Costing alternative transfer modalities
Discussions regarding the merits of cash and food transfers by academics and implementers alike focus on their relative impacts. Much less is known about their relative costs. We apply activity-based costing methods to interventions situated in Ecuador, Niger, Uganda, and Yemen, finding that the per...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Margolies, Amy Hoddinott, John F. |
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| description | Discussions regarding the merits of cash and food transfers by academics and implementers alike focus on their relative impacts. Much less is known about their relative costs. We apply activity-based costing methods to interventions situated in Ecuador, Niger, Uganda, and Yemen, finding that the per transfer cost of providing cash is always less than that of providing food. Given the budget for these interventions, an additional 44,769 people could have received assistance at no additional cost had cash been provided instead of food. This suggests a significant opportunity cost in terms of reduced coverage when higher-cost transfer modalities are used. Decisions to use cash or food transfers should consider both impacts and costs. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1512862025-11-06T05:20:39Z Costing alternative transfer modalities Margolies, Amy Hoddinott, John F. social protection cash transfers food aid Discussions regarding the merits of cash and food transfers by academics and implementers alike focus on their relative impacts. Much less is known about their relative costs. We apply activity-based costing methods to interventions situated in Ecuador, Niger, Uganda, and Yemen, finding that the per transfer cost of providing cash is always less than that of providing food. Given the budget for these interventions, an additional 44,769 people could have received assistance at no additional cost had cash been provided instead of food. This suggests a significant opportunity cost in terms of reduced coverage when higher-cost transfer modalities are used. Decisions to use cash or food transfers should consider both impacts and costs. 2014 2024-08-01T02:56:24Z 2024-08-01T02:56:24Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151286 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154119 https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896291737RR163 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152032 https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2014.984745 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Margolies, Amy and Hoddinott, John F. 2014. Costing alternative transfer modalities. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1375. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151286 |
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| title | Costing alternative transfer modalities |
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| title_short | Costing alternative transfer modalities |
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| topic | social protection cash transfers food aid |
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