An evaluation of the selection of beneficiary households in the Education, Health, and Nutrition Program (PROGRESA) of Mexico: final report

The objective of this report is to evaluate the targeting method used by PROGRESA in identifying beneficiary households. PROGRESA’s methodology consists of three stages: (1) the selection of localities; (2) the selection of beneficiary households within selected localities, and (3) finalizing the li...

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Main Authors: Skoufias, Emmanuel, Davis, Benjamin, Behrman, Jere R.
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 1999
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161274
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Davis, Benjamin
Behrman, Jere R.
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description The objective of this report is to evaluate the targeting method used by PROGRESA in identifying beneficiary households. PROGRESA’s methodology consists of three stages: (1) the selection of localities; (2) the selection of beneficiary households within selected localities, and (3) finalizing the list of beneficiaries after feedback from the community assemblies about families excluded or included incorrectly. We evaluate in detail the first two stages of the selection process. We do not provide an evaluation of the third stage of selection as the number of households whose selection into PROGRESA was disputed at this stage of the selection process was minute (0.1% of the total number of selected households). Our evaluation is based on a framework consisting of three key elements: (i) a social objective, (ii) a set of economic, political and social constraints under which policy has to operate, and (iii) a range of instruments available to attain these objectives. Although PROGRESA has a number of interlinked objectives with respect to health, education and nutrition, we will measure the benefits of PROGRESA’s targeting solely in terms of its potential impact on poverty alleviation.
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spelling CGSpace1612742025-02-19T14:01:04Z An evaluation of the selection of beneficiary households in the Education, Health, and Nutrition Program (PROGRESA) of Mexico: final report Skoufias, Emmanuel Davis, Benjamin Behrman, Jere R. poverty alleviation households evaluation research projects research methodology nutrition The objective of this report is to evaluate the targeting method used by PROGRESA in identifying beneficiary households. PROGRESA’s methodology consists of three stages: (1) the selection of localities; (2) the selection of beneficiary households within selected localities, and (3) finalizing the list of beneficiaries after feedback from the community assemblies about families excluded or included incorrectly. We evaluate in detail the first two stages of the selection process. We do not provide an evaluation of the third stage of selection as the number of households whose selection into PROGRESA was disputed at this stage of the selection process was minute (0.1% of the total number of selected households). Our evaluation is based on a framework consisting of three key elements: (i) a social objective, (ii) a set of economic, political and social constraints under which policy has to operate, and (iii) a range of instruments available to attain these objectives. Although PROGRESA has a number of interlinked objectives with respect to health, education and nutrition, we will measure the benefits of PROGRESA’s targeting solely in terms of its potential impact on poverty alleviation. 1999 2024-11-21T09:54:35Z 2024-11-21T09:54:35Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161274 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Skoufias, Emmanuel; Davis, Benjamin; Behrman, Jere R. 1999. An evaluation of the selection of beneficiary households in the Education, Health, and Nutrition Program (PROGRESA) of Mexico;final report. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161274
spellingShingle poverty alleviation
households
evaluation
research projects
research
methodology
nutrition
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Davis, Benjamin
Behrman, Jere R.
An evaluation of the selection of beneficiary households in the Education, Health, and Nutrition Program (PROGRESA) of Mexico: final report
title An evaluation of the selection of beneficiary households in the Education, Health, and Nutrition Program (PROGRESA) of Mexico: final report
title_full An evaluation of the selection of beneficiary households in the Education, Health, and Nutrition Program (PROGRESA) of Mexico: final report
title_fullStr An evaluation of the selection of beneficiary households in the Education, Health, and Nutrition Program (PROGRESA) of Mexico: final report
title_full_unstemmed An evaluation of the selection of beneficiary households in the Education, Health, and Nutrition Program (PROGRESA) of Mexico: final report
title_short An evaluation of the selection of beneficiary households in the Education, Health, and Nutrition Program (PROGRESA) of Mexico: final report
title_sort evaluation of the selection of beneficiary households in the education health and nutrition program progresa of mexico final report
topic poverty alleviation
households
evaluation
research projects
research
methodology
nutrition
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161274
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