Targeting Social Transfers to the Poor in Mexico /

Mexico's main social support program, Oportunidades, combines two methods to target cash to poor households: an initial self-selection by households who acquire knowledge about the program and apply for benefits, followed by an administrative determination of eligibility based on a means test....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coady, David
Other Authors: Parker, Susan
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/060
Online Access:Full text available on IMF