Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/127971 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
PIDS Discussion Paper Series No. 2008-09
Publisher: 
Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), Makati City
Abstract: 
Benefit incidence analysis (BIA) is a tool used to assess how tax policy or government subsidy affects the distribution of welfare in the population. In other words, it evaluates the distribution of government subsidies among different groups in the population, in particular, among different income groups. The methodology involved in benefit incidence approach is straightforward. Nevertheless, defining deciles (or quintiles) is critical as benefit incidence estimates depend heavily on the number of individuals occupying each decile (or quintile) cell. Deciles can be defined over population, i.e., across individuals and across households. The purpose of this methodological note is to briefly illustrate the difference in benefit incidence estimates that are obtained when deciles of population/individuals in lieu of deciles of households are used in the analysis as applied on government spending on education in the Philippines.
Subjects: 
targeting
education
benefit incidence analysis
Gini coefficient
concentration coefficient
concentration curve
progressivity
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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