Targeting the poor in Mexico: an evaluation of the selection of households for PROGRESA

This report reevaluates PROGRESA’s targeting methods since the program began adding beneficiary households through a process called “densification.” The authors first evaluate PROGRESA’s accuracy in targeting both at the community and household levels. Second, they evaluate the targeting in terms of...

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Main Authors: Skoufias, Emmanuel, de la Vega, Sergio, Davis, Benjamin
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2001
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156546
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description This report reevaluates PROGRESA’s targeting methods since the program began adding beneficiary households through a process called “densification.” The authors first evaluate PROGRESA’s accuracy in targeting both at the community and household levels. Second, they evaluate the targeting in terms of its impact on poverty alleviation relative to other feasible methods assuming the same total budget.
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spelling CGSpace1565462025-11-06T06:57:07Z Targeting the poor in Mexico: an evaluation of the selection of households for PROGRESA Skoufias, Emmanuel de la Vega, Sergio Davis, Benjamin education poverty nutrition households evaluation poverty alleviation This report reevaluates PROGRESA’s targeting methods since the program began adding beneficiary households through a process called “densification.” The authors first evaluate PROGRESA’s accuracy in targeting both at the community and household levels. Second, they evaluate the targeting in terms of its impact on poverty alleviation relative to other feasible methods assuming the same total budget. 2001 2024-10-24T12:44:33Z 2024-10-24T12:44:33Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156546 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Skoufias, Emmanuel; de la Vega, Sergio; Davis, Benjamin. 2001. Targeting the poor in Mexico: an evaluation of the selection of households for PROGRESA. FCND Discussion Paper 103. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156546
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poverty
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households
evaluation
poverty alleviation
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de la Vega, Sergio
Davis, Benjamin
Targeting the poor in Mexico: an evaluation of the selection of households for PROGRESA
title Targeting the poor in Mexico: an evaluation of the selection of households for PROGRESA
title_full Targeting the poor in Mexico: an evaluation of the selection of households for PROGRESA
title_fullStr Targeting the poor in Mexico: an evaluation of the selection of households for PROGRESA
title_full_unstemmed Targeting the poor in Mexico: an evaluation of the selection of households for PROGRESA
title_short Targeting the poor in Mexico: an evaluation of the selection of households for PROGRESA
title_sort targeting the poor in mexico an evaluation of the selection of households for progresa
topic education
poverty
nutrition
households
evaluation
poverty alleviation
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