Public sector

Lanmar: getting children back to school

The Minister of Education of Lanmar, a fictional Southeast Asian country.

How should the minister spend the extra $180M to raise school attendance?

Skills tested

• Structure
• Quantitative analysis
• Exhibits and insights
• Business sense
• Synthesis and communication

Concepts

• root-cause structure
• cost-effectiveness
• cost per outcome
• deadweight spending
• one-off vs recurring cost
• budget allocation