Analyzing the impact of adjustment policies on the poor: an IMMPA framework for Brazil

Type Journal Article
Title Analyzing the impact of adjustment policies on the poor: an IMMPA framework for Brazil
Author(s)
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2003
URL http://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/pierre-richard.agenor/pdfs/Immpa-Brazil.pdf
Abstract
This paper presents a modifed version of the integrated macroeco nomic model for poverty analysis (IMMPA) for Brazil. In addition to keeping some of the characteristics of the basic framework (such as labor market segmentation, disaggregated public expenditure, and credit market imperfections), it introduces bond financing of the bud- get deficit, unskilled urban unemployment, and a flexible exchange rate. The properties of the model are illustrated by assessing the impact of a rise in offical interest rates on output, wages, unmployment, and poverty.

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