education and training (VET) …

. It uses dominance tests to determine whether health and education expenditures redistribute resources to the poor. The … paper finds that social services are poorly targeted. Among the services examined, primary education tends to be most … progressive, and university education is least progressive. The paper finds that many taxes are progressive as well as efficient …

In the growth literature, evidence on income convergence is mixed. In the development literature, health and education … indicators are also often used. This study examines whether health and education levels are converging across countries and … human capital convergence. The results confirm that investments in education and health are closely linked. We find …