Cash, food, or vouchers? Evidence from a randomized experiment in northern Ecuador
The debate over whether to provide food assistance and the form that this assistance should take has a long history in economics. Despite the ongoing debate, little rigorous evidence exists that compares food assistance in the form of cash versus in-kind. This paper uses a randomized evaluation to a...
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| author | Hidrobo, Melissa Hoddinott, John F. Peterman, Amber Margolies, Amy Moreira, Vanessa |
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| description | The debate over whether to provide food assistance and the form that this assistance should take has a long history in economics. Despite the ongoing debate, little rigorous evidence exists that compares food assistance in the form of cash versus in-kind. This paper uses a randomized evaluation to assess the impacts and cost-effectiveness of cash, food vouchers, and food transfers. We find that all three modalities significantly improve the quantity and quality of food consumed. However, differences emerge in the types of food consumed, with food transfers leading to significantly larger increases in calories consumed, and vouchers leading to significantly larger increases in dietary diversity. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1541192025-11-06T06:48:01Z Cash, food, or vouchers? Evidence from a randomized experiment in northern Ecuador Hidrobo, Melissa Hoddinott, John F. Peterman, Amber Margolies, Amy Moreira, Vanessa food security food assistance cash transfers food aid nutrition food intake impact assessment The debate over whether to provide food assistance and the form that this assistance should take has a long history in economics. Despite the ongoing debate, little rigorous evidence exists that compares food assistance in the form of cash versus in-kind. This paper uses a randomized evaluation to assess the impacts and cost-effectiveness of cash, food vouchers, and food transfers. We find that all three modalities significantly improve the quantity and quality of food consumed. However, differences emerge in the types of food consumed, with food transfers leading to significantly larger increases in calories consumed, and vouchers leading to significantly larger increases in dietary diversity. 2012 2024-10-01T13:59:36Z 2024-10-01T13:59:36Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154119 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Hidrobo, Melissa; Hoddinott, John F.; Peterman, Amber; Margolies, Amy; Moreira, Vanessa. 2012. Cash, food, or vouchers? Evidence from a randomized experiment in northern Ecuador. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1234. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154119 |
| spellingShingle | food security food assistance cash transfers food aid nutrition food intake impact assessment Hidrobo, Melissa Hoddinott, John F. Peterman, Amber Margolies, Amy Moreira, Vanessa Cash, food, or vouchers? Evidence from a randomized experiment in northern Ecuador |
| title | Cash, food, or vouchers? Evidence from a randomized experiment in northern Ecuador |
| title_full | Cash, food, or vouchers? Evidence from a randomized experiment in northern Ecuador |
| title_fullStr | Cash, food, or vouchers? Evidence from a randomized experiment in northern Ecuador |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cash, food, or vouchers? Evidence from a randomized experiment in northern Ecuador |
| title_short | Cash, food, or vouchers? Evidence from a randomized experiment in northern Ecuador |
| title_sort | cash food or vouchers evidence from a randomized experiment in northern ecuador |
| topic | food security food assistance cash transfers food aid nutrition food intake impact assessment |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154119 |
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