01648cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000812 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451843897 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Verhoeven, Marijn. Does Higher Government Spending Buy Better Results in Education and Health Care? / Marijn Verhoeven, Sanjeev Gupta, Erwin Tiongson. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (25 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students 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. Mode of access: Internet Gupta, Sanjeev. Tiongson, Erwin. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1999/021 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1999/021/001.1999.issue-021-en.xml IMF e-Library