Aid, Service Delivery, and the Millennium Development Goals in an Economy-wide Framework

dc.creatorBourguignon, Francois
dc.creatorDiaz-Bonilla, Carolina
dc.creatorLofgren, Hans
dc.date2012-05-31T21:15:57Z
dc.date2012-05-31T21:15:57Z
dc.date2008-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:23:19Z
dc.descriptionIn many developing countries, achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 will require significant increases in expenditures on social services and in foreign assistance. It will also require careful planning of the sector allocation and sequencing of public spending. Especially for low-income countries, the challenges of the MDGs cannot be well understood unless sector issues are seen in the context of constraints at the macro level and in labor markets. To help countries analyze policies aimed at making progress toward the goals, the World Bank has developed a new tool, the Maquette for MDG Simulations (MAMS). Its originality is to fully integrate government services and their impact on the economy within an otherwise standard economy-wide dynamic framework. In comparison with existing approaches, MAMS offers three main advantages. First, the representation of the production of government services - such as health or education - takes into account demand as well as supply factors and the efficiency of these services. It also allows for interactions across the goals, and between the goals and economic growth. Second, it shows how scaling up these services has economy-wide impacts that may change resource allocation in the non-government sector and relative prices, including the unit cost of government services. Third, it shows the tradeoffs across time, including the relative costs and benefits, of front-loading expenditures versus back-loading. The present paper describes the basic features of MAMS and provides an illustration of its applicability for Ethiopia.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/07/9740864/aid-service-delivery-millennium-development-goals-economy-wide-framework
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6807
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-4683
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/417640
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4683
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectABSENTEEISM
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAVERAGE WAGE
dc.subjectBABIES
dc.subjectBASE YEAR
dc.subjectBENCHMARK
dc.subjectBORROWING
dc.subjectCALCULATIONS
dc.subjectCAPITAL GOODS
dc.subjectCAPITAL GROWTH
dc.subjectCAPITAL REQUIREMENT
dc.subjectCENTER FOR POPULATION
dc.subjectCENTRAL BANK
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectCOST ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCURRENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEBT FORGIVENESS
dc.subjectDEFICITS
dc.subjectDEPRECIATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectDROPOUT
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCK
dc.subjectEDUCATED GROUPS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL SERVICES
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEQUATIONS
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM MODELS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXERCISES
dc.subjectEXPORT GROWTH
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL SHOCKS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICIES
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectFISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectFORECASTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN CURRENCY
dc.subjectFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectFUNCTIONAL FORMS
dc.subjectFUTURE RESEARCH
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectGROWTH POTENTIAL
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH ECONOMICS
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH RISKS
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SPENDING
dc.subjectHOSPITAL
dc.subjectHOSPITAL BEDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMPACT OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectIMPACT ON CHILDREN
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINTEREST PAYMENTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectINVESTING
dc.subjectINVESTMENT DECISIONS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT SPENDING
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLACK OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectNATIONAL POLICIES
dc.subjectNEEDS ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectNURSES
dc.subjectOFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectPENSION
dc.subjectPENSION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPRESENT VALUE
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SAVINGS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPURCHASES
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectQUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectRAPID GROWTH
dc.subjectRATES OF GROWTH
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectRELEVANT POPULATION
dc.subjectRENTS
dc.subjectRESEARCH EFFORTS
dc.subjectRESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectRESEARCH PROGRAM
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRESPONSIBILITIES
dc.subjectRETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectSAFE WATER
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSCARCE RESOURCES
dc.subjectSCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECTORS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE ACCESS
dc.subjectTAX COLLECTION
dc.subjectTAX RATES
dc.subjectTEACHER TRAINING
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTOTAL COSTS
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectTOTAL SAVINGS
dc.subjectTRADE BALANCE
dc.subjectTRADE DEFICIT
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVALUABLE
dc.subjectWAGE
dc.subjectWAGE GROWTH
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.titleAid, Service Delivery, and the Millennium Development Goals in an Economy-wide Framework

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