Commitment to Equity Assessment (CEQ) A Diagnostic Framework to Assess Governments' Fiscal Policies Handbook

Nora Lustig

No 1119, Working Papers from Tulane University, Department of Economics

Abstract: Fiscal policy can change poverty and inequality substantially or little depending on the government's redistributive effort. We develop a diagnostic framework to assess how aligned fiscal policies are with supporting a minimum living standard and human capital accumulation, as well as reducing inequality. The Commitment to Equity Assessment (CEQ) evaluates efforts based on whether governments: i. collect and allocate enough resources to support a minimum living standard for all; ii. collect and distribute resources equitably; iii. ensure spending is fiscally sustainable and that programs are of good quality and incentive compatible; iv. collect and publish relevant information as well as are subject to independent evaluations. The CEQ relies on inequality, poverty and tax and benefit incidence analyses.

Keywords: poverty; inequality; fiscal incidence; social policy; Latin America (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H5 H51 H52 H53 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 53 pages
Date: 2011-04
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Working Paper: Commitment to Equity Assessment (CEQ). A diagnostic framework to assess governments’ fiscal policies. Handbook (2011)
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