Proxy means tests for targeting social programs : simulations and speculation (English)

This paper examines how a proxy means test might work in targeting social programs. The term "proxy means test" is used to describe a situation where information on household or individual characteristics correlated with welfare levels is used in a formal algorithm to proxy household income, welfare or need. Given the administrative difficulties associated with sophisticated means tests and the inaccuracy of simple means tests, the idea of using other...

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Grosh, Margaret E.;

Baker,Judy L.;
Document Date
1995/07/31
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Publication
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LSM118
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1
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1
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Bolivia, Jamaica, Peru,
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Latin America and Caribbean,
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2024/09/02
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Disclosed
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Proxy means tests for targeting social programs : simulations and speculation
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proxy means tests for targeting social programs

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Grosh, Margaret E.; Baker,Judy L..

Proxy means tests for targeting social programs : simulations and speculation (English). Living standards measurement study (LSMS) working paper|no. LSM 118 Washington, D.C. : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/750401468776352539

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