Measuring Inclusive Growth in Education and Health: Evidence from Pakistan
Keywords:
Health, education, Equality, Equity, inclusive Growth, JEL Classification: H51, JEL Classification: H52, JEL Classification: H53, JEL Classification: H75, JEL Classification: O1Abstract
The present study seeks to assess the Opportunity Index and Equity Index of Opportunity by using the social opportunity function approach for the two important dimensions of human development i.e. Education and Health. The study used Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement surveys of 2005-06 and 2019-20.The results for the Opportunity Index indicated an increase in the average opportunities in education between two time periods. While the equity index of opportunity depicted an improvement for literacy and at both the primary and secondary levels of education. Access to health opportunities in terms of access to immunization and treatment for diarrhea has increased, along with an improvement in their Equity index of opportunities. The findings of the study show an increase in the average opportunities among the two aforementioned dimensions as compared to the base period, yet there is a need to pay more attention on the equitable distribution of such opportunities among the whole population.
JEL Classification: H51, H52, H53, H75 and O1
