How to target households in adaptive social protection systems? : relative efficiency of proxy means test and household economy analysis in Niger (English)

Proxy Means Test (PMT) and the Household Economy Analysis (HEA) are widely used methods to target chronically poor households and those suffering from food crises respectively. Using panel data from Niger, this study provides the first empirical evidence on the relative efficiency of these methods in identifying households suffering from permanent or seasonal deprivations. Results show limited overlap between households selected by each method. The...

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Schnitzer,Pascale;
Document Date
2016/08/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
109528
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2016/10/27
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Disclosed
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How to target households in adaptive social protection systems? : relative efficiency of proxy means test and household economy analysis in Niger
Keywords
consumption per capita

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Schnitzer,Pascale.

How to target households in adaptive social protection systems? : relative efficiency of proxy means test and household economy analysis in Niger (English). Social Protection and Labor discussion paper|no. 1612 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/198291477561475360

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