How much are multisectoral programs worth? A new method with an application to school meals

Social protection programs such as cash or food transfers support current poverty and inequality reduction goals, while at the same time enhance future productivity through human capital investments. Yet, the quantification of their overall productivity and equity benefits is challenging. We address...

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Autores principales: Alderman, Harold, Aurino, Elisabetta, Baffour, Priscilla Twumasi, Gelli, Aulo, Turkson, Festus, Wong, Brad
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143407
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author Alderman, Harold
Aurino, Elisabetta
Baffour, Priscilla Twumasi
Gelli, Aulo
Turkson, Festus
Wong, Brad
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Aurino, Elisabetta
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Gelli, Aulo
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Wong, Brad
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description Social protection programs such as cash or food transfers support current poverty and inequality reduction goals, while at the same time enhance future productivity through human capital investments. Yet, the quantification of their overall productivity and equity benefits is challenging. We address this question utilizing a new methodology that quantifies productivity gains from learning as well as an approach for assessing social protection benefits. We do so by combining data on distributional benefits stemming from current poverty reduction in conjunction with future human capital gains in the context of a large-scale national school feeding program in Ghana. We develop a straightforward approach to map effect sizes from randomized controlled studies into broader economic analyses. In addition, we include the often recognized, but seldom quantified, distributional impacts of multi-sectoral investments. Our methodology is relevant to a broad range of social protection programs that have multidimensional benefits spanning both human capital improvements and equity gains.
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spelling CGSpace1434072025-12-09T21:37:14Z How much are multisectoral programs worth? A new method with an application to school meals Alderman, Harold Aurino, Elisabetta Baffour, Priscilla Twumasi Gelli, Aulo Turkson, Festus Wong, Brad education child nutrition school feeding social protection fiscal policies nutrition cash transfers project evaluation Social protection programs such as cash or food transfers support current poverty and inequality reduction goals, while at the same time enhance future productivity through human capital investments. Yet, the quantification of their overall productivity and equity benefits is challenging. We address this question utilizing a new methodology that quantifies productivity gains from learning as well as an approach for assessing social protection benefits. We do so by combining data on distributional benefits stemming from current poverty reduction in conjunction with future human capital gains in the context of a large-scale national school feeding program in Ghana. We develop a straightforward approach to map effect sizes from randomized controlled studies into broader economic analyses. In addition, we include the often recognized, but seldom quantified, distributional impacts of multi-sectoral investments. Our methodology is relevant to a broad range of social protection programs that have multidimensional benefits spanning both human capital improvements and equity gains. 2021-11-30 2024-05-22T12:13:54Z 2024-05-22T12:13:54Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143407 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147004 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150311 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.135058 https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065057 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Alderman, Harold; Aurino, Elisabetta; Baffour, Priscilla Twumasi; Gelli, Aulo; Turkson, Festus; and Wong, Brad. 2021. How much are multisectoral programs worth? A new method with an application to school meals. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2060. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134805.
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child nutrition
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fiscal policies
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project evaluation
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Aurino, Elisabetta
Baffour, Priscilla Twumasi
Gelli, Aulo
Turkson, Festus
Wong, Brad
How much are multisectoral programs worth? A new method with an application to school meals
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title_full How much are multisectoral programs worth? A new method with an application to school meals
title_fullStr How much are multisectoral programs worth? A new method with an application to school meals
title_full_unstemmed How much are multisectoral programs worth? A new method with an application to school meals
title_short How much are multisectoral programs worth? A new method with an application to school meals
title_sort how much are multisectoral programs worth a new method with an application to school meals
topic education
child nutrition
school feeding
social protection
fiscal policies
nutrition
cash transfers
project evaluation
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143407
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