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How Relevant is Targeting to the Success of an Antipoverty Program?

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dc.contributor.authorRavallion, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-08T16:54:16Z
dc.date.available2012-06-08T16:54:16Z
dc.date.issued2007-11-01
dc.description.abstractPolicy-oriented discussions often assume that "better targeting" implies larger impacts on poverty or more cost-effective interventions. The literature on the economics of targeting warns against that assumption, but evidence has been scarce. The paper begins with a critical review of the strengths and weaknesses of the targeting measures found in practice. It then exploits an unusually large micro data set for China to estimate aggregate and local-level poverty impacts of the country's main urban antipoverty program. Standard measures of targeting are found to be uninformative, or even deceptive, about impacts on poverty and cost-effectiveness in reducing poverty. In program design and evaluation, it would be better to focus directly on the program's outcomes for poor people than to rely on prevailing measures of targeting.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/8665762/relevant-targeting-success-antipoverty-program
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4385
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7541
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4385
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
dc.subjectALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
dc.subjectANTIPOVERTY PROGRAM
dc.subjectANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCOST EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectCOUNTERFACTUAL
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectFAMILY BENEFITS
dc.subjectFOOD STAMPS
dc.subjectFOOD SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectGUARANTEED MINIMUM INCOME
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT INDEX
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectILLNESS
dc.subjectIMPACTS ON POVERTY
dc.subjectIMPERFECT INFORMATION
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME GAINS
dc.subjectINCOME SOURCES
dc.subjectINDICATOR TARGETING
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLIVELIHOOD
dc.subjectLOCAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectMEAN INCOME
dc.subjectMEASURES OF POVERTY
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL POLICY
dc.subjectNET INCOME
dc.subjectNEW POOR
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION RATES
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPERFECT TARGETING
dc.subjectPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
dc.subjectPOLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY OF TARGETING
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOPULATION SIZE
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP INDEX
dc.subjectPOVERTY IMPACTS
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDEX
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY OUTCOMES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY TRAPS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSQUARED POVERTY GAP
dc.subjectSQUARED POVERTY GAP INDEX
dc.subjectTARGETED SOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTRANSFER PAYMENTS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectWORKFARE PROGRAMS
dc.titleHow Relevant is Targeting to the Success of an Antipoverty Program?en
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okr.crossref.titleHow Relevant Is Targeting To The Success Of An Antipoverty Program ?
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:53:19.811395Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/8665762/relevant-targeting-success-antipoverty-program
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid444201468137704822
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4385
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20071109105528
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum8665762
okr.identifier.reportWPS4385
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Impact Evaluation
okr.topicServices and Transfers to Poor
okr.topicPoverty Monitoring and Analysis
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Reduction Strategies
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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