The effect of government expenditure on income inequality in Sri Lanka

被引：3
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作者：
Kim, Dong-Hyuk [1 ]
Samarasekara, Anusha L. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Queensland, Sch Econ, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
[2] Minist Finance, Dept Natl Budget, The Hague, Netherlands
来源：
APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2023年 / 30卷 / 12期
关键词：
Government expenditure; income distribution; inequality; IMPACT; REDISTRIBUTION;
D O I：
10.1080/13504851.2022.2073328
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
The government of Sri Lanka has constantly allocated a substantial budget to provide free health care, education, and other community services, intending to reduce income inequality. To see whether government spending has reduced inequality, we analyse data from Sri Lanka. We find that public expenditure is ineffective for the policy objective; instead, it increases inequality.
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页码：1606 / 1611
页数：6
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