Measuring the determinants of educational spending in Africa

Akanbi, Olusegun Ayodele; Schoeman, N.J. (Nicolaas Johannes)

dc.contributor.author	Akanbi, Olusegun Ayodele
dc.contributor.author	Schoeman, N.J. (Nicolaas Johannes)
dc.date.accessioned	2008-02-11T08:21:46Z
dc.date.available	2008-02-11T08:21:46Z
dc.date.issued	2007-05
dc.description.abstract	This paper reports on research aimed at measuring the determinants of education spending in Africa and secondly, investigates whether expenditure on education in Africa optimizes social welfare. The empirical estimations are carried out using a public choice model on a panel of 29 selected African countries over the period 1995-2004. The results show that government expenditure on education is not resilient to shocks and the education sector is not seriously affected by allocative changes that favour corruption. However, expenditure on education in Africa does not comply with the rules outlined by the IMF in terms of their fiscal adjustment program.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	Akanbi, OA & Schoeman, NJ 2007, 'Measuring the determinants of educational spending in Africa', University of Pretoria, Department of Economics, Working paper series, no. 2007-07. [http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=736&sub=1&parentid=677&subid=729&ipklookid=3]	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/4405
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	University of Pretoria, Department of Economics	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Working Paper (University of Pretoria, Department of Economics)	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	2007-07	en
dc.rights	University of Pretoria, Department of Economics	en
dc.subject	Educational expenditure	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Education -- Africa -- Finance	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Education and state -- Africa	en
dc.title	Measuring the determinants of educational spending in Africa	en
dc.type	Working Paper	en