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

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 prefe...

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Main Authors:	Alix-Garcia, Jennifer M., Sims, Katharine R.E., Phaneuf, Daniel J.
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	TARGETING CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS ECOSYSTEM SERVICES PREFERENCES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/951191547752842409/Using-Referenda-to-Improve-Targeting-and-Decrease-Costs-of-Conditional-Cash-Transfers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31176

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spelling	okr-10986-311762022-03-13T01:40:08Z Using Referenda to Improve Targeting and Decrease Costs of Conditional Cash Transfers Alix-Garcia, Jennifer M. Sims, Katharine R.E. Phaneuf, Daniel J. TARGETING CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS ECOSYSTEM SERVICES PREFERENCES 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 finding that the estimated social cost based on WTA is substantially lower than actual payments. Simulation of three geographic targeting approaches shows that joint selection using deforestation risk and WTA could increase program impact under the same budget. The paper also simulates modified payment schedules based on predicted WTA and demonstrates that these could reduce program cost. 2019-01-31T21:06:53Z 2019-01-31T21:06:53Z 2019-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/951191547752842409/Using-Referenda-to-Improve-Targeting-and-Decrease-Costs-of-Conditional-Cash-Transfers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31176 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8708 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 Latin America & Caribbean Mexico
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spellingShingle	TARGETING CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS ECOSYSTEM SERVICES PREFERENCES Alix-Garcia, Jennifer M. Sims, Katharine R.E. Phaneuf, Daniel J. Using Referenda to Improve Targeting and Decrease Costs of Conditional Cash Transfers
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description	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 finding that the estimated social cost based on WTA is substantially lower than actual payments. Simulation of three geographic targeting approaches shows that joint selection using deforestation risk and WTA could increase program impact under the same budget. The paper also simulates modified payment schedules based on predicted WTA and demonstrates that these could reduce program cost.
format	Working Paper
author	Alix-Garcia, Jennifer M. Sims, Katharine R.E. Phaneuf, Daniel J.
author_facet	Alix-Garcia, Jennifer M. Sims, Katharine R.E. Phaneuf, Daniel J.
author_sort	Alix-Garcia, Jennifer M.
title	Using Referenda to Improve Targeting and Decrease Costs of Conditional Cash Transfers
title_short	Using Referenda to Improve Targeting and Decrease Costs of Conditional Cash Transfers
title_full	Using Referenda to Improve Targeting and Decrease Costs of Conditional Cash Transfers
title_fullStr	Using Referenda to Improve Targeting and Decrease Costs of Conditional Cash Transfers
title_full_unstemmed	Using Referenda to Improve Targeting and Decrease Costs of Conditional Cash Transfers
title_sort	using referenda to improve targeting and decrease costs of conditional cash transfers
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/951191547752842409/Using-Referenda-to-Improve-Targeting-and-Decrease-Costs-of-Conditional-Cash-Transfers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31176
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Using Referenda to Improve Targeting and Decrease Costs of Conditional Cash Transfers

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