Poverty and the Policy Response to the Economic Crisis in Liberia
The purpose of this study is to provide in one place a set of papers that were written at various points in time over the last four years on poverty and the response to the recent economic crisis in Liberia. More precisely, the objective of the study is twofold. First it is to provide a basic diagno...
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okr-10986-130802021-04-23T14:03:06Z Poverty and the Policy Response to the Economic Crisis in Liberia Wodon, Quentin Wodon, Quentin administrative costs aggregate poverty annual growth average % growth cash transfers Central region conflict consumer prices consumption aggregate consumption basket consumption data consumption per capita correlates of poverty data quality determinants of poverty Development Goals development strategy distributional impact Economic conditions economic development economic growth Education level Emergency Employment EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM Employment Programs estimates of poverty Extreme poverty female-headed households Financial Crisis food basket food consumption food expenditure food goods food items food needs food poverty food poverty line Food Price FOOD PRICES food products Food Security growth rate growth rates health care health expenditures household composition household consumption household head household heads household income household needs household size household survey household surveys housing HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Impact on Poverty incidence analysis Income income data Indicators of Poverty inequality land size macroeconomic framework Marginal tax Marginal tax rate Mean value measuring poverty medium term milk national accounts National Poverty National Poverty headcount negative impact net income Nutrition policy interventions poor poor areas post-conflict countries poverty analysis poverty assessments Poverty Comparisons poverty data Poverty Estimates poverty gap Poverty Impact poverty level poverty line Poverty lines poverty measure poverty measurement poverty measures Poverty Profile Poverty rates Poverty Reduction Poverty Reduction Strategy Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper poverty threshold Pro-Poor Pro-Poor Growth public sector Public Spending Public Works qualitative data reduction of poverty rural rural areas Rural Region Safety Net savings schooling secondary schooling squared poverty gap standard deviation targeting total poverty total poverty line unequal distribution urban areas Urban Region wage rates war Welfare Indicator Welfare Indicators The purpose of this study is to provide in one place a set of papers that were written at various points in time over the last four years on poverty and the response to the recent economic crisis in Liberia. More precisely, the objective of the study is twofold. First it is to provide a basic diagnostic of both consumption-based poverty and human development (especially education and health) in the country using the 2007 CWIQ (Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire) survey. Second, it is to assess the likely impact on the poor of the recent economic crisis, and especially the increase in rice prices, and to document the targeting performance of measures taken by the government in 2008/09 to help the poor cope with the crisis. These measures included a reduction in import taxes for rice, a reform of the personal income tax, and the implementation of cash for work temporary employment program. This introductory chapter outlines the topics covered in the various chapters of the study and summarizes their main results. The study is structured in three parts. Part one consists of three basic diagnostic chapters for poverty, education, and health. Part two is devoted to assessing the likely impact on the poor of the recent economic crisis, and especially the increase in rice prices, and to document the targeting performance of fiscal measures taken by the government to help the poor cope with the crisis. Part three provides an evaluation of cash for work temporary employment program also put in place by the authorities to help the poor cope with the crisis. 2013-04-02T16:54:09Z 2013-04-02T16:54:09Z 2012 978-0-8213-8979-9 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13080 en_US World Bank Study; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research Liberia |
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The purpose of this study is to provide in one place a set of papers that were written at various points in time over the last four years on poverty and the response to the recent economic crisis in Liberia. More precisely, the objective of the study is twofold. First it is to provide a basic diagnostic of both consumption-based poverty and human development (especially education and health) in the country using the 2007 CWIQ (Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire) survey. Second, it is to assess the likely impact on the poor of the recent economic crisis, and especially the increase in rice prices, and to document the targeting performance of measures taken by the government in 2008/09 to help the poor cope with the crisis. These measures included a reduction in import taxes for rice, a reform of the personal income tax, and the implementation of cash for work temporary employment program. This introductory chapter outlines the topics covered in the various chapters of the study and summarizes their main results. The study is structured in three parts. Part one consists of three basic diagnostic chapters for poverty, education, and health. Part two is devoted to assessing the likely impact on the poor of the recent economic crisis, and especially the increase in rice prices, and to document the targeting performance of fiscal measures taken by the government to help the poor cope with the crisis. Part three provides an evaluation of cash for work temporary employment program also put in place by the authorities to help the poor cope with the crisis. |
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Poverty and the Policy Response to the Economic Crisis in Liberia |
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Poverty and the Policy Response to the Economic Crisis in Liberia |
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Poverty and the Policy Response to the Economic Crisis in Liberia |
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Poverty and the Policy Response to the Economic Crisis in Liberia |
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