The Efficiency of Social Spending in Niger: Niger
Selected Issues Papers, February 13, 2023
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- Authors: Jean-Marc Atsebi, Paola Ganum
- Published: February 13, 2023
- Series: Selected Issues Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400234705.018
Executive summary and key findings
- Despite some progress, poverty remains elevated and education and health outcomes are lagging.
- The paper finds evidence of inefficiencies in education, health, and social protection spending in Niger.
- Programs are typically not well-targeted, some are regressive, and there are significant coverage gaps.
- Social assistance programs do not sufficiently enhance productivity or resilience to shocks.
Policy recommendations and priorities
- Scaling up social spending should be paired with strenghtening social protection programs through better targeting.
- Support girls’ education as a priority to improve education outcomes.
- Move away from general subsidies toward more targeted social assistance.
- Reorient social assistance to focus more on enhancing productivity and resilience to shocks.
Subject areas and keywords
- Subject: Education, Education spending, Expenditure, Health, International organization, Monetary policy, Population and demographics, Poverty
- Keywords: copyright page, Education, Education spending, Efficiency, Health, health outcome, health system, Niger, Social Protection, Social Spending, SPL program, Sub-Saharan Africa
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