Children and the Fiscal Space in Ethiopia

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-10452

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Children and the Fiscal Space in Ethiopia

dc.contributor.author	Ambel, Alemayehu A.
dc.contributor.author	Belete, Getachew Yirga
dc.contributor.author	Fiala, Oliver
dc.date.accessioned	2023-05-24T15:15:12Z
dc.date.available	2023-05-24T15:15:12Z
dc.date.issued	2023-05-24
dc.description.abstract	This study investigates the effects of public transfers and taxes on the wellbeing of children in Ethiopia. It applies the Commitment to Equity for Children methodology to examine the burdens of taxation and the benefits from government transfers and spending, and their differential wellbeing impacts on children. The study integrates data from the 2018/19 Ethiopia Socioeconomic Survey, which also collected data on taxes and transfers, with administrative data. Measuring its distribution by child monetary and multidimensional wellbeing, the study finds, on average, a progressive, poverty-reducing and equalizing fiscal system. However, there are important differences in the distribution of some of its elements. Indirect taxes, comprising of value-added and excise taxes, are regressive. Similarly, primary education spending, the largest of in-kind transfers, is only progressive in urban areas. On poverty and inequality, the fiscal system reduced the monetary child poverty headcount by 21 percent and the poverty gap by 33 percent. The effect is stronger for girls and children in rural areas than for boys and children in urban areas, therefore reducing inequalities in poverty rates. However, this is only the case when in-kind transfers for education and health are considered. Without the inclusion of in-kind transfers, the study finds that the fiscal system is not well calibrated to reduce poverty. This highlights the essential role of public services, not only in delivering fundamental child rights, but also in reducing poverty among children.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099501005232331563/IDU030db07260e05304dee08381023513823596f
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/1813-9450-10452
dc.identifier.uri	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39838
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Policy Research Working Papers; 10452
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	CHILD POVERTY
dc.subject	FISCAL INCIDENCE
dc.subject	COMMITMENT TO EQUITY FOR CHILDREN METHODOLOGY
dc.subject	WELLBEING OF CHILDREN
dc.subject	CHILDREN'S FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
dc.title	Children and the Fiscal Space in Ethiopia	en
dc.type	Working Paper
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crossref.title	Children and the Fiscal Space in Ethiopia
okr.date.disclosure	2023-05-23
okr.date.lastmodified	2023-05-23T00:00:00Z	en
okr.doctype	Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099501005232331563/IDU030db07260e05304dee08381023513823596f
okr.guid	099501005232331563
okr.identifier.docmid	IDU-30db0726-e053-4dee-8381-23513823596f
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/1813-9450-10452
okr.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10452
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	34067043
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	34067043
okr.identifier.report	WPS10452
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okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099501005232331563/pdf/IDU030db07260e05304dee08381023513823596f.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	Eastern and Southern Africa
okr.region.country	Ethiopia
okr.sector	Central Government (Central Agencies)
okr.topic	Law and Development::Human Rights
okr.topic	Social Development::Children and Youth
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Early Child and Children's Health
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction::Equity and Development
okr.topic	Education::Access & Equity in Basic Education
okr.unit	Data Production and Methods (DECPM)