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1 online resource (47 pages) : illustrations |
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IMF working paper ; WP/03/227 |
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IMF working paper ; WP/03/227.
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Contents |
Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR AND METHODOLOGY OF BIA -- III. DATA SET -- IV. EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF THE INCIDENCE OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH SPENDING -- V. SOME MEASURES OF ASSOCIATIONS -- VI. SUMMARY AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES |
Summary |
This paper provides a primer on benefit incidence analysis (BIA) for macroeconomists and a new data set on the benefit incidence of education and health spending covering 56 countries over 1960-2000, representing a significant improvement in quality and coverage over existing compilations. The paper demonstrates the usefulness of BIA in two dimensions. First, the paper finds, among other things, that overall education and health spending are poorly targeted; benefits from primary education and primary health care go disproportionately to the middle class, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, HIPCs and transition economies; but targeting has improved in the 1990s. Second, simple measures of association show that countries with a more propoor incidence of education and health spending tend to have better education and health outcomes, good governance, high per capita income, and wider accessibility to information. The paper explores policy implications of these findings |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 43-47) |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Government spending policy -- Evaluation
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Public health administration -- Evaluation
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Education -- Costs -- Evaluation
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Education -- Costs.
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Government spending policy -- Evaluation
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Public health administration -- Evaluation
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Tiongson, Erwin, author.
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Asawanuchit, Sawitree S., author.
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International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Department.
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International Monetary Fund. Middle Eastern Department.
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ISBN |
1283516322 |
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9781283516327 |
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9781451875430 |
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1451875436 |
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9781451920031 |
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1451920032 |
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1462356729 |
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9781462356720 |
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1452724806 |
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9781452724805 |
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9786613828774 |
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6613828777 |
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