Public Expenditure and Inclusive Growth - A Survey

Younes Zouhar, Jon Jellema, Nora Lustig and Mohamed Trabelsi
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Younes Zouhar: International Monetary Fund
Jon Jellema: CEQ Institute

No 109, Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series from Tulane University, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper explores the role of public expenditure in fostering inclusive growth. It starts with a presentation of salient features of public expenditure. Then, it lays out an analytical framework that describes the channels through which public expenditure affects inequality and poverty in the short and long term. Based on a review of the empirical literature, it discusses the policy options. Finally, the paper assesses the role of key factors such as the initial conditions, and the institutions, in shaping the inclusive spending policies.

Keywords: public expenditure; social spending; inclusive growth; inequality; poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 H50 H51 H52 H53 H54 H55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 76 pages
Date: 2021-03
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Published in Commitment to Equity, March 2021, pages 1-76

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