Read the presentations and summaries from the seven week DFID/ODI PSIA seminar series (13 February 2003 to 26 March 2003).
Background:
In 2000, the IMF and World Bank agreed to work together to carry out Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) of major macroeconomic and structural policies in PRSP countries. Guidelines for PRGF and PRSC supported programmes state that the associated documentation will include ex-ante analysis that considers how poor people are likely to be affected by these reform programmes and, when necessary, show the steps that have been taken to mitigate adverse effects and enhance positive ones.In May 2001, DFID and a Working Group of the Joint Implementation Committee of the World Bank and IMF agreed to pilot PSIA in a number of countries, under two separate initiatives, and to bring together the results at a joint Workshop in October 2002.
DFID
Issues Note: PSIA - Common themes and issues arising from five pilot studies
For more information on the pilot studies commissioned by the Joint Implementation Committee of the World Bank and IMF please visit the World Bank site below:
Follow-up studies for Armenia, Mozambique and Uganda were completed in March 2004 (see reports below). The aims and key finds to the follow-up exercise are set out in the following minute:
Follow-up
PSIA Studies (April 2004) 
Country
studies:
Please find below links to the draft country studies. Studies were undertaken in Armenia, Honduras, Mozambique, Rwanda, and Uganda by independent researchers on behalf of national governments and DFID between May and September 2002. Two further PSIA studies have been carried out in Indonesia and Orissa State, India, under the direction of DFID regional offices. Please note that these reports are in DRAFT form and are currently in a process of being reviewed. The reports will be released as final publications in early 2003.
Armenia:
Final Report ;
Final Summary Report
Follow-up Study
Honduras:
Final Report ;
Final Summary Report
India
(Orissa): Final
Report
Indonesia:
Final Report
; Final
Summary Report
Mozambique:
Final Report ;
Final Summary
Report Follow-up
Study
Rwanda:
Final Report ;
Final Summary Report
Uganda:
Final
Report ;
Final Summary Report
Follow-up
Study