Designing and implementing household targeting systems: lessons from Latin America and the United States (English)

A recent review of international experience finds that the median targeted program provides roughly 25 percent more resources to the poor than would random allocations. Nonetheless, the study also finds significant variation in targeting outcomes both within and across types of targeting instruments. Implementation details matter tremendously to distributive outcomes. Building on these findings, this report conducts an in-depth assessment of key design...

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Lindert, Kathy A.;
Document Date
2005/01/01
Document Type
Newsletter
Report Number
33372
Volume No
1
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1
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Latin America, United States,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Designing and implementing household targeting systems: lessons from Latin America and the United States
Keywords
target system

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Lindert, Kathy A..

Designing and implementing household targeting systems: lessons from Latin America and the United States (English). No. 22|Social safety nets primer notes Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/858431468088167429

Designing and implementing household targeting systems: lessons from Latin America and the United States (English)

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