caused severe disruptions to labor supply and demand worldwide. Understanding who is bearing the burden of the crisis and what drives more...
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|  | Women in the Labor Force : The Role of Fiscal Policies Author/Editor: Anna Fruttero, Daniel Gurara, Lisa L Kolovich, Vivian Malta, Marina Mendes Tavares, Nino Tchelishvili, Stefania Fabrizio. Release Date:February, 2020 Despite the increase in female labor force participation over the past three decades, women still do not have the same opportunities as men to participate in economic activities in most countries. more...
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| | Export Competitiveness - Fuel Price Nexus in Developing Countries: Real or False Concern? Author/Editor: Kangni R Kpodar, Stefania Fabrizio, Kodjovi M Eklou. Release Date:February, 2019 This paper investigates the impact of domestic fuel price increases on export growth in a sample of 77 developing countries over the period 2000-2014. Using a fixed-effect estimator and the local more...
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| | Macro-Structural Policies and Income Inequality in Low-Income Developing Countries Author/Editor: Stefania Fabrizio, Davide Furceri, Rodrigo Garcia-Verdu, Bin Grace Li, Sandra V Lizarazo Ruiz, Marina Mendes Tavares, Futoshi Narita, Adrian Peralta-Alva. Release Date:January, 2017 Despite sustained economic growth and rapid poverty reductions, income inequality remains stubbornly high in many low-income developing countries. This pattern is a concern as high levels of more...
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| | A New Tool for Distributional Incidence Analysis : An Application to Fuel Subsidy Reform Author/Editor: Stefania Fabrizio, Alexei Goumilevski, Kangni R Kpodar. Release Date:October, 2016 Increased focus on income inequality and distributional issues has made incidence analysis a crucial input into policy decisions. This note presents the theoretical framework used to conduct more...
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|  | From Ambition to Execution : Policies in Support of Sustainable Development Goals Author/Editor: Stefania Fabrizio, Rodrigo Garcia-Verdu, Catherine A. Pattillo, Adrian Peralta-Alva, Andrea Presbitero, Baoping Shang, Genevieve Verdier, Marie-Therese Camilleri, Kazuaki Washimi, Lisa Kolovich, Monique Newiak, Martin Cihak, Inci Otker, Luis-Felipe Zanna, Carol L. Baker. Release Date:September, 2015 The formal launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) sets the global development agenda through 2030, placing significant emphasis on promoting social and environmental sustainability more...
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| | Is the Glass Half Empty Or Half Full? : Issues in Managing Water Challenges and Policy Instruments Author/Editor: Kalpana Kochhar, Catherine A Pattillo, Yan M Sun, Nujin Suphaphiphat, Andrew J Swiston, Robert Tchaidze, Benedict J Clements, Stefania Fabrizio, Valentina Flamini, Laure Redifer, Harald Finger. Release Date:June, 2015 This paper examines water challenges, a growing global concern with adverse economic and social consequences, and discusses economic policy instruments. Water subsidies provided through public more...
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| | Women, Work, and the Economy : Macroeconomic Gains from Gender Equity Author/Editor: Katrin Elborgh-Woytek, Monique Newiak, Kalpana Kochhar, Stefania Fabrizio, Kangni R Kpodar, Philippe Wingender, Benedict J Clements, Gerd Schwartz. Release Date:December, 2013 The proposed SDN discusses the specific macro-critical aspects of women’s participation in the labor market and the constraints that prevent women from developing their full economic potential. more...
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|  | Energy Subsidy Reform : Lessons and Implications Author/Editor: Benedict J Clements, David Coady, Stefania Fabrizio, Sanjeev Gupta, Trevor Serge Coleridge Alleyne, Carlo A Sdralevich. Release Date:September, 2013 Energy subsidies are aimed at protecting consumers, however, subsidies aggravate fiscal imbalances, crowd out priority public spending, and depress private investment, including in the energy sector. more...
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|  | Coping with the Global Financial Crisis : Challenges Facing Low-Income Countries Author/Editor: Stefania Fabrizio. Release Date:March, 2010 This forthcoming title in the Departmental Paper Series describes the special challenges facing low-income countries as economic growth contracts by an estimated 1.1 percent globally. Coping with the more...
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