Optimal targeting under budget constraints in a humanitarian context
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...
Main Authors: | Gigliarano, C. (Author), Verme, P. (Author) |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier Ltd
2019
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Online Access: | View Fulltext in Publisher |
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