Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/261568 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Economic Structures [ISSN:] 2193-2409 [Volume:] 9 [Issue:] 21 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2020 [Pages:] 1-14
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
An attempt is made in this paper to examine the impacts of government spending on human capital on human development indicators like healthcare outcomes, education achievements and increase in national income in Namibia using time series data from 1980 to 2015. The analysis reveals a significant long-run inverse relationship of government spending on healthcare with fertility rate, infant mortality rate and under-5 mortality rate. However, no cointegration is observed between government spending on healthcare and life-expectancy or adult mortality rate. Also, the findings reveal a significant long-run positive relationship of government spending on education with literacy rate, net primary and gross tertiary enrolment rate. Whereas, no cointegration between government spending on education and gross enrolment rate at primary and secondary level is observed. The vector auto-regression analysis revealed significant impacts of expenditure on healthcare and education on the GDP growth in the long run through improved human resources. The results are thus in favour of continuation of expansionary government expenditure policy to achieve faster economic growth in Namibia. However, drastic changes should be adopted to improve basic education and primary healthcare in the country.
Subjects: 
Fiscal policy
Human capital
Healthcare and education expenditure
Development
Co-integration
Error correction model
Namibia
JEL: 
E62
H11
H41
H71
H75 C13
I18
I28
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Document Type: 
Article

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