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  "title": "The Efficiency of Social Spending in Niger: Niger",
  "publication": "Selected Issues Papers, February 13, 2023",
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  "summary": "Despite some progress, poverty remains elevated and education and health outcomes are lagging. This paper finds evidence of inefficiencies in education, health, and social protection spending in Niger.",
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      "content": "- Despite some progress, poverty remains elevated and education and health outcomes are lagging.\n- The paper finds evidence of inefficiencies in education, health, and social protection spending in Niger.\n- Programs are typically not well-targeted, some are regressive, and there are significant coverage gaps.\n- Social assistance programs do not sufficiently enhance productivity or resilience to shocks."
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      "heading": "Policy recommendations and priorities",
      "content": "- Scaling up social spending should be paired with strenghtening social protection programs through better targeting.\n- Support girls’ education as a priority to improve education outcomes.\n- Move away from general subsidies toward more targeted social assistance.\n- Reorient social assistance to focus more on enhancing productivity and resilience to shocks."
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      "content": "- Subject: Education, Education spending, Expenditure, Health, International organization, Monetary policy, Population and demographics, Poverty\n- Keywords: copyright page, Education, Education spending, Efficiency, Health, health outcome, health system, Niger, Social Protection, Social Spending, SPL program, Sub-Saharan Africa\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Sipea2023003\n  - Sipea2023003 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Sipea2023003 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/selected-issues-papers/issues/2023/02/13/the-efficiency-of-social-spending-in-niger-niger-529714"
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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",
    "Despite some progress, poverty remains elevated and education and health outcomes are lagging.",
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    "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: 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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