Front Matter Page
Western Hemisphere Department
Contents
I. Introduction
II. Data Sources and Issues
III. Trends
IV. Drivers
V. Wage Bill Management and Public Sector Reforms
VI. Considerations for Reforms
VII. Conclusions
Boxes
1. Assessing Efficiency in Secondary School Education
2. Incremental pay Progression
3. A Summary of Public Service Reforms in the ECCU since 2005
Figures
1. Average Government Wage Bill Spending 2005–2015
2. Government Wage Bill Spending in Selected Small States in 2015
3. Government Wage Bill Spending in ECCU Countries
4. Price and Employment Effect on the Wage Bill since beginning Year
5. Employment by Function of Government per Population
Tables
1. Selected Indicators on Education in 2015
2. Model Results: Econmic Growth and Wage Expenditure
3. Model Results: Fiscal Balance and Wage Expenditure
References