Andini, Monica, Ciani, Emanuele, de Blasio, Guido, D'Ignazio, Alessio and Salvestrini, Viola (2018) Targeting with machine learning: an application to a tax rebate program in Italy. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 156. pp. 86-102. ISSN 0167-2681
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This paper shows how machine learning (ML) methods can be used to improve the effectiveness of public schemes and inform policy decisions. Focusing on a massive tax rebate scheme introduced in Italy in 2014, it shows that the effectiveness of the program would have significantly increased if the beneficiaries had been selected according to a transparent and easily interpretable ML algorithm. Then, some issues in estimating and using ML for the actual implementation of public policies, such as transparency and accountability, are critically discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | © 2018 Elsevier B.V. |
| Divisions: | Economics |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Computer software |
| JEL classification: | C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C5 - Econometric Modeling > C50 - General H - Public Economics > H3 - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents > H30 - General |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Mar 2019 14:36 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Apr 2024 05:15 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/100381 |
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