01768cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017270 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475559088 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Namibia : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016. 1 online resource (29 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 assesses the impact of alternative fiscal consolidation strategies on Namibia's growth. It uses a model developed at the IMF to gain insights on what would be a growth-friendly composition of the fiscal adjustment. The analysis suggests that a combined strategy of revenue and expenditure measures has lower negative effects on growth than a pure expenditure-based adjustment. Structural reforms improving the efficiency of public investment can further reduce the negative effect of consolidation on growth, and potentially strengthen growth. Overall, minimizing the negative impact of fiscal consolidation on growth requires combining revenue and expenditure measures, together with fiscal structural reforms. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2016/374 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2016/374/002.2016.issue-374-en.xml IMF e-Library