Subject: FW: PMT formula update for your feedback
From: Maddalena Honorati <[email-masked]>
To: Tamar Barkalaia <[email-masked]>
Cc: Tamar Gabunia <[email-masked]>, Roberto Claudio Sormani <[email-masked]>, Lela Ghongadze <[email-masked]>, Tea Gvaramadze <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 06:05:19 +0000

Dear Tamila,

I hope this email finds you well and that you are enjoying the summer.

In follow up to the emails below we ‘d like to reiterate our readiness and availability to discuss the findings of the updated formula and the next steps, including in terms of the data request below in order to validate the update PMT
model.

Lela will kindly help follow up to find a time for video meeting that is suitable to you.

Kind regards,

Maddalena

From: Maddalena Honorati

Sent: Friday, July 3, 2020 10:46 AM

To: Tamar Barkalaia

Cc: Tamar Gabunia ; Roberto Claudio Sormani ; Lela Ghongadze ; Tea Gvaramadze

Subject: RE: PMT formula update for your feedback

Dear Tamila,

I hope all is well. In follow up to the email below, we’d like to check when it is a good time to set up a webex to discuss the findings of the study and the next steps to validate/calibrate the proposed model.

As discussed in our previous VC in early May when we presented the preliminary results of the analysis, the PMT model - empirically estimated based on the HIES survey data – would need to be validated using administrative data. The recommendation
section of the paper outlines the next steps for both the analytical and operational point of view.

We had prepared the attached excel file with the list of variables that we would need at the household level for all households in the registry. Specifically :

Columns A and B include the variables requested and possible disaggregation for some of those variables.

Column C contains the related variable linked to the calculation of the PMT score according to Res. 758 in the latest version that is available to us, that in force as of March 30th
2020.

We  also discussed with UNICEF colleagues this request and how to minimize the ministry’s efforts to compile our requested administrative data piggybacking on efforts already made to prepare the administrative data for the impact evaluation
UNICEF is conducting.

We look forward to hear your views and advice on the next steps. We are available to discuss in a video call either next week or the following one at it is more convenient to you.

With kind regards,

Maddalena

From: Tamar Barkalaia <[email-masked]>

Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 1:41 PM

To: Maddalena Honorati <[email-masked]>

Cc: Tamar Gabunia <[email-masked]>; Roberto Claudio Sormani <[email-masked]>; Lela Ghongadze <[email-masked]>;
Tea Gvaramadze <[email-masked]>

Subject: RE: PMT formula update for your feedback

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Dear Maddalena,

Thank you for the updated document.  We will review and get back to you with our comments early next week and can schedule a joint meeting.

Kind regards,

Tamila

From: Maddalena Honorati [mailto:[email-masked]]

Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 12:31 PM

To: Tamar Barkalaia

Cc: Tamar Gabunia; Roberto Claudio Sormani; Lela Ghongadze

Subject: PMT formula update for your feedback

Dear Tamila,

Please find attached for your feedback the note on the PMT updated formula. It incorporates comments made by you and yor team.

Upon incorporating your comments we plan to share the updated note with UNICEF and other development partners and arrange a joint meeting to discuss the results as well as the preliminary results of the impact evaluation UNICEF is conducting
(we had a meeting with UNICEF a couple of weeks ago to update each other on the status of the different studies).

Please note the results are based on survey data (HIES 2018 by GEOSTAT) and would need to be validated in program administrative data as discussed as next step.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Maddalena

Maddalena Honorati

Senior Economist

Social Protection & Labor

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