Evaluating Alternative Approaches to Poverty Alleviation : Rice Tariffs Versus Targeted Transfers in Madagascar / Paul A. Dorosh, David Coady, Bart Minten.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Dorosh, Paul A.

Contributor:

Coady, David.

Minten, Bart.

International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Department.

Series:

IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/009

IMF Working Papers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rice trade--Madagascar--Econometric models.

Rice trade.

Tariff on farm produce--Madagascar--Econometric models.

Tariff on farm produce.

Poverty--Madagascar--Econometric models.

Poverty.

Madagascar--Economic policy--Econometric models.

Madagascar.

Madagascar--Economic conditions--Econometric models.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (30 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This paper uses a partial equilibrium framework to evaluate the relative efficiency, distributional and revenue implications of rice tariffs and targeted transfers in Madagascar, especially in the context of identifying their respective roles for poverty alleviation. Although there are likely to be substantial efficiency gains from tariff reductions, these accrue mainly to higher income households. In addition, poor net rice sellers will lose from lower tariffs. Developing a system of well designed and implemented targeted direct transfers to poor households is thus likely to be a substantially more costeffective approach to poverty alleviation. Such an approach should be financed by switching revenue raising from rice tariffs to more efficient tax instruments. These policy conclusions are likely to be robust to the incorporation of general equilibrium considerations.

Contents:

Contents; I. Introduction; II. A Partial Equilibrium Model; A. The Model; B. Rice Tariff Reform; C. Targeted Transfers; D. Welfare Weights; III. The Welfare Impact of Tariffs and Transfers; A. Lowering Rice Tariffs; Figures; 1. Cumulative Densities of Per Capita Consumption; 2a. Net Sellers/Buyers by Welfare Group, Urban; 2b. Net Sellers/Buyers by Welfare Group, Rural; 3a. Net Purchases by Welfare Group: Urban; 3b. Net Purchases by Welfare Group: Rural; 4a. Welfare Impact of Rice Price Decrease: Urban; 4b. Welfare Impact of Rice Price Decrease, Rural; Tables

1. Distribution of Welfare Impact from Tariff Increase Across Households2. Marginal Cost of Public Funds for Different Import Elasticities; 3. Welfare Impact of Lower Rice Tariff; B. Targeted Transfers; 5. Undercoverage and Leakage, Urban and Rural; C. Tariffs, Transfers, or Both?; 4. Welfare Impact of Proxy-Means Targeted Transfers; IV. From Partial to General Equilibrium Analysis; 6. Welfare Impact of Tariff Reductions and Targeted Transfers; V. Summary and Conclusions; Appendix; I. The Madagascar EPM Household Survey; Appendix Table; 5. Mean Per Capita Consumption and Welfare Weights

References

Notes:

"January 2008."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 27-28).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613822406

9781462393145

1462393144

9781452768267

1452768269

9781282558274

1282558277

9781451913248

1451913249

OCLC:

535146962