Can the Luck of the Draw Help Social Safety Nets?

Can the Luck of the Draw Help Social Safety Nets?

Lottery, a simple random draw, has been used in selecting beneficiaries of public work programs in context as diverse as Argentina and the Central African Republic. However, despite a burgeoning literature on targeting, this approach has hardly bee...

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Main Authors: Bance, Paul, Schnitzer, Pascale
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
SAFETY NETS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
TARGETING BENEFITS
LOTTERY
CASH TRANSFERS
PUBLIC WORKS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/706381617603636255/Can-the-Luck-of-the-Draw-Help-Social-Safety-Nets
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spelling okr-10986-353852021-06-14T09:55:36Z Can the Luck of the Draw Help Social Safety Nets? Bance, Paul Schnitzer, Pascale SAFETY NETS SOCIAL PROTECTION TARGETING BENEFITS LOTTERY CASH TRANSFERS PUBLIC WORKS Lottery, a simple random draw, has been used in selecting beneficiaries of public work programs in context as diverse as Argentina and the Central African Republic. However, despite a burgeoning literature on targeting, this approach has hardly been studied. This policy note discusses how lotteries compare against other targeting methods in terms of efficiency, legitimacy, and readiness; and if lotteries could be expanded beyond their traditional use for public works to cash transfers. While more research is needed, there is no immediate reason why lotteries should not be used for targeting social safety net interventions, especially when responding to emergencies in ultra-poor and fragile settings. 2021-04-06T15:50:55Z 2021-04-06T15:50:55Z 2021-04 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/706381617603636255/Can-the-Luck-of-the-Draw-Help-Social-Safety-Nets http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35385 English Social Protection and Jobs Policy and Technical Note;No. 24 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note
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topic SAFETY NETS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
TARGETING BENEFITS
LOTTERY
CASH TRANSFERS
PUBLIC WORKS
spellingShingle SAFETY NETS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
TARGETING BENEFITS
LOTTERY
CASH TRANSFERS
PUBLIC WORKS
Bance, Paul
Schnitzer, Pascale
Can the Luck of the Draw Help Social Safety Nets?
relation Social Protection and Jobs Policy and Technical Note;No. 24
description Lottery, a simple random draw, has been used in selecting beneficiaries of public work programs in context as diverse as Argentina and the Central African Republic. However, despite a burgeoning literature on targeting, this approach has hardly been studied. This policy note discusses how lotteries compare against other targeting methods in terms of efficiency, legitimacy, and readiness; and if lotteries could be expanded beyond their traditional use for public works to cash transfers. While more research is needed, there is no immediate reason why lotteries should not be used for targeting social safety net interventions, especially when responding to emergencies in ultra-poor and fragile settings.
format Policy Note
author Bance, Paul
Schnitzer, Pascale
author_facet Bance, Paul
Schnitzer, Pascale
author_sort Bance, Paul
title Can the Luck of the Draw Help Social Safety Nets?
title_short Can the Luck of the Draw Help Social Safety Nets?
title_full Can the Luck of the Draw Help Social Safety Nets?
title_fullStr Can the Luck of the Draw Help Social Safety Nets?
title_full_unstemmed Can the Luck of the Draw Help Social Safety Nets?
title_sort can the luck of the draw help social safety nets?
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/706381617603636255/Can-the-Luck-of-the-Draw-Help-Social-Safety-Nets
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35385
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