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Cover IMF How To Notes
How to Operationalize IMF Engagement on Social Spending during and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 Crisis
Irene Yackovlev, Ms. Zuzana Murgasova, Fei Liu, Gohar Minasyan, and Ke Wang
How to Operationalize IMF Engagement on Social Spending during and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 Crisis
Keywords:
FADHTN; HTN; spending; financing; COVID; country; policy measure; social spending; spending needs; IMF team; program document; COVID-19; Health care spending; Health care; Fiscal sustainability; Social assistance spending; Central Africa; Global
Cover What Macroeconomists Should Know about Health Care Policy
What Macroeconomists Should Know about Health Care Policy
Mr. Peter S. Heller and Mr. William C. Hsiao

Abstract

This primer explains why macroeconomists need to be concerned with issues of health policy and elaborates the essential information that a macroeconomist should know in providing inputs to discussions on health sector policy. The primer illustrates how these issues and the range of appropriate policy options may differ depending on the state of development of an economy and the particular approach taken by a country in structuring its health system. The primer also highlights the appropriate roles for the state and market in health care financing and provision, taking account of the various sources of market failure in the health sector.

Keywords:
ISI; SI; health expenditure inflation; health sector; macroeconomist; health system; expenditure; health status; IMF economist; Health care; Health care spending; Tax allowances; Social assistance spending; Global; Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa
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Is Asia Prepared for an Aging Population?
Mr. Peter S. Heller
Many Asian countries (such as China, Singapore, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, and the Philippines) will experience a significant aging of their populations during the next several decades. This paper explores how these aging Asian countries are addressing and anticipating the challenges of an aging society. It suggests that Asia's preparedness for an aging population is decidedly mixed. While growth policies have been successful, much work is still needed in many countries to establish an adequate and farsighted policy framework in the areas of pensions, health insurance, and labor market policies.
Keywords:
WP; government policy; State assets; economic growth; labor force; low income
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Social Sector Reform in Transition Countries
Mr. Christian Keller and Mr. Peter S. Heller
During the transition process, many existing social sector institutions and policies were significantly eroded and their underlying character changed. As a result, they often do not redistribute to the poorest, nor generally serve the role of facilitating economic change. Social sector reforms have therefore become necessary for reasons of social welfare as well as economic growth. The analysis of eleven transition countries—comprising some of the most advanced as well as some of the poorest transition economies—shows that almost all countries have started to undertake reforms; however, their individual efforts vary. Reform does not only stand for cutting back, but also requires in some cases a building up and in others a redesign of social safety nets; it needs to address insurance issues, budgetary transfer programs, the performance of the health and education sector, as well as the labor market regime and the approach to tax administration.
Keywords:
WP; public spending; monopoly power; pension benefit; means testing; unemployment insurance; transition economies; social sector reform; social safety nets; transition country; reform effort; demographics rank; real value; early retirement; State tax inspectorate; resource allocation; retirement age; Social assistance spending; Health care; Health care spending; Europe
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What Should Macroeconomists Know About Health Care Policy: A Primer
Mr. William C. Hsiao
This primer aims to provide IMF macroeconomists with the essential information they need in situations where they must address issues concerning health sector policy and when they have significant macroeconomic implications. Such issues can also affect equity and growth and are fundamental to any strategy of poverty reduction. The primer highlights the appropriate roles for the state and market in health care financing and provision. It also suggests the situations in which macroeconomists should engage health sector specialists in policy formulation exercises. Finally, it illustrates the different health policy issues that confront countries at alternative stages of economic development and the range of appropriate policy options.
Keywords:
WP; expenditure inflation; health status; health expenditure; health practitioner; health system; health economics; government expenditure; good health; health sector; private sector; Health care; Health care spending; Tax allowances; Social assistance spending; Global
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Social Issues in IMF-Supported Programs
Mrs. Ritha S. Khemani, Mr. Sanjeev Gupta, Mr. Calvin A McDonald, Mr. Louis Dicks-Mireaux, and Marijn Verhoeven

Abstract

As part of its mandate, the IMF seeks to create the conditions necessary for sustained high-quality growth, which encompasses a broad range of elements. These include sound macroeconomic policies, growth-enhancing structural reforms, good governance, and such social policies as cost-effective social safety nets and targeted social expenditures. This paper reviews the IMF's policy advice in two key areas of social policy: social safety nets and public spending on education and health care. It was initiated as part of the work by the World Bank and IMF to strengthen the poverty focus of adjustment programs in low-income countries, in particular within the framework of the Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs).

Keywords:
OP; social policy; policy; implementation of social policies; IMF's social policy advice; IMF expertise; targeting of public spending; IMF collaboration; Health care spending; Social assistance spending; Health care; Sub-Saharan Africa; Asia and Pacific; Global
Cover IMF Policy Discussion Papers
Economic Transition and Social Protection: Issues and Agenda for Reform
Mr. Sanjeev Gupta
This paper briefly describes the factors constraining the social protection policies in the Baltics, Russia, and other countries of the former Soviet Union (BRO). The analysis considers public spending in social programs, including generalized subsidies for goods and consumer services, pensions, unemployment-related and social benefits, and education and health care. The paper then lists policies that can help mitigate the worsening living standards of the poor and the vulnerable in a fiscally sustainable manner.
Keywords:
PDP; wage; benefit; staff; BRO; budget; reform; Transition; Social Protection; benefit structure; wage bill; untargeted benefit; pension system reform; age dependency rate; Health care; Social security contributions; Tax allowances; Pension spending; Baltics