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In the absence of reliable and exhaustive income data, Proxy Means Tests (PMTs) are frequently employed as a cost-effective way to identify income-poor beneficiaries of targeted anti-poverty programs. However, their usefulness depends on whether proxies accurately identify the income poor. Based...
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In the absence of reliable and exhaustive income data, Proxy Means Tests (PMTs) are frequently employed as a cost-effective way to identify income-poor beneficiaries of targeted anti-poverty programs. However, their usefulness depends on whether proxies accurately identify the income poor. Based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010500131
attach specific weights to true and false positive rates. Based on data from Bolivia and Indonesia, we show that targeting …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011525533
In the absence of reliable and exhaustive income data, Proxy Means Tests (PMTs) are frequently employed as a cost-effective way to identify income-poor beneficiaries of targeted anti-poverty programs. However, their usefulness depends on whether proxies accurately identify the income poor. Based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010493506
In the absence of reliable and exhaustive income data, Proxy Means Tests (PMTs) are frequently employed as a cost-effective way to identify income-poor beneficiaries of targeted anti-poverty programs. However, their usefulness depends on whether proxies accurately identify the income poor. Based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010463386
attach specific weights to true and false positive rates. Based on data from Bolivia and Indonesia, we show that targeting …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011523309