Revisiting the 'Cash versus Food' Debate : New Evidence for an Old Puzzle?

Revisiting the 'Cash versus Food' Debate : New Evidence for an Old Puzzle?

The longstanding “cash versus food” debate has received renewed attention in both research and practice. This paper reviews key issues shaping the debate and presents new evidence from randomized and quasi-experimental evaluations that deliberately compare cash and in-kind food transfers in ten deve...

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Main Author: Ugo, Gentilini
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2017
Subjects:
FOOD SECURITY
CASH TRANSFERS
SAFETY NET
SOCIAL PROTECTION
POLITICAL ECONOMY
IN-KIND TRANSFERS
FOOD AID
VOUCHERS
FOOD STAMPS
IMPACT EVALUATION
COST-EFFECTIVENESS
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27701
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spelling okr-10986-277012021-05-25T10:54:42Z Revisiting the 'Cash versus Food' Debate : New Evidence for an Old Puzzle? Ugo, Gentilini FOOD SECURITY CASH TRANSFERS SAFETY NET SOCIAL PROTECTION POLITICAL ECONOMY IN-KIND TRANSFERS FOOD AID VOUCHERS FOOD STAMPS IMPACT EVALUATION COST-EFFECTIVENESS The longstanding “cash versus food” debate has received renewed attention in both research and practice. This paper reviews key issues shaping the debate and presents new evidence from randomized and quasi-experimental evaluations that deliberately compare cash and in-kind food transfers in ten developing counties. Findings show that relative effectiveness cannot be generalized: although some differences emerge in terms of food consumption and dietary diversity, average impacts tend to depend on context, specific objectives, their measurement, and program design. Costs for cash transfers and vouchers tend to be significantly lower relative to in-kind food. Yet the consistency and robustness of methods for efficiency analyses varies greatly. 2017-08-09T22:09:09Z 2017-08-09T22:09:09Z 2016-02 Journal Article World Bank Research Observer 1564-6971 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27701 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Bangladesh Cambodia Congo, Democratic Republic of Ecuador Ethiopia Mexico Niger Sri Lanka Uganda Yemen, Republic of
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topic FOOD SECURITY
CASH TRANSFERS
SAFETY NET
SOCIAL PROTECTION
POLITICAL ECONOMY
IN-KIND TRANSFERS
FOOD AID
VOUCHERS
FOOD STAMPS
IMPACT EVALUATION
COST-EFFECTIVENESS
spellingShingle FOOD SECURITY
CASH TRANSFERS
SAFETY NET
SOCIAL PROTECTION
POLITICAL ECONOMY
IN-KIND TRANSFERS
FOOD AID
VOUCHERS
FOOD STAMPS
IMPACT EVALUATION
COST-EFFECTIVENESS
Ugo, Gentilini
Revisiting the 'Cash versus Food' Debate : New Evidence for an Old Puzzle?
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Cambodia
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Ecuador
Ethiopia
Mexico
Niger
Sri Lanka
Uganda
Yemen, Republic of
description The longstanding “cash versus food” debate has received renewed attention in both research and practice. This paper reviews key issues shaping the debate and presents new evidence from randomized and quasi-experimental evaluations that deliberately compare cash and in-kind food transfers in ten developing counties. Findings show that relative effectiveness cannot be generalized: although some differences emerge in terms of food consumption and dietary diversity, average impacts tend to depend on context, specific objectives, their measurement, and program design. Costs for cash transfers and vouchers tend to be significantly lower relative to in-kind food. Yet the consistency and robustness of methods for efficiency analyses varies greatly.
format Journal Article
author Ugo, Gentilini
author_facet Ugo, Gentilini
author_sort Ugo, Gentilini
title Revisiting the 'Cash versus Food' Debate : New Evidence for an Old Puzzle?
title_short Revisiting the 'Cash versus Food' Debate : New Evidence for an Old Puzzle?
title_full Revisiting the 'Cash versus Food' Debate : New Evidence for an Old Puzzle?
title_fullStr Revisiting the 'Cash versus Food' Debate : New Evidence for an Old Puzzle?
title_full_unstemmed Revisiting the 'Cash versus Food' Debate : New Evidence for an Old Puzzle?
title_sort revisiting the 'cash versus food' debate : new evidence for an old puzzle?
publisher Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
publishDate 2017
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27701
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