The application of nonparametric tests to poverty targeting

Isha Dewan and Rohini Somanathan

Economics Letters, 2011, vol. 113, issue 1, 58-61

Abstract: Many otherwise successful social programs have limited outreach among the very poor. We show how a recently developed nonparametric test can detect this pattern of program participation. We apply the test to data on participation in a microcredit program in India and do find participation increasing in income among the poorest households in the region.

Keywords: Poverty; targeting; Distribution; crossing; Nonparametric; tests; Microcredit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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