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Benefits on the Margin : Observations on Marginal Benefit Incidence

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creativeworkseries.issn1564-698X
dc.contributor.authorYounger, Stephen D.
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-26T15:26:30Z
dc.date.available2014-02-26T15:26:30Z
dc.date.issued2003-01
dc.description.abstractBenefit incidence analysis has become a popular tool over the past decade, especially for researchers at the World Bank. Despite or perhaps because of the popularity of this method, recent research has pointed out many of its limitations. One of the most common criticisms of benefit incidence analysis is that its description of average participation rates is not necessarily useful in guiding marginal changes in public spending policies. This article considers a variety of methods for analyzing the marginal benefit incidence of policy changes. A key conceptual point is that despite the fact that the various methods measure marginal incidence, they do not measure the same thing nor are they intended to do so. There are many possible policy changes and thus many margins of interest. Each method captures one of these and so is of interest for some analyses and inappropriate for others. Empirically, the precision of the methods differs substantially, with those relying on differenced data or aggregations of households yielding standard errors that are quite large relative to the estimated shares.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/17741871/benefits-margin-observations-marginal-benefit-incidence
dc.identifier.citationWorld Bank Economic Review
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/17170
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17170
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Economic Review
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectARTICLE
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY
dc.subjectBENEFIT INCIDENCE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectBENEFITS OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING
dc.subjectBENEFITS OF PUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectCOMMODITY TAXATION
dc.subjectDEMAND ANALYSIS
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR SERVICES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectEXCESS DEMAND
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFISCAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGROSS EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE DEMAND
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE FINANCING
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTERS
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINCIDENCE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectINCIDENCE METHOD
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF PUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINDEXES
dc.subjectINSTRUMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectMARGINAL BENEFIT
dc.subjectMARGINAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectMARGINAL UTILITY
dc.subjectMARGINAL UTILITY OF INCOME
dc.subjectMONETARY FUND
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectOPTIMIZATION
dc.subjectPERMANENT INCOME
dc.subjectPERSONNEL TRAINING
dc.subjectPOLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOLICY CHANGE
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL POWER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PROCESS
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROUPS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRICE CHANGE
dc.subjectPRICE SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectPROGRAM EXPANSIONS
dc.subjectPROGRAM PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC ECONOMICS
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRETURN
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENTS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOL FEES
dc.subjectSCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subjectSCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECTORS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSOCIAL STATUS
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX INCIDENCE
dc.subjectTEACHING MATERIALS
dc.subjectTOTAL PUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectUNIFORMS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectUSER FEES
dc.subjectUTILITY FUNCTION
dc.subjectUTILITY MAXIMIZATION
dc.subjectVALUATION
dc.subjectWELFARE ECONOMICS
dc.titleBenefits on the Margin : Observations on Marginal Benefit Incidenceen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.typeArticle de journalfr
dc.typeArtículo de revistaes
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okr.date.disclosure2013-05-22
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-06T10:59:04.098208Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Journal Article
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/17741871/benefits-margin-observations-marginal-benefit-incidence
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid162801468161362127
okr.identifier.doi10.1093/wber/lhg009
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000442464_20130522111220
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum17741871
okr.identifier.report77398
okr.journal.nbpages89-106
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth Systems Development and Reform
okr.topicPublic Sector Expenditure Policy
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitPoverty Reduction and Equity (PRMPR)
okr.volume17(1)
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