Publication Type
Working Paper
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
2-2006
Abstract
Proverty reduction is a top priority for international organizations, governments and non-gorvernmental organizations. The aid resources available for poverty reduction are, however, severely constrained in many countries. Minimizing the leakage of aid resources to the non-poor is a key to maximize poverty reduction with the limited amount of resources available. One Way to minimize such leakage to to target resources geographically. That is, policmakers can move resources to the poorest parts of the country. Geographic taregting can quite effective when poverty is unevenly distributed across the country, and this proves to be the case in many countries.
Keywords
Poverty reduction, geographic targeting, Cambodia
Discipline
Asian Studies | Growth and Development | Social Welfare
Research Areas
Applied Microeconomics
First Page
1
Last Page
26
Publisher
SMU Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, No. 03-2006
City or Country
Singapore
Citation
FUJII, Tomoki.
How Well Can We Target Resources with Quick-and-Dirty Data?: Empirical Results from Cambodia. (2006). 1-26.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/867
Copyright Owner and License
Authors
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