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Does Higher Government Spending Buy Better Results in Education and Health Care?Sanjeev GuptaInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) - Fiscal Affairs Department Marijn VerhoevenInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) - Fiscal Affairs Department Erwin R. TiongsonAsian Institute of Management; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA); World Bank February 1999 IMF Working Paper No. 99/21 Abstract: There is little empirical evidence to support the claim that public spending improves education and health indicators. This paper uses cross-sectional data for 50 developing and transition countries to show that expenditure allocations within the two social sectors improve both access to and attainment in schools and reduce mortality rates for infants and children. The size and efficiency of these allocations are important for promoting equity and furthering second-generation reforms.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 25 Keywords: public expenditure, primary and secondary education, primary health care, intrasectoral spending compostion, social indicators JEL Classification: I12, I18, I21, I31 working papers seriesDate posted: February 10, 2006Suggested CitationContact Information
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