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Evaluating the Impact of Egyptian Social Fund for Development Programs

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dc.contributor.authorAbou-Ali, Hala
dc.contributor.authorEl-Azony, Hesham
dc.contributor.authorEl-Laithy, Heba
dc.contributor.authorHaughton, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorKhandker, Shahidur R.
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T19:11:26Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T19:11:26Z
dc.date.issued2009-07-01
dc.description.abstractThe Egyptian Social Fund for Development was established in 1991 with a mandate to reduce poverty. Since its inception, it has disbursed about $2.5 billion, of which nearly two-fifths was devoted to supporting microcredit and financing community development and infrastructure. This paper investigates the size of the impact of the Fund s interventions, whether the benefits have been commensurate with the costs, and whether the programs have been targeted successfully to the poor. The core of the impact evaluation applies propensity-score matching to data from the 2004/2005 national Household Income, Expenditure and Consumption Survey. The authors find that Egypt s Social Fund for Development programs have had clear and measurable effects, in the expected direction, for all of the programs considered: educational interventions have reduced illiteracy, health and potable water programs have lowered household spending on health, sanitation interventions have cut household spending on sanitation and lowered poverty, and road projects have reduced household transportation costs by 20 percent. Microcredit is associated with higher household expenditures in metropolitan areas and urban Upper Egypt, but not elsewhere. The Social Fund for Development s road projects generate benefits that, by some estimates, exceed the costs, as do health and potable water interventions; this is less evident for interventions in education and sanitation. The Fund argues that its mission is primarily social, and so should not be judged using a cost-benefit analysis. The Fund support for microcredit is strongly pro-poor; the other programs analyzed have a more modest pro-poor orientation.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4993
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4184
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesImpact Evaluation series ; no. IE 31 Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4993
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADULT EDUCATION
dc.subjectAMOUNT OF MONEY
dc.subjectAWARENESS CAMPAIGNS
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDS
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectBORROWER
dc.subjectCALCULATIONS
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY CENTERS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCONSUMER
dc.subjectCOST EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectCOST RECOVERY
dc.subjectCOST-EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectCOUNTERFACTUAL
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectDURABLE GOODS
dc.subjectDWELLING
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC COST
dc.subjectEDUCATION PROGRAM
dc.subjectEMERGENCY FUND
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
dc.subjectEQUALITY
dc.subjectERADICATION OF ILLITERACY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFARM ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectFARM INCOME
dc.subjectFARM OUTPUT
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectFINANCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTERS
dc.subjectHEALTH INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH PROGRAMS
dc.subjectHEALTH SPENDING
dc.subjectHOUSE CONNECTIONS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SPENDING
dc.subjectHOUSES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectILLITERACY RATE
dc.subjectILLNESS
dc.subjectILLNESSES
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectIMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF DISEASE
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectINTERMEDIARIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLENDERS
dc.subjectLEVEL OF POVERTY
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLITERACY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectLITERACY RATES
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectLOCAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectLOCALITIES
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMEDICINES
dc.subjectMEDIUM ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMETAANALYSIS
dc.subjectMICROCREDIT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPOLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR AREAS
dc.subjectPOOR HEALTH
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR PERSON
dc.subjectPOPULATION INFORMATION
dc.subjectPOPULATION SIZE
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPRE-NATAL CARE
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC BUILDINGS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectQUESTIONNAIRE
dc.subjectRISK FACTORS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL ROADS
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION FACILITIES
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLMENT
dc.subjectSELF-HELP
dc.subjectSHELTER
dc.subjectSMALL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSOCIAL DIMENSION
dc.subjectSOCIAL EQUITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL FUND
dc.subjectSOCIAL FUNDS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC DATA
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTOTAL COST
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectVALUATION
dc.subjectVILLAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectWAGE
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWASTE
dc.subjectWATER PROJECT
dc.subjectWORKING CAPITAL
dc.subjectWORLD POPULATION
dc.subjectWORTH
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectYOUTH CENTERS
dc.titleEvaluating the Impact of Egyptian Social Fund for Development Programsen
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okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid970431468037489618
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4993
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20090714144602
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum10814164
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryEgypt, Arab Republic of
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.themeSocial analysis and monitoring,Rural services and infrastructure,Other rural development
okr.themeSocial dev/gender/inclusion,Rural development
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.unitGrowth & Crisis (WBIGC)
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