Annex: Economic and Social Tools for Povertyand Social Impact Analysis

This annex presents information on a series of tools
and methods available for the analysis of poverty
and social impacts of reforms. This annex presents
summary information on the tools, drawing in particular
on the Toolkit for Evaluating the Poverty and
Distributional Impact of Economic Policies and the
Social Analysis Sourcebook, which provide more
detailed information1. Additional guidance is currently
under preparation on selected social and economic
tools. The World Bank is also developing
guidance on issues, challenges, and tools that may be
of particular relevance in analyzing specific reforms.
A summary matrix and reform-specific notes will be
posted on an ongoing basis on the PSIA website.