Using Referenda to Improve Targeting and Decrease Costs of Conditional Cash Transfers (English)

Cost-effective allocation of conditional cash transfers (CCT) requires identifying recipients with low opportunity costs who might change behavior. This paper develops a low-cost approach for improving program implementation by using a stated preference, referendum-style survey question to calculate willingness to accept (WTA) for CCT contracts. This is illustrated in the context of Mexico's Payments for Ecosystem Services Program, with the paper...

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Alix-Garcia,Jennifer M.;

Sims,Katharine R. Emans;

Phaneuf,Daniel J.;
Document Date
2019/01/17
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8708
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Mexico,
Region
Latin America And Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2019/01/17
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Using Referenda to Improve Targeting and Decrease Costs of Conditional Cash Transfers
Keywords
Payments for Ecosystem Services

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Alix-Garcia,Jennifer M.; Sims,Katharine R. Emans; Phaneuf,Daniel J..

Using Referenda to Improve Targeting and Decrease Costs of Conditional Cash Transfers (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8708 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/951191547752842409

Using Referenda to Improve Targeting and Decrease Costs of Conditional Cash Transfers (English)

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