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Targeting Inputs: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorPatel, Shreena
dc.contributor.authorGine, Xavier
dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, Bernardo
dc.contributor.authorValley, Ildrim
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-19T18:52:54Z
dc.date.available2019-09-19T18:52:54Z
dc.date.issued2019-09
dc.description.abstractInput subsidy programs (ISP) often have two conflicting targeting goals: selecting individuals with the highest marginal return to inputs on efficiency grounds, or the poorest individuals on equity grounds, allowing for a secondary market to restore efficiency gains. To study this targeting dilemma, this paper implements a field experiment where beneficiaries of an ISP were selected via a lottery or a local committee. In lottery villages, the study finds evidence of a secondary market as beneficiaries are more likely to sell inputs to non-beneficiaries. In contrast, in non-lottery villages, the study finds evidence of displacement of private fertilizer sales yet no elite capture. The impacts of the ISP on agricultural productivity and welfare are limited, suggesting that resources should be directed at complementary investments, such as improving soil quality and irrigation.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/497951568641575819/Targeting-Inputs-Experimental-Evidence-from-Tanzania
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9013
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/32421
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9013
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectINPUT SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectFERTILIZER
dc.subjectTRADE-OFF
dc.subjectEQUITY
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY GAINS
dc.titleTargeting Inputsen
dc.title.subtitleExperimental Evidence from Tanzaniaen
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okr.crossref.titleTargeting Inputs: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania
okr.date.disclosure2019-09-16
okr.doctypePublications & Research
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/497951568641575819/Targeting-Inputs-Experimental-Evidence-from-Tanzania
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9013
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryTanzania
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okr.topicAgriculture::Agricultural Sector Economics
okr.topicAgriculture::Fertilizers
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Taxation & Subsidies
okr.topicRural Development::Rural Poverty Reduction Strategies
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group, Development Economics
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