Optimal targeting under budget constraints in a humanitarian context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11916635 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paolo Verme (0000-0002-8754-1138, University of Insubria, corresponding author), Chiara Gigliarano (0000-0003-2861-1316, University of Insubria) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 119 |
| Pages | 224-233 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-750X • E-ISSN: 1873-5991 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.12.012 |
| OpenAlex | W2754007861 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 13 |
The paper uses Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves and related indexes to determine the optimal targeting strategy of a food voucher program for refugees. Estimations focus on the 2014 food voucher administered by the World Food Program to Syrian refugees in Jordan using data collected by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The paper shows how to use ROC curves to optimize targeting using coverage rates, budgets, or poverty lines as guiding principles to increase the overall efficiency of a program. As humanitarian organizations operate under increasing budget constraints and increasing demands for efficiency, the proposed approach addresses both concerns
Budget constraint · Context (archaeology · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Microeconomics · Political science · Poverty · Public economics · Refugee · Syrian refugees · Voucher · Agricultural risk and resilience · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Computer Science · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
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| Citations per year | 1,63 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |