| Description |
1 online resource (36 pages) : color illustrations |
| Series |
IMF country report ; no. 15/346 |
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IMF country report ; no. 15/346.
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| Summary |
This Selected Issues paper develops a framework to study the macroeconomic and distributional implications of alternative Farm Input Subsidy Program (FISP) reforms in Malawi. The FISP is one of the largest social expenditure items in Malawi, aimed at improving food security and reducing poverty. The FISP program targets poor rural households and provides them with a coupon for a predetermined amount of fertilizer at a heavily subsidized rate. The results of the study discussed in this paper show how policies that seek to improve the efficiency of expenditure can be consistent with higher and more equitable growth. It also focuses on the macroeconomic and distributional impacts of reducing the subsidy rate for the FISP |
| Notes |
"December 2015." |
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"November 30, 2015"--Page 2 of pdf |
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"Prepared by the team led by Fabien Nsengiyumva and Adrian Peralta-Alva, including, Nils Maehle, Sandra Lizarazo Ruiz, Frank Wu, and Steven Banda"--Page 2 of pdf |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from pdf title page (IMF Web site, viewed December 30, 2015) |
| Subject |
International Monetary Fund -- Malawi
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| SUBJECT |
International Monetary Fund. fast (OCoLC)fst00556666 |
| Subject |
Farm supply industries -- Subsidies -- Malawi
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Financial institutions -- Risk management -- Malawi
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Financial services industry -- Malawi
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Financial services industry.
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Malawi.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nsengiyumva, F., (IMF staff)
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Peralta, Adrian, (IMF staff)
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Maehle, Nils, (IMF staff)
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Lizarazo Ruiz, Sandra, (IMF staff)
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Wu, Dong Frank, (IMF staff)
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Banda, Steven, (IMF staff)
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International Monetary Fund.
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| ISBN |
1513522787 |
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9781513522784 |
| ISSN |
1934-7685 |
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