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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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Main Authors: Kurdi, Sikandra, Breisinger, Clemens, ElDidi, Hagar, El-Enbaby, Hoda, Gilligan, Daniel O., Karachiwalla, Naureen
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2018
Subjects:
project management
economic growth
programmes
social protection
social policies
hunger
social welfare
rural development
food security
cash transfers
poverty
resilience
project evaluation
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145842
Summary: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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