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The effectiveness of government expenditure on education and health care in the Caribbean

Craigwell, Roland; Bynoe, Danielle; Lowe, Shane - In: International Journal of Development Issues 11 (2012) 1, pp. 4-18

data set containing 19 Caribbean countries over the period 1995 to 2007 for health care and 1980 to 2009 for education, a … education system, that is, the pupil‐teacher ratio. It also seeks to update the existing Caribbean literature by employing data … economic growth in the Caribbean. The purpose of this paper is to assess the efficacy of public spending on health care and …

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The effectiveness of government expenditure on education and health care in the Caribbean

Craigwell, Roland; Lowe, Shane; Bynoe, Danielle - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

in the Caribbean. The purpose of this paper is to assess the efficacy of public spending on health care and education by …

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Reprioritizing Government Spending on Health: Pushing an Elephant Up the Stairs?

Tandon, Ajay; Fleisher, Lisa; Li, Rong; Yap, Wei Aun - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

defense, education, and infrastructure. To date, empirical work on prioritization has been sparse: available cross …

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Niger; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: 2004 Status Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

This paper discusses key findings of the 2004 Status Report on Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for Niger. The report assesses economic and financial performance, as well as progress in implementing sectoral policies and strategies in 2004. Analysis of the economic and financial situation...

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Nicaragua; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

weaknesses in the energy matrix, the flaws in the health, education, and potable water systems, and the precarious presence of …

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Benin; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011

This abstract discusses Beninâ€™s poverty reduction strategy (PRS1). The PRS1 serves as both a strategic frame of reference and a framework for dialogue with technical and financial partners (TFPs). The six major phases involved in the preparation of the growth and poverty reduction...

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Chapter 35 Equity in health

Williams, Alan; Cookson, Richard - In: Handbook of health economics : volume 1, part B, (pp. 1863-1910). 2000

Equity in health has to be distinguished from equity in access to health care, or equity in the distribution of health care resources. We take as a working definition of health for our purposes the number of quality adjusted life years that a person may expect to enjoy over his or her lifetime....

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Democratic Republic of the Congo; Joint Staff Advisory Note

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

This Joint Advisory Note on the Democratic Republic of the Congo discusses economic growth and employment-creating sectors. The agriculture and mining sectors are projected to continue their expansion, while simultaneously raising labor productivity and freeing up labor. The urban population is...

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Public Expenditure in the Slovak Republic; Composition and Technical Efficiency

Grigoli, Francesco - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

also assesses the relative efficiency of spending in education and health. The Slovak Republic spends more on social … outcomes in an efficient manner in the education sector, this is not true for health. Moreover, the recent increases in …

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The Macroeconomic Impact of Healthcare Financing Alternatives; Reform Options forhong Kong Sar

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008

With much healthcare publicly funded, Hong Kong's rapidly aging population will significant raise fiscal pressure over coming decades. We ask what the implications are of meeting these costs by public funding, or private funding voluntarily or through mandates. Our simulations suggest that...

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