as a policy instrument targeting broader development objectives. These initiatives - also referred to as Institutional … Food Procurement Programmes (IFPPs)3 - are based on the premise that public institutions, when using their financial … developing a range of food procurement initiatives designed to use the regular demand for food on the part of government entities …

The need for better targeting of active labour market programmes is evident from the many evaluation studies that find … insignificant or even negative effects. A statistical system could contribute to a more precise targeting of labour market … programmes to those individuals who are likely to benefit from them. Such a system could assist caseworkers in selecting adequate …

optimization frictions that are greater for needier individuals, suggesting that the poor targeting properties of the interventions …