The Percolation of Public Expenditure: Food Subsidies and the Poor in India and Philippines

Shikha Jha and Bharat Ramaswami

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Abstract: This paper measures the percolation of food subsidy expenditures to the poor. The paper proposes a metric that takes into account the depth and width of income transfer. The metric is applied to food subsidy expenditures in India and Philippines. Both countries operate in-kind transfer schemes. The waste in food subsidy systems of both countries (65% and above) provides a buffer by which coverage can be steeped up substantially without commensurate increase in public expenditure.

Keywords: anti poverty; subsidies; India; Philippines; food subsidy; expenditure; schemes; poor; measure of percolation; leakages; subsidised grain; in-kind transfers; buffer stock; costs; policy options. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-09
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Journal Article: The Percolation of Public Expenditure: Food Subsidies and the Poor in India and the Philippines (2012)
Working Paper: The Percolation of public expenditure: Food subsidies and the Poor in India and the Philippines (2011)
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