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Updating the state: Information acquisition costs and social protection delivery

September 1, 2023
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Eric Dodge (IDinsight), Yusuf Neggers (University of Michigan), Rohini Pande (Yale University), Charity Troyer Moore (Yale University)
Abstract: Digital payment systems are frequently described as a means of expanding state capacity in lower-income countries; however, program performance gains may be weakened if digitization reduces (or leaves unchanged) program information availabl...