03979oam 22009974 450 991078823740332120230721045651.01-4623-4772-X1-4519-9031-697866128408831-4518-6995-91-282-84088-6(CKB)3170000000055035(SSID)ssj0000944135(PQKBManifestationID)11505890(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000944135(PQKBWorkID)10982595(PQKB)10204525(OCoLC)252869158(MiAaPQ)EBC1605818(IMF)WPIEE2008136(EXLCZ)99317000000005503520020129d2008 uf 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrGovernment Spending on Health Care and Education in Croatia : Efficiency and Reform Options /Victoria Gunnarsson, Etibar JafarovWashington, D.C. :International Monetary Fund,2008.1 online resource (36 pages) illustrations (some color)IMF Working PapersIMF working paper ;WP/08/136Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-4519-1448-2 Includes bibliographical references.This paper assesses the relative efficiency of government spending on health care and education in Croatia by using the so-called Data Envelopment Analysis. The analysis finds evidence of significant inefficiencies in Croatia's spending on health care and education, related to inadequate cost recovery, weaknesses in the financing mechanisms and institutional arrangements, weak competition in the provision of these services, and weaknesses in targeting public subsidies on health care and education. These inefficiencies suggest that government spending on health and education could be reduced without undue sacrifices in the quality of these services. The paper identifies ways to do that.IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;No. 2008/136Medical careCroatiaFinanceEducationCroatiaFinancePublic FinanceimfHealth PolicyimfEducation: GeneralimfNational Government Expenditures and HealthimfHealth: GeneralimfNational Government Expenditures and EducationimfAnalysis of Health Care MarketsimfPublic finance & taxationimfEducationimfHealth economicsimfHealth systems & servicesimfHealth care spendingimfHealthimfEducation spendingimfHealth careimfExpenditures, PublicimfMedical careimfCroatiaAppropriations and expendituresCroatia, Republic ofimfMedical careFinance.EducationFinance.Public FinanceHealth PolicyEducation: GeneralNational Government Expenditures and HealthHealth: GeneralNational Government Expenditures and EducationAnalysis of Health Care MarketsPublic finance & taxationEducationHealth economicsHealth systems & servicesHealth care spendingHealthEducation spendingHealth careExpenditures, PublicMedical care362.1Gunnarsson Victoria1485204Jafarov Etibar1485205DcWaIMFBOOK9910788237403321Government Spending on Health Care and Education in Croatia3704203UNINA