Effectiveness of Targeting Mechanisms Utilized in Social Protection Programs in Bolivia

As part of the 2006-2011 National Development Plan, the Plurinational State of Bolivia launched two cash transfer programs and one youth labor training program aimed at promoting the accumulation of households’ human capital: the Juancito Pinto Educational Grant, the Juana Azurduy Mother-Child Grant, and my first decent job. The objective of this paper is to analyze the effectiveness of the targeting mechanisms utilized in these programs. Based on the information provided by the Ongoing Household Survey, we estimate the mechanisms’ potential inclusion and exclusion errors. The results permit us to suggest that the categorical selection mechanisms used in the three programs are effective in reaching the poorest population, although they present distinct levels of inclusion and exclusion errors associated with both the design and implementation problems of the particular mechanism utilized.

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Main Authors:	Blanco, Gastón, Apella, Ignacio
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015-09
Subjects:	SERVICE DELIVERY POINTS, HEALTH INSURANCE, PROTECTION POLICIES, CONDITIONAL CASH, SOCIAL PROGRAMS, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INFANT, SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, INCOME POVERTY, MEANS TESTING, CHRONIC MALNUTRITION, POOR, PREGNANT WOMAN, PENSION, NUTRITION PROGRAMS, POVERTY, SAVINGS, SECONDARY SCHOOL, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, KNOWLEDGE, BENEFIT SYSTEMS, ADOLESCENTS, POVERTY INCIDENCE, DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH, VULNERABILITY, EXTREME POVERTY, TARGETING MECHANISMS, POPULATION, POVERTY LINE, MALNUTRITION, HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, PUBLIC SPENDING, CASH TRANSFERS, UNEMPLOYMENT, SELECTION CRITERIA, POVERTY REDUCTION, LEVEL OF POVERTY, WOMEN, GRANT PROGRAM, WOMAN, LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS, SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, STUDENTS, CONTRIBUTORY PENSIONS, POVERTY MAPS, CASH TRANSFER, SOCIAL PROTECTION, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, LAND OWNERSHIP, PRIMARY SCHOOL, SOCIAL SAFETY NET, EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS, TRANSFERS, MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, DURABLE GOODS, POLICY, HUMAN CAPITAL, FAMILY INCOME, ELIGIBILITY CRITERION, IMPACT ON POVERTY, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SAFETY NETS, SAFETY NET, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT, DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, ECONOMIC CAPACITIES, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, PENSIONS, PUBLIC TRANSFERS, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, INCIDENCE ANALYSIS, TRANSFER PROGRAM, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, MORTALITY, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, FINANCIAL PROTECTION, ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, CITIZENS, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, INSURANCE, PREGNANCIES, ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, SKILLED LABOR, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, RURAL, RURAL PUBLIC, SOCIAL PROGRAM, INFANT MORTALITY, MOTHER, POOR CHILDREN, PREGNANT WOMEN, SOCIAL SECURITY, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, RURAL AREAS, BENEFICIARIES, MEANS TEST, FAMILY BENEFITS, POVERTY LEVEL, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, SOCIAL POLICIES, ECONOMIC POLICIES, SOCIAL WORKERS, NUTRITION, POOR COUNTRIES, ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, BENEFICIARY, YOUNG ADULTS, LIMITED RESOURCES, CONFLICT, INCOME, FORMAL EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT HEALTH, NATURAL RESOURCES, SCHOOL YEAR, ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, ELDERLY, SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS, POLICIES, TRAINING, FOOD TRANSFERS, TARGETING, SERVICE DELIVERY, TRANSFER PROGRAMS, FOREIGN POLICY, SCHOOL STUDENTS, BIODIVERSITY, POOR HOUSEHOLD, LABOR FORCE, CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS, RISKS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, LIVING CONDITIONS, PROTECTION POLICY, FOOD SECURITY, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25177870/effectiveness-targeting-mechanisms-utilized-social-protection-programs-bolivia https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22929
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