EDUCATION, CHILD HEALTH, AND MINING: EVIDENCE FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Pauline Khoo, Rajesh Ramachandran () and Kaveendra Vasuthevan
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Pauline Khoo: Monash University Malaysia
Rajesh Ramachandran: (corresponding author)Monash University Malaysia
Kaveendra Vasuthevan: Monash University Malaysia

Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal, 2024, vol. 31, issue 1, 187-207

Abstract: This paper examines sustainable development challenges in Papua New Guinea, focusing on education and child health. Regional disparities between mining and non-mining areas are assessed and the economic potential and social concerns associated with mining are reviewed. Using data from the Demographic and Health Survey, the results of the study indicate that mining provinces exhibit poorer outcomes on proxies for human capital, child health, asset ownership, access to public goods and state capacity. In addition, a comparative analysis with Papua, Indonesia sheds light on the multifaceted challenges faced by Papua New Guinea in achieving sustainable development.

Keywords: child malnutrition; human capital; mining; Papua; Indonesia; well-being; Papua New Guinea (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I15 I25 I30 Q01 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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