Impacts of conditional cash transfers on fish consumption: Evidence from Tanzania

Poverty reduction and conservation of natural resources are both global goals for sustainable development. However, it is not well understood how interventions to reduce poverty impact coastal communities and the fisheries they depend upon. This study explores the impact of a conditional cash transf...

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Autores principales: Montanio, Kyle, Uchida, Emi, Kosec, Katrina
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: University of Chicago Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132409
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Uchida, Emi
Kosec, Katrina
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description Poverty reduction and conservation of natural resources are both global goals for sustainable development. However, it is not well understood how interventions to reduce poverty impact coastal communities and the fisheries they depend upon. This study explores the impact of a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program in Tanzania on local fish consumption decisions. To overcome the endogeneity of poverty to dependence on fisheries, we exploit a randomized controlled trial implemented in the initial rollout of the CCT. We allow for heterogeneous impacts based on initial household wealth and find that CCT participation increases demand for the poorest households in our study. We also differentiate by types of fish and find that dagaa—a low-value fish common in Tanzania—is primarily driving changes in fish consumption.
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spelling CGSpace1324092025-10-26T12:54:18Z Impacts of conditional cash transfers on fish consumption: Evidence from Tanzania Montanio, Kyle Uchida, Emi Kosec, Katrina cash transfers fish fish consumption poverty reduction sustainable development Poverty reduction and conservation of natural resources are both global goals for sustainable development. However, it is not well understood how interventions to reduce poverty impact coastal communities and the fisheries they depend upon. This study explores the impact of a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program in Tanzania on local fish consumption decisions. To overcome the endogeneity of poverty to dependence on fisheries, we exploit a randomized controlled trial implemented in the initial rollout of the CCT. We allow for heterogeneous impacts based on initial household wealth and find that CCT participation increases demand for the poorest households in our study. We also differentiate by types of fish and find that dagaa—a low-value fish common in Tanzania—is primarily driving changes in fish consumption. 2023-10-01 2023-10-24T17:20:52Z 2023-10-24T17:20:52Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132409 en https://doi.org/10.1093/wber/lhx001 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.08.020 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2022.102332 https://doi.org/10.1093/wber/lhac030 Limited Access University of Chicago Press Montanio, Kyle; Uchida, Emi; and Kosec, Katrina. 2023. Impacts of conditional cash transfers on fish consumption: Evidence from Tanzania. Marine Resource Economics 38(4): 391–411. https://doi.org/10.1086/726027
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poverty reduction
sustainable development
Montanio, Kyle
Uchida, Emi
Kosec, Katrina
Impacts of conditional cash transfers on fish consumption: Evidence from Tanzania
title Impacts of conditional cash transfers on fish consumption: Evidence from Tanzania
title_full Impacts of conditional cash transfers on fish consumption: Evidence from Tanzania
title_fullStr Impacts of conditional cash transfers on fish consumption: Evidence from Tanzania
title_full_unstemmed Impacts of conditional cash transfers on fish consumption: Evidence from Tanzania
title_short Impacts of conditional cash transfers on fish consumption: Evidence from Tanzania
title_sort impacts of conditional cash transfers on fish consumption evidence from tanzania
topic cash transfers
fish
fish consumption
poverty reduction
sustainable development
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