The Unfairness of (Poverty) Targets

The evaluation of policy performance against set targets is rarely adjusted to the heterogeneity in the initial distribution of characteristics. Building on previous literature, we propose a framework to account for differences in initial characteristics in evaluating policy performance. We apply th...

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Main Authors: Allwine, Melanie, Rigolini, Jamele, López‐Calva, Luis F.
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Oxford University Press 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24873