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:: Volume 12, Issue 48 (Quarterly Journal of Fiscal and Economics Policies 2025) ::
qjfep 2025, 12(48): 49-84 Back to browse issues page
The Role of Government Social Expenditures in Achieving Pro-Poor Growth
Sajedeh Jalilian , Zahra Nasrollahi * , Mehdi Hajamini , Seyed Nezamuddin Makiyan
Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Management, and Accounting, Yazd University
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With the increasing emphasis on the welfare and supportive responsibilities of governments for low-income groups, the role of government social expenditures in achieving macroeconomic and developmental goals has gained significance. This study examines the impact of government social expenditures in education and healthcare on poverty, per capita income, and income inequality. To this end, a system of simultaneous equations is estimated using data from 1357 to 1399 and the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). The results of the growth-poverty-inequality triangle estimates indicate that economic growth in Iran, given the level of income inequality, has been poverty-inducing. Additionally, expenditures on education have led to poverty reduction, whereas insufficient healthcare expenditures have not had the same effect. Therefore, the proper allocation of government expenditures can adjust the relationships within this triangle toward pro-poor growth and poverty eradication.

Keywords: Social Expenditures, Poverty, Simultaneous Equations System
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