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A Proxy Means Test for Sri Lanka: A Proxy Means Test for Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.authorShivakumaran, Shivapragasam
dc.contributor.authorSebastian, Ashwini
dc.contributor.authorSilwal, Ani Rudra
dc.contributor.authorNewhouse, David
dc.contributor.authorWalker, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorYoshida, Nobuo
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-02T21:31:21Z
dc.date.available2018-08-02T21:31:21Z
dc.date.issued2018-06
dc.description.abstractThis paper intends to inform the effort of the Sri Lankan government to reform the targeting efficacy of its social protection programs, in particular, Samurdhi, which currently distributes benefits based on self-reported income. We develop a Proxy Means Test (PMT) for Sri Lanka based on the Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2016 and evaluate its performance for targeting benefits of Samurdhi. The paper considers a range of models and policy parameters that could be applied depending on data availability and country preferences. The results indicate that switching to a PMT could considerably improve the targeting performance of Samurdhi and would significantly improve the poverty impact of the program. We find that the performance of the proposed PMT model suffers when the coefficients are estimated from samples smaller than 1,000 households. However, we do not find a similar loss of model performance when the model is estimated from seasonal data, provided the sample size is sufficiently large. The model we propose could be applied to the targeting of a variety of safety net programs after validating and refining our model by conducting a pilot survey.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/465611529698573713/A-Proxy-Means-Test-for-Sri-Lanka
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/30125
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/30125
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectPROXY-MEANS TESTING
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectWELFARE
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectSURVEY
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.titleA Proxy Means Test for Sri Lankaen
dc.title.subtitleA Proxy Means Test for Sri Lankaen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleA Proxy Means Test for Sri Lanka
okr.date.disclosure2018-06-22
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/465611529698573713/A-Proxy-Means-Test-for-Sri-Lanka
okr.guid465611529698573713
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/30125
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b085c37551_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum30152491
okr.identifier.report127524
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/465611529698573713/pdf/A-Proxy-Means-Test-for-Sri-Lanka.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countrySri Lanka
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Living Standards
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Reduction Strategies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Safety Nets and Transfers
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