A central question for policy makers concerned with helping the poor through a macro crisis is how to target scarcer resources at a time of greater need. Technical arguments suggest that finer targeting through tightening individual programs or reallocation resources towards more tightly targeted programs uses resources more efficiently for poverty reduction. These arguments survive even when the greater informational costs and the incentive effects...
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INFORMACIÓN
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2010/01/01
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Documento de trabajo (Serie Numerada)
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57765
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1
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1
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2010/12/31
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Disclosed
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Macro crises and targeting transfers to the poor
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high marginal tax rate