Does allocation of public spending matter in poverty reduction?: Evidence from Thailand

Vista sencilla de ítem
dc.creatorFan, Shenggen
dc.creatorYu, Bingxin
dc.creatorJitsuchon, Somchai
dc.date2008-12
dc.date2024-11-21T10:02:38Z
dc.date2024-11-21T10:02:38Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:16:57Z
dc.descriptionThe present paper uses a panel dataset to estimate the marginal returns to different types of government expenditure on agricultural growth and rural poverty reduction in Thailand. The study finds that additional government spending on agricultural research provides the largest return in terms of agricultural productivity and has the second largest impact on rural poverty reduction. Increased investment in rural electrification has the largest poverty reduction impact, mainly through improved nonfarm employment. Rural education has the third largest impact on both productivity and poverty reduction. Irrigation has a positive impact on agricultural productivity, but regional variation is considerable. Government spending on rural roads has no significant impact on agricultural productivity and its poverty reduction impact ranks last among all investment alternatives considered. Additional investment in the Northeast Region has a greater impact on poverty reduction than in other regions.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/162370
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/99849
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceFan, Shenggen; Yu, Bingxin; Jitsuchon, Somchai. 2008. Does allocation of public spending matter in poverty reduction? Asian Economic Journal Asian Economic Journal 22(4): 411-430
dc.subjectpublic expenditure
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjectpoverty alleviation
dc.titleDoes allocation of public spending matter in poverty reduction?: Evidence from Thailand
dc.typeJournal Article

Archivos

Colecciones

Instituto Internacional de Investigación sobre Políticas Alimentarias (IFPRI)