Picking the Poor : Indicators for Geographic Targeting in Peru

Picking the Poor : Indicators for Geographic Targeting in Peru

Geographic targeting is perhaps the most popular mechanism used to direct social programs to the poor in Latin America. The author empirically compares geographic targeting indicators available in Peru. He combines household-level information from...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schady, Norbert R.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
BENEFICIARIES
CHRONICALLY POOR
DATA REQUIREMENTS
ECONOMIC REVIEW
ECONOMICS
EXPENDITURES
GEOGRAPHIC TARGETING
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
INCOME
INEQUALITY
INFANT MORTALITY
LABOR SUPPLY
LAND OWNERSHIP
LIVING STANDARDS
NUTRITION
NUTRITION PROGRAMS
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
POLICY RESEARCH
POOR
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMS
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC SPENDING
RURAL POVERTY
SAMPLE SIZE
SAVINGS
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL SERVICES
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
URBAN AREAS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/11/717451/picking-poor-indicators-geographic-targeting-peru
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19745

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/11/717451/picking-poor-indicators-geographic-targeting-peru
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19745

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