International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

Macroeconomic Policies, Poverty and Inequality

IPC-IG’s work in this area is strongly policy-oriented, examining, in particular, the options for MDG-based national economic strategies. Within this framework, it focuses on fiscal policies, monetary policies, financial policies and the public provision of services. Its intent is to stimulate an evidence-based and wide-ranging debate and help expand the policy choices of developing-country governments, especially for macroeconomic and adjustment policies.

IPC-IG also continues to carry out research on the definitions and measurement of poverty and inequality.

One Instrument, Many Targets: Timor-Leste’s Macroeconomic Policy Challenge
Rui A. Gomes, Degol Hailu. One Pager # 93. August 2009.

Can Low-Income Countries Adopt Counter-Cyclical Policies?
Degol Hailu, John Weeks. One Pager # 92. August 2009.

The 2015 Debt Crisis
Paul Ladd. One Pager # 84. May 2009.

Is the Washington Consensus Dead?
Degol Hailu. One Pager # 82. April 2009.

The Rich Expand, the Poor Contract. The Paradox of Macroeconomic Policy in Ethiopia
Degol Hailu. One Pager # 78. March 2009.

The Macroeconomics of Scaling-Up Aid: What We Know in Kenya, Malawi and Zambia
Degol Hailu. One Pager # 67. September 2008.

The Effectiveness of Monetary Policy Reconsidered
John Weeks. Technical Paper # 3. June 2008.

Inflation-Targeting in Sub-Saharan Africa: Why Now? Why at All?
Terry McKinley. One Pager # 51. April 2008.

The Reduction of Fiscal Space in Zambia—Dutch Disease and Tight-Money Conditionalities
John Weeks. Country Study # 14. January 2008.

Pro-Growth Alternatives for Monetary and Financial Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa
Robert Pollin, Gerald Epstein, James Heintz. Policy Research Brief # 6. January 2008.

Monetary Policy
Alfredo Saad Filho. Training Module # 2. July 2007.

Raising Domestic Revenue for the MDGs: Why Wait until 2015?
Terry McKinley. One Pager # 39. July 2007.

Fiscal Policy
John Weeks, Shruti Patel. Training Module # 1. July 2007.

Does Debt Relief Increase Fiscal Space in Zambia? The MDG Implications
John Weeks, Terry McKinley. Country Study # 5. September 2006.

Gearing Public Finance to Growth, Employment and Poverty Reduction in Moldova
Terry McKinley. Country Study # 3. July 2006.

Monetary Policy and Financial Sector Reform for Employment Creation and Poverty Reduction in Ghana
Gerald Epstein, James Heintz. Country Study # 2. June 2006.

Why is ‘The Dutch disease’ always a disease? the macroeconomic consequences of scaling up ODA
Terry McKinley. Working Paper # 10. November 2005.


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