Poverty, Demographic Characteristics, and Public Policy in Cis Countries

Ehtisham Ahmad

No 1993/009, IMF Working Papers from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: The demographic characteristics of different regions in the former Soviet Union influence the nature of poverty in the newly successor independent states of the FSU. Despite a common policy inheritance, major adjustments are needed in the major social protection instruments to reflect differences in demographics along with a changing resource base.

Keywords: WP; child benefit; country; republic; CIS country; rate; contribution rate; USSR pattern; alia Russia; USSR social security instrument; USSR level; USSR formulation; USSR Goskomstat; Pension spending; Non-wage benefits; Wages; Income; Aging; Central Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22
Date: 1993-02-01
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