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The impact of cash and food transfers: Evidence from a randomized intervention in Niger

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There is little rigorous evidence on the comparative impacts of cash and food transfers on food security and food-related outcomes. We assess the relative impacts of receiving cash versus food transfers using a randomized design. Drawing on data collected in eastern Niger, we find that households ra...

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Main Authors: Hoddinott, John F., Sandström, Susanna, Upton, Joanna
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2014
Subjects:
social protection
social policies
nutrition
food security
cash transfers
social safety nets
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150365
Summary:There is little rigorous evidence on the comparative impacts of cash and food transfers on food security and food-related outcomes. We assess the relative impacts of receiving cash versus food transfers using a randomized design. Drawing on data collected in eastern Niger, we find that households randomized to receive a food basket experienced larger, positive impacts on measures of food consumption and diet quality than those receiving the cash transfer.

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