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Growth Inclusiveness in Djibouti

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  • Mr. Alexei P Kireyev

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The paper examines the poverty-reducing and distributional characteristics of Djibouti’s economic growth, and discusses policies that might help make growth more inclusive. It covers the period between 2002 and 2013, for which comparable household surveys are available. The main findings are that while in the past decade the overall level of poverty in Djibouti declined, there have been no clear signs of improvements in either equality or growth inclusiveness. Growth has not been inclusive and benefitted mainly those in the upper part of the income distribution. These conclusions should be treated as indicative. Progress in poverty reduction and inclusiveness would require not only sustained high growth but also the creation of opportunities in sectors with high earning potential for the poor. Better targeted social policies and more attention to the regional distribution of spending would also help reduce poverty and improve inclusiveness.

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  • Mr. Alexei P Kireyev, 2017. "Growth Inclusiveness in Djibouti," IMF Working Papers 2017/093, International Monetary Fund.
    • Handle: RePEc:imf:imfwpa:2017/093
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    1. Mirjalili, Seyed Hossein & Mohseni Charaghlou, Amin & Safari, Omid, 2017. "Inclusive Growth in Iran's Provinces (2004 -2015)," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 9(2), pages 5-27.
    2. Jeyacheya, Julia & Hampton, Mark P., 2020. "Wishful thinking or wise policy? Theorising tourism-led inclusive growth: Supply chains and host communities," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 131(C).
    3. Mr. Alexei P Kireyev, 2018. "Macro-Fiscal Implications of Climate Change: The Case of Djibouti," IMF Working Papers 2018/233, International Monetary Fund.
    4. Mr. Alexei P Kireyev & Andrei Leonidov, 2020. "Operationalizing Inclusive Growth: Per-Percentile Diagnostics to Inform Redistribution Policies," IMF Working Papers 2020/050, International Monetary Fund.

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