In response to the economic, natural, and political crisis that enveloped Indonesia from August 1997 (beginning of … 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 …

A unique data-set from Indonesia is analysed to understand what individuals know about the income distribution in their … informed and individuals are able to better evaluate the poverty status of those to whom they are more socially proximate …

application over large areas. This paper uses primary data from Indonesia to contrast two approaches to the elicitation of the … implications for targeting are discussed. …

. Using Indonesia's anti-poverty program, this paper investigates which pre-program conditions are associated with community …-based targeting outcomes. Results show that wealthier and more unequal villages constantly target better. This suggests that, though … exhibit better targeting, but lose this advantage over time, as the monitoring of loan disbursement becomes more difficult for …