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Fiscal Affairs Department

Contents

  • I. Introduction

  • II. Literature Review

  • III. Data and Model

    • A. Methodology

    • B. Data

  • IV. Empirical Results

    • A. Main Results

    • B. Robustness Checks

  • V. Simulation of the Impact of Policy Interventions and Implications for the MDGs

  • VI. Conclusion and Policy Implications

  • References

  • Tables

  • 1. Summary Descriptive Statistics

  • 2. Growth Equation-Dependent Variable: Average Real Per Capita GDP Growth

  • 3. Investment Equation-Dependent Variable: Average Annual Investment Ratio

  • 4. Education Equation-Dependent Variable: Average Composite Enrollment Rate

  • 5. Health Equation-Dependent Variable: Average Annual Under-5 Child Mortality Rate

  • 6. Summary of Total Effect Coefficients by Country Group

  • 7. Simulation on the Impact on Growth and Social Indicators from Various Policy Interventions

  • Appendixes

  • I. Derivation of the Growth Equation with Human Capital

  • II. List of Countries Included in the Sample and Data Sources

  • Appendix Tables

  • 8. Short-Run Total Effects Decomposition: Selected Endogenous Variables

  • 9. Short-Run Total Effects Decomposition: Selected Exogenous Variables

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Social Spending, Human Capital, and Growth in Developing Countries: Implications for Achieving the MDGs
Author:
Mr. Emanuele Baldacci
,
Mr. Larry Q Cui
,
Mr. Benedict J. Clements
, and
Mr. Sanjeev Gupta