Improving the Targeting of Social Programs in Ghana by Quentin Wodon

Author:Quentin Wodon [Wodon, Quentin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-8213-9593-6
Publisher: The World Bank
Published: 2012-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Source: Authors’ estimations using GLSS5 data.

Note: n.a = not applicable.

The fact that CCTs at the junior secondary school level achieve in the simulations a smaller immediate impact on poverty through the cash transfer provided than school lunches should not be interpreted as an argument to dismiss such CCTs. Indeed, to the extent that CCTs would generate higher levels of education among beneficiaries, the long term benefits from the program could be very large in terms of higher future expected earnings for participants that would lead to future poverty reduction. Thus, if CCTs generate larger school gains than school lunches, they might be a good addition to a well targeted school lunch program. In this chapter, we focus however solely on the targeting performance of various targeting mechanisms, and thus only on the immediate gains from the cash transfers.

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