A Poor Means Test? : Econometric Targeting in Africa

A Poor Means Test? : Econometric Targeting in Africa

Proxy-means testing is a popular method of poverty targeting with imperfect information. In a now widely-used version, a regression for log consumption calibrates a proxy-means test score based on chosen covariates, which is then implemented for ta...

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Main Authors: Brown, Caitlin, Ravallion, Martin, van de Walle, Dominique
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
TARGETING OF SOCIAL TRANSFERS
PROXY MEANS TEST
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
poverty
cash transfers
means test
targeting
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/484991481639919564/A-poor-means-test-econometric-targeting-in-Africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25814

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/484991481639919564/A-poor-means-test-econometric-targeting-in-Africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25814

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