ABSTRACT

This paper examines the effect of IMF programs on poverty, income inequality and government expenditure on education and health. It distinguishes between non-concessional and concessional programs and examines the effect of contingent factors; program completion, IMF resources, the size of the initial economic problems and aid dependency. Our findings suggest that, in general, IMF programs have not significantly increased poverty and income inequality; in some instances they are associated with reduced poverty and income inequality. Moreover, we find little evidence that IMF programs lead to severe cuts in social expenditure.

中文翻译：

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IMF 项目对低收入国家贫困、收入不平等和社会支出的影响：实证分析

摘要

本文研究了 IMF 计划对贫困、收入不平等以及政府在教育和健康方面的支出的影响。它区分了非优惠和优惠计划，并检查了或有因素的影响；计划完成情况、IMF 资源、初始经济问题的规模和援助依赖。我们的研究结果表明，总的来说，IMF 的计划并未显着加剧贫困和收入不平等；在某些情况下，它们与减少贫困和收入不平等有关。此外，我们发现几乎没有证据表明 IMF 的计划会导致社会支出的大幅削减。