The welfare returns to finer targeting: The case of the progresa program in Mexico

International Tax and Public Finance

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 217-239

  Coady, David P ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Combining targeting methods; Finer targeting; Geographic targeting; Mexico; Proxy means targeting; Self selection; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646873973     PISSN: 09275940     EISSN: 15736970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10797-006-4824-2     Document Type: Review

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