The 'Glass of Milk' Subsidy Program and Malnutrition in Peru

This study of the Vaso de Leche ('glass of milk') feeding program in Peru looks for evidence that this in-kind transfer program aimed at young children furthers nutritional objectives. The study links public expenditure data with househol...

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Main Authors: Stifel, David, Alderman, Harold
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
en_US
Published: Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/09/17753332/glass-milk-subsidy-program-malnutrition-peru
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spelling okr-10986-164372021-04-23T14:03:29Z The 'Glass of Milk' Subsidy Program and Malnutrition in Peru Stifel, David Alderman, Harold ACCESS TO SCHOOLING ACCOUNTING ADEQUATE HOUSING ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ALLOCATION ALLOCATION CHOICES ARTICLE BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BENEFICIARY GROUPS BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS BUDGET CONSTRAINT CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHILD NUTRITION CLEAN WATER COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY TRANSFERS CONDITIONALITY CONSUMPTION GOODS COUNTERFACTUAL DECISION-MAKING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DISBURSEMENTS DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT DISTRIBUTIONAL OBJECTIVES DRINKING WATER DUMMY VARIABLE DUMMY VARIABLES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EFFICIENCY GAINS EXPENDITURE DATA FEEDING PROGRAMS FISCAL DISCIPLINE FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD POLICY FOOD PRICE FOOD SUBSIDIES FOOD TRANSFERS FOOD-RELATED TRANSFERS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES HEALTH EXPENDITURE HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WEALTH HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES ILLITERACY INCOME INCOME GROWTH INCOME TRANSFERS INSTRUMENT INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE LIVING STANDARD LIVING STANDARDS MALNUTRITION MARKET FAILURE MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES MILK MONETARY POLICY MONTHLY TRANSFERS MUNICIPALITIES NUTRITIONAL STATUS PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POOR POOR BENEFIT POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE SUBSIDIES PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAM EXPENDITURE PROGRAMS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING RATES OF RETURN RURAL RURAL AREAS SANITATION SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOL VOUCHERS SOCIAL EXPENDITURES SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL TRANSFER STATED OBJECTIVE TARGETED SOCIAL PROGRAMS TARGETING TAX TOTAL EXPENDITURES TRANSFER PROGRAMS UTILITY FUNCTION VULNERABLE GROUPS WEALTH EFFECTS This study of the Vaso de Leche ('glass of milk') feeding program in Peru looks for evidence that this in-kind transfer program aimed at young children furthers nutritional objectives. The study links public expenditure data with household survey data to substantiate the targeting and to model the determinants of nutritional outcomes. It confirms that the social transfer program targets poor households and households with low nutritional status. Nevertheless, the study fails to find econometric evidence that the nutritional objectives are being achieved. 2013-12-20T20:39:36Z 2013-12-20T20:39:36Z 2006-07-10 Journal Article http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/09/17753332/glass-milk-subsidy-program-malnutrition-peru World Bank Economic Review doi:10.1093/wber/lhl002 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16437 English en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research :: Journal Article Latin America & Caribbean Peru
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topic ACCESS TO SCHOOLING
ACCOUNTING
ADEQUATE HOUSING
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
ALLOCATION
ALLOCATION CHOICES
ARTICLE
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
BENEFICIARY GROUPS
BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS
BUDGET CONSTRAINT
CASH TRANSFER
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
CASH TRANSFERS
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CHILD NUTRITION
CLEAN WATER
COMMODITY PRICE
COMMODITY TRANSFERS
CONDITIONALITY
CONSUMPTION GOODS
COUNTERFACTUAL
DECISION-MAKING
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DISBURSEMENTS
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
DISTRIBUTIONAL OBJECTIVES
DRINKING WATER
DUMMY VARIABLE
DUMMY VARIABLES
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EFFICIENCY GAINS
EXPENDITURE DATA
FEEDING PROGRAMS
FISCAL DISCIPLINE
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD POLICY
FOOD PRICE
FOOD SUBSIDIES
FOOD TRANSFERS
FOOD-RELATED TRANSFERS
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WEALTH
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
ILLITERACY
INCOME
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME TRANSFERS
INSTRUMENT
INTENDED BENEFICIARIES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE
LIVING STANDARD
LIVING STANDARDS
MALNUTRITION
MARKET FAILURE
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
MILK
MONETARY POLICY
MONTHLY TRANSFERS
MUNICIPALITIES
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POOR
POOR BENEFIT
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRICE SUBSIDIES
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM EVALUATION
PROGRAM EXPENDITURE
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
RATES OF RETURN
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
SANITATION
SCHOOL FEEDING
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL VOUCHERS
SOCIAL EXPENDITURES
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL TRANSFER
STATED OBJECTIVE
TARGETED SOCIAL PROGRAMS
TARGETING
TAX
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
TRANSFER PROGRAMS
UTILITY FUNCTION
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WEALTH EFFECTS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO SCHOOLING
ACCOUNTING
ADEQUATE HOUSING
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
ALLOCATION
ALLOCATION CHOICES
ARTICLE
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
BENEFICIARY GROUPS
BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS
BUDGET CONSTRAINT
CASH TRANSFER
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
CASH TRANSFERS
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CHILD NUTRITION
CLEAN WATER
COMMODITY PRICE
COMMODITY TRANSFERS
CONDITIONALITY
CONSUMPTION GOODS
COUNTERFACTUAL
DECISION-MAKING
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DISBURSEMENTS
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
DISTRIBUTIONAL OBJECTIVES
DRINKING WATER
DUMMY VARIABLE
DUMMY VARIABLES
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EFFICIENCY GAINS
EXPENDITURE DATA
FEEDING PROGRAMS
FISCAL DISCIPLINE
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD POLICY
FOOD PRICE
FOOD SUBSIDIES
FOOD TRANSFERS
FOOD-RELATED TRANSFERS
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WEALTH
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
ILLITERACY
INCOME
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME TRANSFERS
INSTRUMENT
INTENDED BENEFICIARIES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE
LIVING STANDARD
LIVING STANDARDS
MALNUTRITION
MARKET FAILURE
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
MILK
MONETARY POLICY
MONTHLY TRANSFERS
MUNICIPALITIES
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POOR
POOR BENEFIT
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRICE SUBSIDIES
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM EVALUATION
PROGRAM EXPENDITURE
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
RATES OF RETURN
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
SANITATION
SCHOOL FEEDING
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL VOUCHERS
SOCIAL EXPENDITURES
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL TRANSFER
STATED OBJECTIVE
TARGETED SOCIAL PROGRAMS
TARGETING
TAX
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
TRANSFER PROGRAMS
UTILITY FUNCTION
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WEALTH EFFECTS
Stifel, David
Alderman, Harold
The 'Glass of Milk' Subsidy Program and Malnutrition in Peru
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Peru
description This study of the Vaso de Leche ('glass of milk') feeding program in Peru looks for evidence that this in-kind transfer program aimed at young children furthers nutritional objectives. The study links public expenditure data with household survey data to substantiate the targeting and to model the determinants of nutritional outcomes. It confirms that the social transfer program targets poor households and households with low nutritional status. Nevertheless, the study fails to find econometric evidence that the nutritional objectives are being achieved.
format Journal Article
author Stifel, David
Alderman, Harold
author_facet Stifel, David
Alderman, Harold
author_sort Stifel, David
title The 'Glass of Milk' Subsidy Program and Malnutrition in Peru
title_short The 'Glass of Milk' Subsidy Program and Malnutrition in Peru
title_full The 'Glass of Milk' Subsidy Program and Malnutrition in Peru
title_fullStr The 'Glass of Milk' Subsidy Program and Malnutrition in Peru
title_full_unstemmed The 'Glass of Milk' Subsidy Program and Malnutrition in Peru
title_sort 'glass of milk' subsidy program and malnutrition in peru
publisher Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/09/17753332/glass-milk-subsidy-program-malnutrition-peru
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16437
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