An exercise to evaluate an anti-poverty program with multiple outcomes using program evaluation

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2014
Volume: 122
Issue: 2
Pages: 365-369

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1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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Abstract

To measure the effectiveness of programs with multiple outcomes, I combine multidimensional poverty measures with difference-in-difference matching estimators. I apply this technique on an anti-poverty program and show it is a more comprehensive measure of poverty reduction than a unidimensional measure.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:122:y:2014:i:2:p:365-369
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General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-25