Sector Guidance

PSIA Guidance on Sector-Specific Policy Reforms

While other sections of this website provide guidance on the general approach, tools and methods of distributional analysis, each sector displays a series of specific characteristics that can have special implications for the analysis. These characteristics can affect many dimensions of the analysis: the types of impacts and transmission channels, the tools and techniques most appropriate, the data sources typically required, and the range of political economy factors most likely to affect the reform process.

Hence, to complement other resources on our website, each sector-specific link below provides an overview of the specific issues typically arising in the analysis of the distributional impacts in a particular sector. For every sector, a link to a more detailed sector-specific note is also provided.

Description of the Sector-Specific Notes

Each note is organized around the different transmission channels through which policy reforms can be expected to have an impact on the population. It provides an overview of the typical direction and magnitude of the expected impacts; the typical implementation mechanisms for reforms; the stakeholders likely to be affected by the reform; and the methodologies typically used to analyze the distributional impact. Each note is meant to be indicative only and does not attempt to cover all issues pertaining to the particular type of reform. In addition, the notes currently mainly focus on economic analysis.

The notes have been published in two volumes, Analyzing the Distributional Impact of Reforms Volume I and Volume II, with the coverage of topics as indicated below.

Volume I	Volume II
Agricultural Market Reforms Education Policy Reforms Land Policy Reforms Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy Reforms Trade Policy Reforms Utility Reforms	Pension System Reforms Health Sector Reforms Selected Labor Market Reforms Public Sector Downsizing Indirect Tax and Public Pricing Reforms Decentralization Reforms The modeling of macroeconomic shocks and policies

Acknowledgements

The preparation of the sector notes has benefited from invaluable contributions, both written inputs and helpful comments, from Jehan Arulpragasam, Luca Barbone, Mark Camden Bassett,Tara Bedi, Gordon Betcherman, Dirk Bezemer, Barbara Bruns, Shiyan Chao, David Coady, Aline Coudouel, Luis Crouch, Anis Dani, Shanta Devarajan, Francesco Devicienti, Daniel Dulitzky, David Evans, Tazeen Fasih, Deon Filmer, Louise Fox, Emanuela Galasso, Delfin S. Go, Markus Goldstein, Dave Gwatkin, Sara Hague, Oleksiy Ivaschenko, Moataz Mostafa Kamel El Said, Sarah Keener, Vijdan Korman, Silvana Kostenbaum, Frauke Jungbluth, Isabel Lavadenz Paccieri, Philippe Le Houerou, Xiaoyan Liang, Jennie Litvack, Hans Löfgren, J. Humberto Lopez, Lucio Monari, Michael Mills, Dzingai Mutumbuka, John Nellis, Robert Prouty, Boniface Essama Nssah, Antonio Nucifora, John Page, Stefano Paternostro, Ana Revenga, Sara Savastano, George Schieber, Sudhir Shetty, Yvonne Sin, Jee-Peng Tan, Quentin Wodon, and Hassan Zaman. The notes also benefited from comments received at various seminars held both inside and outside the Bank. Cecile Wodon and Robert Zimmermann provided invaluable technical and editorial assistance.

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