a case study of imperfect information dynamic programming problem with learning and experimentation trade-off, that is … factor of 15 performance gain relative to an implementation targeting single-core processors. Further gains up to a factor of … 26 are also achievable but lie behind a learning and experimentation barrier of their own. Drawing upon experience with …

case study of imperfect information dynamic programming problem with learning and experimentation trade-off that is, a … 15 performance gain relative to an implementation targeting single-core processors and thus establish a better reference …

propose ways of overcoming the programs’ weaknesses. As a result, a positive correlation between targeting women with …

Centralised targeting registries are increasingly used to allocate social assistance benefits in developing countries …. This paper provides the first attempt to identify the relative importance of two key design issues for targeting accuracy …: (1) which households to survey for inclusion in the targeting registry and (2) how to rank surveyed households. We …

in targeting and coverage. Finally, it outlines the constraints and opportunities that inform a road map for the future …

sectional and panel data to examine the targeting of these programs. First, “static participation incidence” (the relationship … substantially worse than perfect targeting --and remarkably similar for all of the JPS programs. Second, unlike standard static … on self-selection targeting was much more likely to reach those households with large shocks to their expenditures than …

The potential benefits of accurate targeting are substantial because public expenditures can be concentrated to the … needy, thereby saving money and improving program efficiency. However, targeting also entails the administrative costs … safety net programs shows that targeting was one of the most difficult problems in the implementation of these programs. As a …