attach specific weights to true and false positive rates. Based on data from Bolivia and Indonesia, we show that targeting …, optimizing targeting measures will be misleading when the actual goal is to maximize the effect on poverty. …A key question in the design of anti-poverty programs is to what extent they should be targeted. Empirical evaluations …

attach specific weights to true and false positive rates. Based on data from Bolivia and Indonesia, we show that targeting …, optimizing targeting measures will be misleading when the actual goal is to maximize the effect on poverty. …A key question in the design of anti-poverty programs is to what extent they should be targeted. Empirical evaluations …

the largest poverty effect is attained with very narrow targeting. Hence, we find a trade-off between targeting accuracy …-effective way to identify income-poor beneficiaries of targeted anti-poverty programs. However, their usefulness depends on whether …-parametric regression- techniques, we show that the resulting leakage can largely be confined to the non-poor close to the poverty line …

the largest poverty impact is attained with very narrow targeting. Hence, the link between targeting accuracy and poverty …-effective way to identify income-poor beneficiaries of targeted anti-poverty programs. However, their usefulness depends on whether …-parametric regression-techniques, we show that the resulting leakage can largely be confined to the non-poor close to the poverty line …

the largest poverty impact is attained with very narrow targeting. Hence, the link between targeting accuracy and poverty …-effective way to identify income-poor beneficiaries of targeted anti-poverty programs. However, their usefulness depends on whether …-parametric regression-techniques, we show that the resulting leakage can largely be confined to the non-poor close to the poverty line …

the largest poverty impact is attained with very narrow targeting. Hence, the link between targeting accuracy and poverty …-effective way to identify income-poor beneficiaries of targeted anti-poverty programs. However, their usefulness depends on whether …-parametric regression-techniques, we show that the resulting leakage can largely be confined to the non-poor close to the poverty line …

the largest poverty effect is attained with very narrow targeting. Hence, we find a trade-off between targeting accuracy …-effective way to identify income-poor beneficiaries of targeted anti-poverty programs. However, their usefulness depends on whether …-parametric regression- techniques, we show that the resulting leakage can largely be confined to the non-poor close to the poverty line …

largest poverty eect is attained with very narrow targeting. Hence, we nd a trade-o between targeting accuracy and poverty …-eective way to identify income-poor beneciaries of targeted anti-poverty programs. However, their usefulness depends on whether …-parametric regression- techniques, we show that the resulting leakage can largely be conned to the non-poor close to the poverty line …

programs. Using community and household data from the Second Urban Poverty Project in Indonesia, we find robust evidence for …It has been argued that the potential gains of community-driven development (CDD) poverty programs are large as these … can foster sustained poverty reduction. However, recent literature shows that community involvement can increase the risk …