Effectiveness of Targeting Mechanisms Utilized in Social Protection Programs in Bolivia

As part of the 2006-2011 National Development Plan, the Plurinational State of Bolivia launched two cash transfer programs and one youth labor training program aimed at promoting the accumulation of households’ human capital: the Juancito Pinto Edu...

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Main Authors:	Apella, Ignacio, Blanco, Gastón
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	SERVICE DELIVERY POINTS HEALTH INSURANCE PROTECTION POLICIES CONDITIONAL CASH SOCIAL PROGRAMS INCOME DISTRIBUTION INFANT SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN INCOME POVERTY MEANS TESTING CHRONIC MALNUTRITION POOR PREGNANT WOMAN PENSION NUTRITION PROGRAMS POVERTY SAVINGS SECONDARY SCHOOL MINISTRY OF HEALTH KNOWLEDGE BENEFIT SYSTEMS ADOLESCENTS POVERTY INCIDENCE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH VULNERABILITY EXTREME POVERTY TARGETING MECHANISMS POPULATION POVERTY LINE MALNUTRITION HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES PUBLIC SPENDING CASH TRANSFERS UNEMPLOYMENT SELECTION CRITERIA POVERTY REDUCTION LEVEL OF POVERTY WOMEN GRANT PROGRAM WOMAN LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS SAFETY NET PROGRAMS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE STUDENTS CONTRIBUTORY PENSIONS POVERTY MAPS CASH TRANSFER SOCIAL PROTECTION HOUSEHOLD SURVEY LAND OWNERSHIP PRIMARY SCHOOL SOCIAL SAFETY NET EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS TRANSFERS MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN SOCIAL SAFETY NETS DURABLE GOODS POLICY HUMAN CAPITAL FAMILY INCOME ELIGIBILITY CRITERION IMPACT ON POVERTY SOCIAL INSURANCE SAFETY NETS SAFETY NET UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT DEVELOPMENT PLANNING ECONOMIC CAPACITIES HOUSEHOLD INCOME PENSIONS PUBLIC TRANSFERS EMPLOYMENT STATUS INCIDENCE ANALYSIS TRANSFER PROGRAM EDUCATION SYSTEMS MORTALITY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT FINANCIAL PROTECTION ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS CITIZENS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS INSURANCE PREGNANCIES ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA SKILLED LABOR HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS RURAL RURAL PUBLIC SOCIAL PROGRAM INFANT MORTALITY MOTHER POOR CHILDREN PREGNANT WOMEN SOCIAL SECURITY NATIONAL GOVERNMENT RURAL AREAS BENEFICIARIES MEANS TEST FAMILY BENEFITS POVERTY LEVEL INCIDENCE OF POVERTY SOCIAL POLICIES ECONOMIC POLICIES SOCIAL WORKERS NUTRITION POOR COUNTRIES ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS BENEFICIARY YOUNG ADULTS LIMITED RESOURCES CONFLICT INCOME FORMAL EDUCATION GOVERNMENT HEALTH NATURAL RESOURCES SCHOOL YEAR ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ELDERLY SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS POLICIES TRAINING FOOD TRANSFERS TARGETING SERVICE DELIVERY TRANSFER PROGRAMS FOREIGN POLICY SCHOOL STUDENTS BIODIVERSITY POOR HOUSEHOLD LABOR FORCE CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS RISKS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT LIVING CONDITIONS PROTECTION POLICY FOOD SECURITY POOR HOUSEHOLDS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25177870/effectiveness-targeting-mechanisms-utilized-social-protection-programs-bolivia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22929

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Summary:	As part of the 2006-2011 National Development Plan, the Plurinational State of Bolivia launched two cash transfer programs and one youth labor training program aimed at promoting the accumulation of households’ human capital: the Juancito Pinto Educational Grant, the Juana Azurduy Mother-Child Grant, and my first decent job. The objective of this paper is to analyze the effectiveness of the targeting mechanisms utilized in these programs. Based on the information provided by the Ongoing Household Survey, we estimate the mechanisms’ potential inclusion and exclusion errors. The results permit us to suggest that the categorical selection mechanisms used in the three programs are effective in reaching the poorest population, although they present distinct levels of inclusion and exclusion errors associated with both the design and implementation problems of the particular mechanism utilized.

Effectiveness of Targeting Mechanisms Utilized in Social Protection Programs in Bolivia

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