TY - BOOK ID - 69245407 TI - Improving the Efficiency and Equity of Public Education Spending: The Case of Moldova AU - Jin, Hui. AU - Jirasavetakul, La-Bhus Fah. AU - Shang, Baoping. PY - 2019 SN - 1484390024 1498301746 1498301711 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Labor KW - Public Finance KW - Demography KW - National Government Expenditures and Education KW - Education and Inequality KW - Education: Government Policy KW - Education: General KW - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: General KW - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General KW - Demographic Economics: General KW - Education KW - Public finance & taxation KW - Labour KW - income economics KW - Population & demography KW - Education spending KW - Wages KW - Expenditure KW - Population and demographics KW - Expenditures, Public KW - Population KW - Moldova, Republic of KW - Income economics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:69245407 AB - This paper, using Moldova as an example, presents a systematic approach to assess the efficiency and equity of public education spending, identify sources of inefficiencies and inequality, and formulate potential reform options. The analytical framework combines international benchmarking with country-specific analysis—such as microeconomic analysis based on household survey data—and can provide important insights into diagnosing and reforming education systems. The analysis finds significant scope to improve both efficiency and equity of the education sector in Moldova. Potential reform measures include further consolidating the oversized school network, reducing overstaffing, and better targeting government subsidies. The current remuneration policy could also be improved to attract high quality teachers and incentivize performance. ER -