Victoria Gunnarsson|Stéphane Carcillo|Marijn Verhoeven
Education and Health in G7 Countries: Achieving Better Outcomes with Less Spending
International Monetary Fund
working paper reported representing views imfthe views expressed working paper authors necessarily represent imf imf policyworking papers describe research progress authors published elicit comments debateenhancing efficiency education health spending key policy challenge g7 countriesthe paper assesses efficiency seeks establish link differences efficiency across countries policy institutional factorsthe findings suggest reforms aimed increasing efficiency need take account nature causes inefficienciesinefficiencies g7 countries mostly reflect lack cost effectiveness acquiring real resources teachers pharmaceuticalswe also find high wage spending associated lower efficiencyin addition lowering studentteacher ratios associated reduced efficiency education sector immunizations doctors consultations coincide higher efficiency health sectorgreater autonomy schools seems raise efficiency secondary education