Measuring the Effectiveness of Social Protection : Concepts and Applications

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Measuring How Social Protection Works: Focusing on Core Indicators -- Measuring Social Protection Results -- Finding Examples of Analysis, Data, and Indicators and Determining When ADePT SP Is Useful -- What ADePT SP Cannot Do -- Overview and Structure of the Manual -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 Concepts, Definitions, and Indicators for Social Protection Analysis -- Social Protection Definitions -- Economic Welfare, Poverty, and Inequality Indicators -- Social Protection Programs' Effect on Poverty and Inequality -- Social Protection System Diagnostics Using Performance Indicators: Illustrations with Data from Romania -- Annex 2A: Social Protection Benefit Categories and Subcategories Definitions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Data Requirements for Social Protection Analysis -- Understanding Social Protection Data Sources -- Household Survey Data Quality Effects on SP Analysis -- Using Social Protection Administrative Data to Address Survey Data Limitations -- What Social Protection Information Is Typically Found in Household Surveys? -- Working with Data and Variable Details -- Summary -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 How to Use ADePT SP -- What Is ADePT SP? -- What Information Is Needed to Use ADePT SP? -- What Indicators Does ADePT SP Generate? -- Getting Started: Installing and Running Adept SP -- Steps to Use ADePT SP -- Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them -- Summary -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 How to Interpret ADePT SP Results -- Initial Tables -- Performance Tables -- Average Transfer Value, per Capita -- Profile Tables -- Figures -- Advanced Topics in Using ADePT SP -- Notes -- References -- APPENDIXES -- Appendix A: ASPIRE Administrative Data Classification