Is there an intrahousehold 'flypaper effect'?: evidence from a school feeding program
Are public transfers targeted toward children largely neutralized by the household, as the theory of altruism implies, or is there an intrahousehold “flypaper effect” whereby such transfers “stick” to the child? This paper studies the impact of a school feeding program on child caloric intake in the...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
1997
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| author | Jacoby, Hanan |
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| description | Are public transfers targeted toward children largely neutralized by the household, as the theory of altruism implies, or is there an intrahousehold “flypaper effect” whereby such transfers “stick” to the child? This paper studies the impact of a school feeding program on child caloric intake in the Philippines. Because children are interviewed on school days and nonschool days, and because some schools offer a feeding program and others do not, the dietary impact of the program is identified under mild restrictions. The empirical results confirm an intrahousehold flypaper effect; indeed, they indicate virtually no intrahousehold reallocation of calories in response to the feeding program. In poorer households, however, children’s gains from the program appear to be “taxed” more heavily. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1611662025-11-06T05:23:20Z Is there an intrahousehold 'flypaper effect'?: evidence from a school feeding program Jacoby, Hanan food security resource allocation schoolchildren foods child feeding Are public transfers targeted toward children largely neutralized by the household, as the theory of altruism implies, or is there an intrahousehold “flypaper effect” whereby such transfers “stick” to the child? This paper studies the impact of a school feeding program on child caloric intake in the Philippines. Because children are interviewed on school days and nonschool days, and because some schools offer a feeding program and others do not, the dietary impact of the program is identified under mild restrictions. The empirical results confirm an intrahousehold flypaper effect; indeed, they indicate virtually no intrahousehold reallocation of calories in response to the feeding program. In poorer households, however, children’s gains from the program appear to be “taxed” more heavily. 1997 2024-11-21T09:53:54Z 2024-11-21T09:53:54Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161166 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Jacoby, Hanan. 1997. Is there an intrahousehold 'flypaper effect'?;evidence from a school feeding program. FCND Discussion Paper 31. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161166 |
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| title | Is there an intrahousehold 'flypaper effect'?: evidence from a school feeding program |
| title_full | Is there an intrahousehold 'flypaper effect'?: evidence from a school feeding program |
| title_fullStr | Is there an intrahousehold 'flypaper effect'?: evidence from a school feeding program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is there an intrahousehold 'flypaper effect'?: evidence from a school feeding program |
| title_short | Is there an intrahousehold 'flypaper effect'?: evidence from a school feeding program |
| title_sort | is there an intrahousehold flypaper effect evidence from a school feeding program |
| topic | food security resource allocation schoolchildren foods child feeding |
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