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Domestic Government Spending on Human Capital: A Cross-Country Analysis of Recent Trends

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dc.contributor.authorAndrews, Kathryn
dc.contributor.authorAvitabile, Ciro
dc.contributor.authorGatti, Roberta
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-04T19:32:21Z
dc.date.available2019-10-04T19:32:21Z
dc.date.issued2019-10
dc.description.abstractUsing a new data set comprised of publicly available information, this paper provides cross-country evidence on domestic government spending for human capital in recent years. Creating a measure of social spending that covers the three sectors of health, education, and social protection has proven to be a challenging task. Only for health spending is there high data coverage over time and across countries. Education and, especially, social protection display large gaps. Increases in social sector spending have generally been slow and unsteady. Although education spending in low-income countries has seen a stable and steady increase, spending on health has been remarkably flat. Human capital outcomes are only weakly correlated with spending in the three sectors. Finally, this paper discusses future research required to provide guidance on how much and what type of investment is needed to achieve high levels of human capital.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/712531569957422450/Domestic-Government-Spending-on-Human-Capital-A-Cross-Country-Analysis-of-Recent-Trends
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9033
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/32493
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9033
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECTOR SPENDING
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SPENDING
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEDUCATION EXPENDITURE
dc.titleDomestic Government Spending on Human Capitalen
dc.title.subtitleA Cross-Country Analysis of Recent Trendsen
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okr.crossref.titleDomestic Government Spending on Human Capital: A Cross-Country Analysis of Recent Trends
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/712531569957422450/Domestic-Government-Spending-on-Human-Capital-A-Cross-Country-Analysis-of-Recent-Trends
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9033
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okr.topicPublic Sector Development::Public Sector Economics
okr.topicPublic Sector Development::Public Sector Expenditure Policy
okr.topicEducation::Education Finance
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Economics & Finance
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Social Protections & Assistance
okr.unitHuman Development Global Practice
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