Expansion of Djibouti’s National Family Solidarity Program : Understanding Targeting Performance of the Updated Proxy Means Test Formula

Expansion of Djibouti’s National Family Solidarity Program : Understanding Targeting Performance of the Updated Proxy Means Test Formula

In this paper, we present new Proxy Means Test (PMT) models for targeting based on the 2017 household survey data (EDAM4). The paper finds that the developed PMT models, with separate targeting formulas for rural and urban areas, appear to perform...

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Main Authors: Mendiratta, Vibhuti, Moubarak, Amr, Lara Ibarra, Gabriel, van Dyck, John, Santacroce, Marco
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS
PROXY MEANS TEST
POVERTY TARGETING
POVERTY
SOCIAL PROTECTION
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
WELFARE PROGRAM
SOCIAL REGISTRY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/958681598941107495/Expansion-of-Djibouti-s-National-Family-Solidarity-Program-Understanding-Targeting-Performance-of-the-Updated-Proxy-Means-Test-Formula
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spelling okr-10986-344472021-05-25T09:51:02Z Expansion of Djibouti’s National Family Solidarity Program : Understanding Targeting Performance of the Updated Proxy Means Test Formula Mendiratta, Vibhuti Moubarak, Amr Lara Ibarra, Gabriel van Dyck, John Santacroce, Marco SOCIAL SAFETY NETS CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS PROXY MEANS TEST POVERTY TARGETING POVERTY SOCIAL PROTECTION PUBLIC EXPENDITURE WELFARE PROGRAM SOCIAL REGISTRY In this paper, we present new Proxy Means Test (PMT) models for targeting based on the 2017 household survey data (EDAM4). The paper finds that the developed PMT models, with separate targeting formulas for rural and urban areas, appear to perform well vis-a-vis inclusion and exclusion errors observed in similar country contexts. Ex-ante simulations also show that the planned expansion of targeted social assistance program, PNSF, using the proposed targeting approaches will result in nearly 0.7 percentage point reduction in poverty nationally and 3.4- 4.1 percentage reductions in the regions. These results reinforce the effectiveness of PMT targeting approach for social assistance programs in Djibouti when carried out in combination with geographic targeting in high-poverty districts. The results also show the relevance and effectiveness of PMT as a national targeting approach in urban regions and for an expanded national social assistance program. 2020-09-16T13:34:35Z 2020-09-16T13:34:35Z 2020-08 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/958681598941107495/Expansion-of-Djibouti-s-National-Family-Solidarity-Program-Understanding-Targeting-Performance-of-the-Updated-Proxy-Means-Test-Formula http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34447 English Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper;No. 2006 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Middle East and North Africa Djibouti
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topic SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS
PROXY MEANS TEST
POVERTY TARGETING
POVERTY
SOCIAL PROTECTION
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
WELFARE PROGRAM
SOCIAL REGISTRY
spellingShingle SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS
PROXY MEANS TEST
POVERTY TARGETING
POVERTY
SOCIAL PROTECTION
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
WELFARE PROGRAM
SOCIAL REGISTRY
Mendiratta, Vibhuti
Moubarak, Amr
Lara Ibarra, Gabriel
van Dyck, John
Santacroce, Marco
Expansion of Djibouti’s National Family Solidarity Program : Understanding Targeting Performance of the Updated Proxy Means Test Formula
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
Djibouti
relation Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper;No. 2006
description In this paper, we present new Proxy Means Test (PMT) models for targeting based on the 2017 household survey data (EDAM4). The paper finds that the developed PMT models, with separate targeting formulas for rural and urban areas, appear to perform well vis-a-vis inclusion and exclusion errors observed in similar country contexts. Ex-ante simulations also show that the planned expansion of targeted social assistance program, PNSF, using the proposed targeting approaches will result in nearly 0.7 percentage point reduction in poverty nationally and 3.4- 4.1 percentage reductions in the regions. These results reinforce the effectiveness of PMT targeting approach for social assistance programs in Djibouti when carried out in combination with geographic targeting in high-poverty districts. The results also show the relevance and effectiveness of PMT as a national targeting approach in urban regions and for an expanded national social assistance program.
format Working Paper
author Mendiratta, Vibhuti
Moubarak, Amr
Lara Ibarra, Gabriel
van Dyck, John
Santacroce, Marco
author_facet Mendiratta, Vibhuti
Moubarak, Amr
Lara Ibarra, Gabriel
van Dyck, John
Santacroce, Marco
author_sort Mendiratta, Vibhuti
title Expansion of Djibouti’s National Family Solidarity Program : Understanding Targeting Performance of the Updated Proxy Means Test Formula
title_short Expansion of Djibouti’s National Family Solidarity Program : Understanding Targeting Performance of the Updated Proxy Means Test Formula
title_full Expansion of Djibouti’s National Family Solidarity Program : Understanding Targeting Performance of the Updated Proxy Means Test Formula
title_fullStr Expansion of Djibouti’s National Family Solidarity Program : Understanding Targeting Performance of the Updated Proxy Means Test Formula
title_full_unstemmed Expansion of Djibouti’s National Family Solidarity Program : Understanding Targeting Performance of the Updated Proxy Means Test Formula
title_sort expansion of djibouti’s national family solidarity program : understanding targeting performance of the updated proxy means test formula
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/958681598941107495/Expansion-of-Djibouti-s-National-Family-Solidarity-Program-Understanding-Targeting-Performance-of-the-Updated-Proxy-Means-Test-Formula
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