01757cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF016460 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513522784 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Malawi : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015. 1 online resource (36 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Selected Issues paper develops a framework to study the macroeconomic and distributional implications of alternative Farm Input Subsidy Program (FISP) reforms in Malawi. The FISP is one of the largest social expenditure items in Malawi, aimed at improving food security and reducing poverty. The FISP program targets poor rural households and provides them with a coupon for a predetermined amount of fertilizer at a heavily subsidized rate. The results of the study discussed in this paper show how policies that seek to improve the efficiency of expenditure can be consistent with higher and more equitable growth. It also focuses on the macroeconomic and distributional impacts of reducing the subsidy rate for the FISP. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2015/346 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2015/346/002.2015.issue-346-en.xml IMF e-Library