Resilience of social transfer programs to large unexpected shocks
Large, unexpected shocks are becoming more frequent, making the design of robust social transfer programs more vital than ever. We evaluate the performance of the Food Friendly Program (FFP), the largest in-kind social transfer program in Bangladesh, before and during the nation-wide COVID-19 lockdo...
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| author | Chowdhury, Shyamal Bin Khaled, Muhammad Nahian Mallick, Debdulal Raghunathan, Kalyani Rashid, Shahidur |
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| description | Large, unexpected shocks are becoming more frequent, making the design of robust social transfer programs more vital than ever. We evaluate the performance of the Food Friendly Program (FFP), the largest in-kind social transfer program in Bangladesh, before and during the nation-wide COVID-19 lockdown. Using two-rounds of nationally representative household surveys combined with administrative data, we document that high leakages and large welfare losses are related to corruption. This contrasts with the performance of the pre-lockdown FFP, when leakage was low and coverage high. We then compare the performance of the FFP with two initiatives launched following the pandemic: an in-kind and cash transfer program, respectively. These programs have markedly higher levels of leakage than the FFP. Our findings are relevant to other large shocks, such as those caused by climate change, and have important policy implications for the design and delivery of transfer programs in developing countries characterized by institutional weaknesses. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1391122025-10-26T12:54:17Z Resilience of social transfer programs to large unexpected shocks Chowdhury, Shyamal Bin Khaled, Muhammad Nahian Mallick, Debdulal Raghunathan, Kalyani Rashid, Shahidur cash transfers covid-19 food assistance resilience shock social protection Large, unexpected shocks are becoming more frequent, making the design of robust social transfer programs more vital than ever. We evaluate the performance of the Food Friendly Program (FFP), the largest in-kind social transfer program in Bangladesh, before and during the nation-wide COVID-19 lockdown. Using two-rounds of nationally representative household surveys combined with administrative data, we document that high leakages and large welfare losses are related to corruption. This contrasts with the performance of the pre-lockdown FFP, when leakage was low and coverage high. We then compare the performance of the FFP with two initiatives launched following the pandemic: an in-kind and cash transfer program, respectively. These programs have markedly higher levels of leakage than the FFP. Our findings are relevant to other large shocks, such as those caused by climate change, and have important policy implications for the design and delivery of transfer programs in developing countries characterized by institutional weaknesses. 2024-05-03 2024-02-08T21:43:07Z 2024-02-08T21:43:07Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139112 en Open Access Informa UK Limited Choudhury, Shyamal; Bin Khaled, Muhammad Nahian; Mallick, Debdulal; Raghunathan, Kalyani; and Rashid, Shahidur. 2024. Resilience of social transfer programs to large unexpected shocks. Journal of Development Studies 60(5): 788-805. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2023.2297644 |
| spellingShingle | cash transfers covid-19 food assistance resilience shock social protection Chowdhury, Shyamal Bin Khaled, Muhammad Nahian Mallick, Debdulal Raghunathan, Kalyani Rashid, Shahidur Resilience of social transfer programs to large unexpected shocks |
| title | Resilience of social transfer programs to large unexpected shocks |
| title_full | Resilience of social transfer programs to large unexpected shocks |
| title_fullStr | Resilience of social transfer programs to large unexpected shocks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Resilience of social transfer programs to large unexpected shocks |
| title_short | Resilience of social transfer programs to large unexpected shocks |
| title_sort | resilience of social transfer programs to large unexpected shocks |
| topic | cash transfers covid-19 food assistance resilience shock social protection |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139112 |
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