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

Craigwell, Roland and Lowe, Shane and Bynoe, Danielle (2012): The effectiveness of government expenditure on education and health care in the Caribbean. Published in:

Abstract

Investment in human development is considered a means of improving the quality of life and sustaining economic growth in the Caribbean. The purpose of this paper is to assess the efficacy of public spending on health care and education by evaluating the life expectancy and school enrolment rates of these countries.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Caribbean; Government policy; Public finance; Public spending; Education; Health care; Panel OLS
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I21 - Analysis of Education; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I0 - General > I00 - General

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