Optimal Targeting under Budget Constraints in a Humanitarian Context

The combination of conflict, food insecurity, and displacement generates competing claims for financial resources that stretch the donors' ability to provide funding and the humanitarian organizations' capacity to provide social assistanc...

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Main Authors:	Gigliarano, Chiara, Verme, Paolo
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	FOOD VOUCHERS TARGETING REFUGEES RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS CURVE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE DISPLACED PEOPLES FOOD SECURITY SOCIAL ASSISTANCE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM POVERTY LINE BUDGETARY EFFICIENCY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/448261505228206418/Optimal-targeting-under-budget-constraints-in-a-humanitarian-context http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28368

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spelling	okr-10986-283682021-06-08T14:42:48Z Optimal Targeting under Budget Constraints in a Humanitarian Context Gigliarano, Chiara Verme, Paolo FOOD VOUCHERS TARGETING REFUGEES RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS CURVE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE DISPLACED PEOPLES FOOD SECURITY SOCIAL ASSISTANCE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM POVERTY LINE BUDGETARY EFFICIENCY The combination of conflict, food insecurity, and displacement generates competing claims for financial resources that stretch the donors' ability to provide funding and the humanitarian organizations' capacity to provide social assistance. The paper uses Receiver Operating Characteristic curves and related indexes to determine the optimal targeting strategy of a food voucher program for refugees. The estimations focus on the 2014 food vouchers administered by the World Food Programme to Syrian refugees in Jordan. The analysis uses data collected by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Based on a poverty model, Receiver Operating Characteristic curves are used to optimize coverage and leakage rates under budget constraints. The paper shows how policy makers can use these instruments to fine-tune targeting using coverage rates, budgets, or poverty lines as guiding principles to increase the overall efficiency of a program. As humanitarian organizations operate under increasing budget constraints and increasing demands for efficiency, the proposed approach addresses both concerns. 2017-09-21T19:24:31Z 2017-09-21T19:24:31Z 2017-09 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/448261505228206418/Optimal-targeting-under-budget-constraints-in-a-humanitarian-context http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28368 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8191 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Middle East and North Africa Middle East North Africa Jordan Syrian Arab Republic
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topic	FOOD VOUCHERS TARGETING REFUGEES RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS CURVE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE DISPLACED PEOPLES FOOD SECURITY SOCIAL ASSISTANCE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM POVERTY LINE BUDGETARY EFFICIENCY
spellingShingle	FOOD VOUCHERS TARGETING REFUGEES RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS CURVE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE DISPLACED PEOPLES FOOD SECURITY SOCIAL ASSISTANCE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM POVERTY LINE BUDGETARY EFFICIENCY Gigliarano, Chiara Verme, Paolo Optimal Targeting under Budget Constraints in a Humanitarian Context
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relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8191
description	The combination of conflict, food insecurity, and displacement generates competing claims for financial resources that stretch the donors' ability to provide funding and the humanitarian organizations' capacity to provide social assistance. The paper uses Receiver Operating Characteristic curves and related indexes to determine the optimal targeting strategy of a food voucher program for refugees. The estimations focus on the 2014 food vouchers administered by the World Food Programme to Syrian refugees in Jordan. The analysis uses data collected by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Based on a poverty model, Receiver Operating Characteristic curves are used to optimize coverage and leakage rates under budget constraints. The paper shows how policy makers can use these instruments to fine-tune targeting using coverage rates, budgets, or poverty lines as guiding principles to increase the overall efficiency of a program. As humanitarian organizations operate under increasing budget constraints and increasing demands for efficiency, the proposed approach addresses both concerns.
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author	Gigliarano, Chiara Verme, Paolo
author_facet	Gigliarano, Chiara Verme, Paolo
author_sort	Gigliarano, Chiara
title	Optimal Targeting under Budget Constraints in a Humanitarian Context
title_short	Optimal Targeting under Budget Constraints in a Humanitarian Context
title_full	Optimal Targeting under Budget Constraints in a Humanitarian Context
title_fullStr	Optimal Targeting under Budget Constraints in a Humanitarian Context
title_full_unstemmed	Optimal Targeting under Budget Constraints in a Humanitarian Context
title_sort	optimal targeting under budget constraints in a humanitarian context
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2017
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/448261505228206418/Optimal-targeting-under-budget-constraints-in-a-humanitarian-context http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28368
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