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Type: Journal Articles Authors: Mercedes Fernández, Sebastián Galiani and Ernesto Schargrodsky ISSN: Print: 0143-5671 Online: 1475-5890
Published in: Fiscal Studies, Vol. 27, No. 3, September 2006
Volume, issue, pages: Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 373-395
JEL classification: H51, I18, H43
Adequate targeting is a primary concern in the design of any social programme that attempts to reach a specific group in society. This paper studies the targeting of a healthcare-centre programme aimed at the poor that relies on household self-selection into the programme at the local level. We find that a key variable in determining utilisation of the health centres is location. Households living near a centre are substantially more likely to use it than households living further away. This points to the importance of facility placement in targeting self-selected health programmes to the poor. Search |

