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Efficiency in Reaching the Millennium Development Goals

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dc.contributor.authorJayasuriya, Ruwan
dc.contributor.authorWodon, Quentin
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-12T22:21:17Z
dc.date.available2013-06-12T22:21:17Z
dc.date.issued2003-06
dc.description.abstractTo improve the likelihood of reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), or more generally to improve their social indicators, countries (or states and provinces within countries) basically have two options: increasing the inputs used to "produce" the outcomes measured by the MDGs, or increasing the efficiency with which they use their existing inputs. The four papers presented in this study look at whether improvements in efficiency could bring gains in outcomes. The first two papers use world panel data in order to analyze country level efficiency in improving education, health, and GDP indicators (GDP is related to the MDGs because a higher level of income leads to a reduction in poverty). The other two papers use province and state level data to analyze within-country efficiency in Argentina and Mexico for "producing" good education and health outcomes. Together, the four papers suggest that apart from increasing inputs, it will be necessary to improve efficiency in order to reach the MDGs. While this conclusion is hardly surprising, the analysis helps to quantify how much progress could be achieved through better efficiency, and to some extent, how efficiency itself could be improved.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/9866973/efficiency-reaching-millennium-development-goals
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-5538-1
dc.identifier.isbn0-8213-5538-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13884
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Working Paper;No. 9
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectHEALTH ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectEDUCATION INDICATORS
dc.subjectMETHODOLOGY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectQUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectPOPULATION & DEMOGRAPHY
dc.subjectGENDER ISSUES
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICES
dc.subjectENROLMENT RATIO
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectMETHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectADULT ILLITERACY
dc.subjectADULT LITERACY
dc.subjectADULT POPULATION
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE STRATEGY
dc.subjectBASKET OF GOODS
dc.subjectBENCHMARKS
dc.subjectBEST PRACTICE
dc.subjectBORROWING
dc.subjectBOUNDARIES
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCENTRAL AMERICA
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISCUSSION
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDIVISION OF LABOR
dc.subjectDOCUMENTS
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC FREEDOM
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectECONOMICS RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectEXOGENOUS VARIABLES
dc.subjectEXPECTED VALUE
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGENDER DISPARITIES
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTERS
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH TARGETS
dc.subjectHOSPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectILLITERACY RATE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFLATION RATE
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectINVENTION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLATIN AMERICAN
dc.subjectLEADING
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLOCAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO
dc.subjectMATHEMATICS
dc.subjectMAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION
dc.subjectMEASLES
dc.subjectMIDDLE EAST
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNEWBORN
dc.subjectNORTH AFRICA
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNUMBER OF WORKERS
dc.subjectOUTPUTS
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOOR INDIVIDUALS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
dc.subjectPRICE CONTROLS
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectPRIVATE DECISION MAKING
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION INPUTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectRATES OF URBANIZATION
dc.subjectRATIO OF WOMEN
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectREAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectRESEARCH CENTERS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSAFE DRINKING WATER
dc.subjectSCHOOL AGE
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLMENT
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY ENROLMENT
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSKILLED HEALTH PERSONNEL
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECTORS
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE ACCESS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectWESTERN EUROPE
dc.titleEfficiency in Reaching the Millennium Development Goalsen
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okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
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