Social spending in Korea can it foster sustainable and inclusive growth
Going forward, Korea faces two closely related challenges: sustaining economic growth against the backdrop of a rapidly aging population and ameliorating income inequality. This paper argues that a gradual increase in social spending could promote more sustainable and inclusive growth in Korea. In p...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Washington, D.C.] :
International Monetary Fund
©2012.
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Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
IMF working paper ; WP/12/250. |
Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b44664916*spi |
Sumario: | Going forward, Korea faces two closely related challenges: sustaining economic growth against the backdrop of a rapidly aging population and ameliorating income inequality. This paper argues that a gradual increase in social spending could promote more sustainable and inclusive growth in Korea. In particular, simulation results suggest that social spending which supports labor market reforms can boost longer-term growth. However, despite rapid increases recently--albeit from a low base--there is still a social spending gap relative to Korea's OECD peers. Because of several fiscal challenges in the coming decades, increases in social spending should be incremental, and would be usefully guided by a longer-term fiscal framework. |
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Descripción Física: | 21 p. |
Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas. |
ISBN: | 9781475532586 |