Welfare Implications of Fiscal Reform: The Case of Food Subsidies in India

Sonia Bhalotra

No DP2002-32, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: This paper investigates the effect of a food subsidy programme in India on child malnutrition by addressing the following linked questions using household survey data that includes information on usage of the public distribution system. First, does the food subsidy induce higher expenditures on food? Second, are there gender inequalities in the distribution of food within the household, and in the gains from the food subsidy? Third, does food spending impact on child health? Is this effect similar for boys and girls and in the short and the medium term?

Keywords: Children; Health; Malnutrition; Subsidies; Women (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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