# Verification Service

The core design issue is how to manage the tradeoff between Type-II errors of inclusion whereby benefits are paid to non-eligible or “ghost” recipients against Type-I errors of exclusion whereby legitimate beneficiaries are denied benefits to which they are entitled.

This question is particularly salient in developing countries. Historically, states have invested in the ability to better identify their citizens as they develop (Scott, 1998).


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