Private transfers, public transfers, and foodinsecurity during the time of COVID-19: Evidence from Bangladesh
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, interest has grown in what kinds of assistance protect household food security during shocks. We study rural and urban Bangladesh from 2018 to 2019 to late 2021, assessing how pre-pandemic access to social safety net programs and private remittances relate...
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| author | Ahmed, Akhter Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab Gilligan, Daniel O. Hoddinott, John F. Roy, Shalini |
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| description | In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, interest has grown in what kinds of assistance protect household food security during shocks. We study rural and urban Bangladesh from 2018 to 2019 to late 2021, assessing how pre-pandemic access to social safety net programs and private remittances relate to household food insecurity during the pandemic. Using longitudinal data and estimating differences-in-differences models with household fixed effects, we find that pre-pandemic access to social protection is associated with significant reductions in food insecurity in all rounds collected during the pandemic, particularly in our urban sample. However, pre-pandemic access to remittances shows no similar protective effect. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1353942025-10-26T12:52:10Z Private transfers, public transfers, and foodinsecurity during the time of COVID-19: Evidence from Bangladesh Ahmed, Akhter Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab Gilligan, Daniel O. Hoddinott, John F. Roy, Shalini coronavirus coronavirus disease coronavirinae covid-19 data food insecurity gender households rural areas social protection urban areas In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, interest has grown in what kinds of assistance protect household food security during shocks. We study rural and urban Bangladesh from 2018 to 2019 to late 2021, assessing how pre-pandemic access to social safety net programs and private remittances relate to household food insecurity during the pandemic. Using longitudinal data and estimating differences-in-differences models with household fixed effects, we find that pre-pandemic access to social protection is associated with significant reductions in food insecurity in all rounds collected during the pandemic, particularly in our urban sample. However, pre-pandemic access to remittances shows no similar protective effect. 2023-12 2023-12-14T15:45:55Z 2023-12-14T15:45:55Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135394 en Open Access Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Ahmed, Akhter; Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab; Gilligan, Daniel O.; Hoddinott, John F.; and Roy, Shalini. 2023. Private transfers, public transfers, and foodinsecurity during the time of COVID-19: Evidence from Bangladesh. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 45(4): 1901-1921. https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13373 |
| spellingShingle | coronavirus coronavirus disease coronavirinae covid-19 data food insecurity gender households rural areas social protection urban areas Ahmed, Akhter Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab Gilligan, Daniel O. Hoddinott, John F. Roy, Shalini Private transfers, public transfers, and foodinsecurity during the time of COVID-19: Evidence from Bangladesh |
| title | Private transfers, public transfers, and foodinsecurity during the time of COVID-19: Evidence from Bangladesh |
| title_full | Private transfers, public transfers, and foodinsecurity during the time of COVID-19: Evidence from Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Private transfers, public transfers, and foodinsecurity during the time of COVID-19: Evidence from Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Private transfers, public transfers, and foodinsecurity during the time of COVID-19: Evidence from Bangladesh |
| title_short | Private transfers, public transfers, and foodinsecurity during the time of COVID-19: Evidence from Bangladesh |
| title_sort | private transfers public transfers and foodinsecurity during the time of covid 19 evidence from bangladesh |
| topic | coronavirus coronavirus disease coronavirinae covid-19 data food insecurity gender households rural areas social protection urban areas |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135394 |
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