The Social Policies and Programs of the State from the Perspective of Multidimensional Poverty in the Puno Region

Abstract

This research focuses on evaluating coverage results, targeting mechanisms, coherence of objectives, goals and actions developed by social programs, as well as the social impact expressed in the reduction of extreme poverty and the improvement of the quality of life of the target population in the Puno region. The method used is Differences in Differences; this design allows us to incorporate some degree of pre-existing differences between the treatment group and the control group, controlling for observable characteristics of the latter. The results found at the level of the region as a result of the implementation of the evaluated programs show a positive impact on the components evaluated: Targeting system (leaks and subcodes); achievement and fulfillment of program objectives and goals; transfer and delivery of economic subsidies and improvement of their welfare; food attention to the target population (Qaliwarma and Vaso de Leche), which shows the importance of social programs in favor of the poorest population and the extreme poor. Finally, we analyze whether the effect of receiving the monetary transfer on the monthly income in the household, which is directly related to the improvement of the users’ welfare in both the “Together” and “Pension 65” programs, however, these effects are heterogeneous when presenting components and the reduction of multidimensional poverty in the Puno region.