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Should Cash Transfers Be Confined to the Poor? Implications for Poverty and Inequality in Latin America

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dc.contributor.authorLeite, Phillipe
dc.contributor.authorAcosta, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorRigolini, Jamele
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:06:04Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:06:04Z
dc.date.issued2011-11-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper compares for 13 Latin American countries the poverty and inequality impacts of cash transfer programs that are given to all children and the elderly (that is, "categorical" transfers), to programs of equal budget that are confined to the poor within each population group (that is, "poverty targeted" transfers). The analysis finds that both the incidence of poverty and the depth of the poverty gap are important factors affecting the relative effectiveness of categorical versus poverty targeted transfers. The comparison of transfers to children and the elderly also supports the view that choosing carefully categories of beneficiaries is almost as important as targeting the poor for achieving a high poverty and inequality impact. Overall, the findings suggest that although in the Latin American context poverty targeting tends to deliver higher poverty impacts, there are circumstances under which categorical targeting confined to geographical regions (sometimes called "geographic targeting") may be a valid option to consider. This is particularly the case in low-income countries with widespread pockets of poverty.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5875
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3642
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5875
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
dc.subjectCARIBBEAN REGION
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAM
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCHANGES IN POVERTY
dc.subjectCOST EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectCOST-EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectELDERLY PEOPLE
dc.subjectEXTREME POOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHIC TARGETING
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME QUINTILE
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION COSTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR BENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectPOOR CHILDREN
dc.subjectPOOR EDUCATION
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR VILLAGES
dc.subjectPOORER FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY IMPACT
dc.subjectPOVERTY IMPACTS
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN POVERTY
dc.subjectREMOTE AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY NETS
dc.subjectTARGETED INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectTARGETED TRANSFERS
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTARGETING MECHANISMS
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectWIDESPREAD POVERTY
dc.titleShould Cash Transfers Be Confined to the Poor? Implications for Poverty and Inequality in Latin Americaen
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okr.crossref.titleShould Cash Transfers be Confined to the Poor? Implications for Poverty and Inequality in Latin America
okr.date.disclosure2011-11-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:06:58.764666Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticePoverty
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5875
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okr.identifier.reportWPS5875
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Services & Transfers to Poor
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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