Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP13677 Document Date: OCT 18, 2018

Author: Asha Asha Ali Khatib Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP13539 Document Date: OCT 15, 2018

Author: B.P. Singh Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP13501 Document Date: OCT 12, 2018

Author: G. Shanker Naik Disclosure Status: Disclosed

This paper intends to inform the effort of the Sri Lankan government to reform the targeting efficacy of its social protection programs, in particular, Samurdhi, which currently distributes benefits based on self-reported income. ... See More + The paper develops a proxy means test for Sri Lanka based on the Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2016 and evaluates its performance for targeting benefits of Samurdhi. The paper considers a range of models and policy parameters that could be applied depending on data availability and country preferences. The results indicate that switching to a proxy means test could considerably improve the targeting performance of Samurdhi and would significantly improve the poverty impact of the program. The analysis finds that the performance of the proposed proxy means test model suffers when the coefficients are estimated from samples smaller than 1,000 households. However, the analysis does not find a similar loss of model performance when the model is estimated from seasonal data, provided the sample size is sufficiently large. The proposed model could be applied to targeting a variety of safety net programs after validating and refining the model by conducting a pilot survey.  See Less -

Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS8605 Document Date: OCT 09, 2018

Author: Sebastian,Ashwini Rekha; Shivakumaran,Shivapragasam; Silwal,Ani Rudra; Newhouse,David Locke; Walker,Thomas; Yoshida,Nobuo Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP13364 Document Date: OCT 08, 2018

Author: K.P. Gandhi Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP13369 Document Date: OCT 08, 2018

Author: Ohene Sarfo Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP13347 Document Date: OCT 08, 2018

Author: Ms. Jacinta Laltanpuii Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Auditing Document Report No.: AUD0017218 Document Date: OCT 07, 2018

Author: Palmer,Michelle Ionie Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Auditing Document Report No.: AUD0017131 Document Date: OCT 07, 2018

Author: Vemuri,Vinaya Vittal Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP13305 Document Date: OCT 05, 2018

Author: Hashim Chande Moumin Disclosure Status: Disclosed