Social Spending, Distribution, and Equality of Opportunities : Opportunity Incidence Analysis

Existing evidence forms a body of "conventional wisdom" on the redistributive impact of fiscal policies that has been recently questioned by more disaggregated analyses. This paper proposes an additional extension to the traditional benef...

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Main Author: Cuesta, Jose
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17875875/social-spending-distribution-equality-opportunities-opportunity-incidence-analysis
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topic ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES
AFFORDABLE ACCESS
BANK DEPOSITS
BASIC HEALTH CARE
BASIC SERVICES
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFIT INCIDENCE
BENEFIT INCIDENCE ANALYSIS
BUDGETARY ALLOCATION
BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS
CASH TRANSFERS
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION
CITIES
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
COST-EFFECTIVENESS
DATA QUALITY
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION MAKING
DEMAND FOR EDUCATION SERVICES
DEMAND FOR HEALTH CARE
DEPOSITS
DIAGNOSTIC TOOL
DIFFERENTIALS
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC SPENDING
DISTRIBUTION OF WELFARE
DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS
EARLY CHILDHOOD
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATION LEVELS
EDUCATION POLICIES
EDUCATION SERVICES
EDUCATION SPENDING
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
ELIGIBLE CHILDREN
ENROLLMENT
EQUAL ACCESS
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EQUALITY
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
EQUILIBRIUM
ETHNIC GROUP
EVALUATION TECHNIQUES
EXCLUSION
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURE CATEGORY
EXPENDITURE POLICIES
EXPENDITURE PROGRAMS
EXPENDITURES
FAMILIES
FAMILY INCOME
FARMERS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL REPRESSION
FISCAL COST
FISCAL DATA
FISCAL DECISIONS
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
FISCAL POLICIES
FISCAL POLICY
FISCAL RESOURCES
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
GENDER
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
HEALTH CARE SPENDING
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH MINISTRY
HEALTH OUTCOME
HEALTH PROVIDERS
HEALTH SERVICES
HOSPITAL CARE
HOSPITAL SERVICES
HOSPITALS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
ILLNESS
INCIDENCE ANALYSES
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME GROUP
INCOME GROUPS
INEQUALITIES
INEQUALITY
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATE CONTROLS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERVENTION
LACK OF ACCESS
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOCAL TAXES
MEDICAL SERVICES
MINIMUM WAGES
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
NATIONAL PLANNING
NET BENEFIT
NET BENEFITS
NET SPENDING
NUTRITION
PEOPLES
PHARMACIES
POLICY ALTERNATIVES
POLICY DECISION
POLICY DECISIONS
POLICY INTERVENTIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY PURPOSES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIVATE PROVIDERS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SPENDING
PROBABILITY
PROVINCE
PROVINCES
PROVINCIAL LEVEL
PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUBLIC EDUCATION SPENDING
PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ON HEALTH
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH CARE
PUBLIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM
PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS
PUBLIC POLICIES
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC PROVISION
PUBLIC RESOURCES
PUBLIC SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC SPENDING LEVELS
PUBLIC SUBSIDIES
QUALITY SERVICE
RATES OF RETURN
REDISTRIBUTION
REDISTRIBUTIVE EFFECTS
REDISTRIBUTIVE IMPACT
REVENUE COLLECTION
SANITATION
SANITATION SERVICES
SAVINGS
SCHOOL FEES
SERVICE PROVISION
SEXUAL PRACTICES
SINGLE PARENT
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL WELFARE
SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND
SUBNATIONAL
TAX
TAX BURDENS
TAX INCIDENCE
TAX SYSTEMS
TAXATION
TOTAL PUBLIC SPENDING
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
URBAN AREAS
VOUCHER
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WELFARE LEVEL
WELFARE STATES
targeting
microsimulations
spellingShingle ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES
AFFORDABLE ACCESS
BANK DEPOSITS
BASIC HEALTH CARE
BASIC SERVICES
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFIT INCIDENCE
BENEFIT INCIDENCE ANALYSIS
BUDGETARY ALLOCATION
BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS
CASH TRANSFERS
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION
CITIES
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
COST-EFFECTIVENESS
DATA QUALITY
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION MAKING
DEMAND FOR EDUCATION SERVICES
DEMAND FOR HEALTH CARE
DEPOSITS
DIAGNOSTIC TOOL
DIFFERENTIALS
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC SPENDING
DISTRIBUTION OF WELFARE
DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS
EARLY CHILDHOOD
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATION LEVELS
EDUCATION POLICIES
EDUCATION SERVICES
EDUCATION SPENDING
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
ELIGIBLE CHILDREN
ENROLLMENT
EQUAL ACCESS
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EQUALITY
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
EQUILIBRIUM
ETHNIC GROUP
EVALUATION TECHNIQUES
EXCLUSION
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURE CATEGORY
EXPENDITURE POLICIES
EXPENDITURE PROGRAMS
EXPENDITURES
FAMILIES
FAMILY INCOME
FARMERS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL REPRESSION
FISCAL COST
FISCAL DATA
FISCAL DECISIONS
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
FISCAL POLICIES
FISCAL POLICY
FISCAL RESOURCES
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
GENDER
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
HEALTH CARE SPENDING
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH MINISTRY
HEALTH OUTCOME
HEALTH PROVIDERS
HEALTH SERVICES
HOSPITAL CARE
HOSPITAL SERVICES
HOSPITALS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
ILLNESS
INCIDENCE ANALYSES
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME GROUP
INCOME GROUPS
INEQUALITIES
INEQUALITY
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATE CONTROLS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERVENTION
LACK OF ACCESS
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOCAL TAXES
MEDICAL SERVICES
MINIMUM WAGES
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
NATIONAL PLANNING
NET BENEFIT
NET BENEFITS
NET SPENDING
NUTRITION
PEOPLES
PHARMACIES
POLICY ALTERNATIVES
POLICY DECISION
POLICY DECISIONS
POLICY INTERVENTIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY PURPOSES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIVATE PROVIDERS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SPENDING
PROBABILITY
PROVINCE
PROVINCES
PROVINCIAL LEVEL
PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUBLIC EDUCATION SPENDING
PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ON HEALTH
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH CARE
PUBLIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM
PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS
PUBLIC POLICIES
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC PROVISION
PUBLIC RESOURCES
PUBLIC SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC SPENDING LEVELS
PUBLIC SUBSIDIES
QUALITY SERVICE
RATES OF RETURN
REDISTRIBUTION
REDISTRIBUTIVE EFFECTS
REDISTRIBUTIVE IMPACT
REVENUE COLLECTION
SANITATION
SANITATION SERVICES
SAVINGS
SCHOOL FEES
SERVICE PROVISION
SEXUAL PRACTICES
SINGLE PARENT
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL WELFARE
SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND
SUBNATIONAL
TAX
TAX BURDENS
TAX INCIDENCE
TAX SYSTEMS
TAXATION
TOTAL PUBLIC SPENDING
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
URBAN AREAS
VOUCHER
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WELFARE LEVEL
WELFARE STATES
targeting
microsimulations
Cuesta, Jose
Social Spending, Distribution, and Equality of Opportunities : Opportunity Incidence Analysis
geographic_facet Africa
East Asia and Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America & Caribbean
Cote d'Ivoire
Liberia
Paraguay
Tajikistan
Thailand
Zambia
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6489
description Existing evidence forms a body of "conventional wisdom" on the redistributive impact of fiscal policies that has been recently questioned by more disaggregated analyses. This paper proposes an additional extension to the traditional benefit incidence analysis to explore further the extent to which the conventional wisdom holds, as well as to provide effective guidance in fiscal decision making. The benefit incidence analysis extension includes linking fiscal policies with the concept of equality of opportunities. The paper describes this approach and showcases the application of the proposed "opportunity incidence analysis" to six pilot countries: Liberia, Cote d Ivoire, Zambia, Tajikistan, Thailand, and Paraguay. Three main contributions stand out: first, opportunity incidence analysis complements traditional benefit incidence analysis by applying its mechanics to a more forward looking concept of equal opportunity. Second, opportunities can be used to target public spending with higher precision. Third, micro-simulations can be used to understand the cost-effectiveness of alternative spending interventions that seek to improve equality of opportunities. All of these results complement the diagnosis produced by traditional incidence analysis and provide useful information to guide specific policy decisions.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Cuesta, Jose
author_facet Cuesta, Jose
author_sort Cuesta, Jose
title Social Spending, Distribution, and Equality of Opportunities : Opportunity Incidence Analysis
title_short Social Spending, Distribution, and Equality of Opportunities : Opportunity Incidence Analysis
title_full Social Spending, Distribution, and Equality of Opportunities : Opportunity Incidence Analysis
title_fullStr Social Spending, Distribution, and Equality of Opportunities : Opportunity Incidence Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Social Spending, Distribution, and Equality of Opportunities : Opportunity Incidence Analysis
title_sort social spending, distribution, and equality of opportunities : opportunity incidence analysis
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17875875/social-spending-distribution-equality-opportunities-opportunity-incidence-analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15848
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spelling okr-10986-158482021-04-23T14:03:23Z Social Spending, Distribution, and Equality of Opportunities : Opportunity Incidence Analysis Cuesta, Jose ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES AFFORDABLE ACCESS BANK DEPOSITS BASIC HEALTH CARE BASIC SERVICES BENEFICIARIES BENEFIT INCIDENCE BENEFIT INCIDENCE ANALYSIS BUDGETARY ALLOCATION BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS CASH TRANSFERS CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION CITIES COMMUNITY SCHOOLS COMPTROLLER GENERAL COST-EFFECTIVENESS DATA QUALITY DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DEMAND FOR EDUCATION SERVICES DEMAND FOR HEALTH CARE DEPOSITS DIAGNOSTIC TOOL DIFFERENTIALS DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC SPENDING DISTRIBUTION OF WELFARE DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS EARLY CHILDHOOD EARNINGS ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION LEVELS EDUCATION POLICIES EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATION SPENDING EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ELIGIBLE CHILDREN ENROLLMENT EQUAL ACCESS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUALITY EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY EQUILIBRIUM ETHNIC GROUP EVALUATION TECHNIQUES EXCLUSION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE CATEGORY EXPENDITURE POLICIES EXPENDITURE PROGRAMS EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FAMILY INCOME FARMERS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL REPRESSION FISCAL COST FISCAL DATA FISCAL DECISIONS FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FISCAL RESOURCES FOREIGN EXCHANGE GENDER GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HEALTH CARE SPENDING HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH MINISTRY HEALTH OUTCOME HEALTH PROVIDERS HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL ILLNESS INCIDENCE ANALYSES INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GROUP INCOME GROUPS INEQUALITIES INEQUALITY INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATE CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERVENTION LACK OF ACCESS LIVING CONDITIONS LOCAL TAXES MEDICAL SERVICES MINIMUM WAGES MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF FINANCE MINISTRY OF HEALTH NATIONAL PLANNING NET BENEFIT NET BENEFITS NET SPENDING NUTRITION PEOPLES PHARMACIES POLICY ALTERNATIVES POLICY DECISION POLICY DECISIONS POLICY INTERVENTIONS POLICY MAKERS POLICY PURPOSES POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE PROVIDERS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SPENDING PROBABILITY PROVINCE PROVINCES PROVINCIAL LEVEL PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC EDUCATION SPENDING PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ON HEALTH PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PUBLIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC PROVISION PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SCHOOL PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC SPENDING LEVELS PUBLIC SUBSIDIES QUALITY SERVICE RATES OF RETURN REDISTRIBUTION REDISTRIBUTIVE EFFECTS REDISTRIBUTIVE IMPACT REVENUE COLLECTION SANITATION SANITATION SERVICES SAVINGS SCHOOL FEES SERVICE PROVISION SEXUAL PRACTICES SINGLE PARENT SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND SUBNATIONAL TAX TAX BURDENS TAX INCIDENCE TAX SYSTEMS TAXATION TOTAL PUBLIC SPENDING UNIVERSAL ACCESS URBAN AREAS VOUCHER VULNERABLE GROUPS WELFARE LEVEL WELFARE STATES targeting microsimulations Existing evidence forms a body of "conventional wisdom" on the redistributive impact of fiscal policies that has been recently questioned by more disaggregated analyses. This paper proposes an additional extension to the traditional benefit incidence analysis to explore further the extent to which the conventional wisdom holds, as well as to provide effective guidance in fiscal decision making. The benefit incidence analysis extension includes linking fiscal policies with the concept of equality of opportunities. The paper describes this approach and showcases the application of the proposed "opportunity incidence analysis" to six pilot countries: Liberia, Cote d Ivoire, Zambia, Tajikistan, Thailand, and Paraguay. Three main contributions stand out: first, opportunity incidence analysis complements traditional benefit incidence analysis by applying its mechanics to a more forward looking concept of equal opportunity. Second, opportunities can be used to target public spending with higher precision. Third, micro-simulations can be used to understand the cost-effectiveness of alternative spending interventions that seek to improve equality of opportunities. All of these results complement the diagnosis produced by traditional incidence analysis and provide useful information to guide specific policy decisions. 2013-09-26T14:46:30Z 2013-09-26T14:46:30Z 2013-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17875875/social-spending-distribution-equality-opportunities-opportunity-incidence-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15848 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6489 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa East Asia and Pacific Europe and Central Asia Latin America & Caribbean Cote d'Ivoire Liberia Paraguay Tajikistan Thailand Zambia