Bangladesh Education Sector Public Expenditure Review

This paper examined several factors that affect growth of public expenditure on education sector using reputable theories of public policy analysis, economics, and public finance. These theories were used to test and examine these factors mainly for the purposes of providing public policy recommendations. Standard multiple linear regression analysis method was used to analyze factors affecting growth of public expenditure on education using the four formulated models and equations representing; general education sector, primary, secondary and university education. The results in general showed that majority of the factors tested were positively significant and caused an increase of public expenditure on education. The paper found noticeably increase in public expenditure on education sector in Kenya since 1980 from the results, but still the actual amount of money spend on education sector is less than what is required. Therefore, the government should not only increase financial allocation but should also find reliable sources of funding education sector. In addition, the government should carry out reviews in all schools syllabuses in order to meet current changing jobs demands and maintaining quality education.

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Public Expenditure Review of the Basic Education Sector in Botswana

10.1596/33610 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

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Keyword(s):

Public Expenditure ◽

Basic Education ◽

Education Sector

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The determinants of public expenditure and expenditure on education in particular in a selection of African countries

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences ◽

10.4102/sajems.v13i1.196 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 50-61 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ayo Akanbi ◽

Niek Schoeman

Keyword(s):

Public Choice ◽

Public Expenditure ◽

Choice Model ◽

Government Expenditure ◽

Education Sector ◽

Specific Reference ◽

Education Expenditure ◽

African Countries ◽

Fiscal Adjustment ◽

Selection Of

This study reports on research aimed at measuring the drivers behind public expenditure with specific reference to education expenditure in Africa. The empirical estimations are carried out using a public choice model on a panel of 15 selected African countries over the period 1995-2004. The results show that government expenditure on education is resilient to shocks and the education sector is not seriously affected by allocative changes that favour corruption. Expenditure on education in the countries included in the study generally complies with the guidelines set by the IMF in terms of their fiscal adjustment programs.

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Russia’s fiscal stimulus and fiscal sustainability

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2013-10-90-108 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 90-108 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

N. Akindinova ◽

N. Kondrashov ◽

A. Cherniavsky

Keyword(s):

Government Spending ◽

Public Expenditure ◽

Oil Prices ◽

Fiscal Sustainability ◽

Macroeconomic Model ◽

Sharp Drop ◽

Fiscal Stimulus ◽

Fiscal Multipliers ◽

Russian Economy ◽

The Impact

This study examines the impact of public expenditure on economic growth in Russia. Fiscal multipliers for various items of government spending are calculated by means of our macroeconomic model of the Russian economy. Resources for fiscal stimulus and optimization are analyzed. In this study we assess Russia’s fiscal sustainability in conditions of various levels of oil prices. We conclude that fiscal stimulus is ineffective in Russia, while fiscal sustainability in conditions of a sharp drop in oil prices is relatively low.

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Problems of Science and Its Effectiveness

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2011-1-151-157 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 151-157 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

A. Varshavsky

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Public Management ◽

External Factors ◽

Education Sector ◽

Russian Science ◽

Russian Academy Of Sciences ◽

Scientific Results ◽

Academy Of Sciences ◽

Academic Sector

The article considers current problems of Russia´s science. Special attention is paid to external factors that negatively influence its effectiveness including considerable lag in public management sector. The issues of opposing higher education sector to the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) are also discussed. A number of indicators of the Russian science and its academic sector effectiveness are presented. The expediency of comparing scientific results with R&D expenditures is shown. The problems connected with using bibliometric methods are discussed. Special attention is paid to the necessity of preserving and further developing Russian science including RAS.

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The Impact of the Public Expenditure Cuts Policy on the Labor Market in Vietnam

Journal of Economics and Development ◽

10.33301/2012.14.03.02 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 22-46

Author(s):

Huong Nguyen Thi Lan ◽

Toan Pham Ngoc

Keyword(s):

Labor Market ◽

Computable General Equilibrium ◽

Impact Evaluation ◽

Public Expenditure ◽

Computable General Equilibrium Model ◽

Living Standard ◽

Input Output ◽

Policy Makers ◽

The Public ◽

The Impact

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of public expenditure cuts on employment and income to support policies for the development of the labor mar- ket. Impact evaluation is of interest for policy makers as well as researchers. This paper presents a method – that is based on a Computable General Equilibrium model – to analyse the impact of the public expenditure cuts policy on employment and income in industries and occupations in Vietnam using macro data, the Input output table, 2006, 2008 and the 2010 Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey.

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