Analysing who benefits from different taxes and spending is important to understand how fiscal policy is affecting poverty and inequality in Jordan. This study traces how the Jordanian fiscal system affects...
Global economic activity registered resilient growth in early 2023 but is losing momentum. Advanced economies growth slowed less-than-anticipated in early 2023 as tight labor markets drove wages up, preventing...
This paper examines the distributive and poverty reducing effects of Vietnam’s fiscal system in 2018. The paper looks at the incidence across the distribution and the effect of (direct and indirect) taxes...
Fiscal policy is potentially one of the most powerful tools governments have for reducing poverty and inequality, but not all households are affected in the same way. Fiscal policy—how public revenue is...
This paper simulates the welfare and poverty impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Islamic Republic of Iran, emphasizing the role of inflation, which lowered the purchasing power of households and had...
Fiscal policy is potentially one of the most powerful tools governments have for reducing poverty and inequality, but not all households are affected in the same way. Fiscal policy—how public revenue is...
The Iranian economy entered a third consecutive year of recession following the triple-shock of sanctions, oil market collapse and Coronavirus (COVID-19). High inflation placed additional economic stress...
The Iranian economy entered a third consecutive year of recession following the triple-shock of sanctions, oil market collapse and Coronavirus (COVID-19). High inflation placed additional economic stress...
This paper examines the relationship between maternal exposure to violence during pregnancy and newborn birthweight. The paper exploits variation in the timing of exposure and in the geographic location...
The recession in Iran accelerated in 2019-20 as United States (U.S.) sanctions further tightened. Inflation has gradually declined as the impact of the sharp depreciation of the rial in 2018-19 dissipated...
The recession in Iran accelerated in 2019-20 as United States (U.S.) sanctions further tightened. Inflation has gradually declined as the impact of the sharp depreciation of the rial in 2018-19 dissipated...