The impact of cash and food transfers: Evidence from a randomized intervention in Niger

John Hoddinott, Sandström, Susanna and Joanna Upton

No 1341, IFPRI discussion papers from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: There is little rigorous evidence on the comparative impacts of cash and food transfers on food security and food-related outcomes. We assess the relative impacts of receiving cash versus food transfers using a randomized design. Drawing on data collected in eastern Niger, we find that households randomized to receive a food basket experienced larger, positive impacts on measures of food consumption and diet quality than those receiving the cash transfer.

Keywords: food security; social policies; Nutrition; cash transfers; social protection; social safety nets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-afr, nep-agr, nep-dev and nep-exp
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Related works:
Journal Article: The Impact of Cash and Food Transfers: Evidence from a Randomized Intervention in Niger (2018)
Working Paper: The impact of cash and food transfers: Evidence from a randomized intervention in Niger (2013)
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