International Development of Art & Economics Argentina and its Potential Lindsey Doyle Economic Development & International Politics Research Proposal Georgetown University School of Foreign Service December 2009
Performance Question What is the effect of funding to youth performing arts education in Argentina on economic growth?
To Recap from Last Time… Budgeted Education/Culture Spending per province Education Expenditures per province Comparative variable: Science/Technology Spending
Selection Cases/Methodology Most FundedModerately FundedLeast /Not Funded Buenos Aires Córdoba Entre Ríos Mendoza Salta San Juan Santiago del Esterno Tucuman Catamarca Corrientes Chaco Chubut Jujuy La Rioja Misiones Formosa La Pampa Neuquén Rio Negro San Luis Santa Cruz Tierra del Fuego Figure 1: Education funding for the 23 provinces of Argentina in 2008; no notable order within the columns. The five selection cases are high- lighted. Distribucion de Recursos de Origen Nacional. Minesterio de Economia y Produccion. 24 September author-generated table.
New Data: A More Complete Picture General, pupil Population Percent GDP dedicated to education Per Capita Income Growth Rates of Incompletion Cognitive development in children Cultural economics Sources!
The Plan Develop communicative skills Acquire funding! Better familiarize myself with prospective destinations of research Use class feedback to make improvements