Political Punishment and Financial Safety Nets: Evidence from India's Demonetization

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaurav Khanna ◽  
Priya Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Safety Nets ◽  
Financial Safety Nets

scholarly journals Global Financial Safety Nets: Where Do We Go from Here?

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Fernández-Arias ◽  
Eduardo Levy-Yeyati
Keyword(s):  
Safety Nets ◽  
Financial Safety Nets

Pandemic may undo Egypt poverty gains

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
World Bank ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Fiscal Sustainability ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Safety Nets ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
Financial Safety Nets ◽  
The Government

Significance The figure has been presented by the government as a vindication of its efforts to achieve fiscal sustainability while providing financial safety nets for the most vulnerable groups in society. However, the poverty rate is still higher than in 2015, and the new index was compiled before the full impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy had become clear. Impacts The economic impact of the pandemic appears to have been relatively light, but this can be attributed partly to statistical anomalies. The poverty rate fall indicates to the IMF and the World Bank that their programmes will eventually pay off for most Egyptians. There is uncertainty about the extent of the return of Egyptians from the Gulf and the effect of this on poverty and unemployment.

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