Targeting social safety nets using proxy means tests: Evidence from Egypt’s Takaful and Karama program

Chapter 10 uses Egypt as a case study to examine the effectiveness of proxy means test (PMT) targeting. Targeting effectiveness is defined in terms of the ability of the program to enroll beneficiaries from the lowest two quintiles of the expenditure distribution. The authors also consider the socia...

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Autores principales: Kurdi, Sikandra, Breisinger, Clemens, ElDidi, Hagar, El-Enbaby, Hoda, Gilligan, Daniel O., Karachiwalla, Naureen
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145842
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Breisinger, Clemens
ElDidi, Hagar
El-Enbaby, Hoda
Gilligan, Daniel O.
Karachiwalla, Naureen
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description Chapter 10 uses Egypt as a case study to examine the effectiveness of proxy means test (PMT) targeting. Targeting effectiveness is defined in terms of the ability of the program to enroll beneficiaries from the lowest two quintiles of the expenditure distribution. The authors also consider the social costs of implementing PMT in a context where administrative capacity to explain the targeting mechanism to the public is imperfect.
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spelling CGSpace1458422025-11-06T04:09:35Z Targeting social safety nets using proxy means tests: Evidence from Egypt’s Takaful and Karama program Kurdi, Sikandra Breisinger, Clemens ElDidi, Hagar El-Enbaby, Hoda Gilligan, Daniel O. Karachiwalla, Naureen project management economic growth programmes social protection social policies hunger social welfare rural development food security cash transfers poverty resilience project evaluation Chapter 10 uses Egypt as a case study to examine the effectiveness of proxy means test (PMT) targeting. Targeting effectiveness is defined in terms of the ability of the program to enroll beneficiaries from the lowest two quintiles of the expenditure distribution. The authors also consider the social costs of implementing PMT in a context where administrative capacity to explain the targeting mechanism to the public is imperfect. 2018-10-04 2024-06-21T09:05:09Z 2024-06-21T09:05:09Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145842 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147204 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147205 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147206 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Kurdi, Sikandra; Breisinger, Clemens; ElDidi, Hagar; El-Enbaby, Hoda; Gilligan, Daniel; and Karachiwalla, Naureen. 2018. Targeting social safety nets using proxy means tests: Evidence from Egypt’s Takaful and Karama program. In Boosting growth to end hunger by 2025: The role of social protection, eds. Fleur Stephanie Wouterse and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse. Chapter 10, Pp. 135-153. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145842
spellingShingle project management
economic growth
programmes
social protection
social policies
hunger
social welfare
rural development
food security
cash transfers
poverty
resilience
project evaluation
Kurdi, Sikandra
Breisinger, Clemens
ElDidi, Hagar
El-Enbaby, Hoda
Gilligan, Daniel O.
Karachiwalla, Naureen
Targeting social safety nets using proxy means tests: Evidence from Egypt’s Takaful and Karama program
title Targeting social safety nets using proxy means tests: Evidence from Egypt’s Takaful and Karama program
title_full Targeting social safety nets using proxy means tests: Evidence from Egypt’s Takaful and Karama program
title_fullStr Targeting social safety nets using proxy means tests: Evidence from Egypt’s Takaful and Karama program
title_full_unstemmed Targeting social safety nets using proxy means tests: Evidence from Egypt’s Takaful and Karama program
title_short Targeting social safety nets using proxy means tests: Evidence from Egypt’s Takaful and Karama program
title_sort targeting social safety nets using proxy means tests evidence from egypt s takaful and karama program
topic project management
economic growth
programmes
social protection
social policies
hunger
social welfare
rural development
food security
cash transfers
poverty
resilience
project evaluation
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145842
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