International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS)
Vol 12, No 3: September 2023

Earmarking policy: how it affects the Indonesian health and education sector

Fadli, Faishal (Unknown)
Sumantri, Vietha Devia Sagita (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Sep 2023

Abstract

This research analyses the implementation of earmarking policies in Indonesia that allocate 20% of expenditure for the education sector and 5% for the health sector by using the difference in difference method in the before and after the pandemic period. This research uses life expectancy at birth, number of maternal deaths, and the budget allocation for health as a representation of the health sector. To represent the education sector, this research uses primary education pupils, the primary school pupils-teacher ratio, and the budget allocation for education. This research also using propensity score matching and chow breakpoint test for robustness checks. The results of this research show the health and education sectors improved during the implementation of earmarking policy.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJPHS

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions

Description

International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes material on all aspects of public health science. This IJPHS provides the ideal platform for the discussion of more sophisticated public health research and practice for authors and readers world ...