Examining in this study the effects of macroeconomic factors, particularly health and education, on poverty in particular Arab Spring nations over a 15-year from (2000-2014). Finding out how these factors affect poverty is the goal. Panel data analysis is used to gather annual data from 2000 to 2014 for the chosen Arab nations. According to the analysis, in the sample nations, government spending on health (GEH)has a positive relationship and government expenditure on education (GEE) has negative relationships with poverty during the same time period. The findings reveal that between 2000 and 2014, government spending on health had a favorable impact on poverty in the Arab Spring countries, according to the fixed-effects model, as shown by the Hausman test at a 5% level of confidence. Government spending on education, on the other hand, has had a negative, although insignificant, impact on poverty.
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To Cite this Article: Almajdob, M. S., & Shtewi, O. A. (2023). The Impacts of Government Expenditure on Poverty Alleviation in Arab Spring Countries. International Journal of Academic Research in Public Policy and Governace, 9(1), 57–70.
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