Tuesday, Feburary 12, 2019 - 12:30 pm - 14:00 pm
IFPRI Malawi Office
Area 14/205, Lilongwe
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IFPRI Malawi invites you to a Brown Bag Research Seminar presentation by
Daniel Gilligan, Deputy Divison Director of Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division,
IFPRI, Washington, DC.
Topic
Cash or food transfers? Evidence from a Four-Country Experimental Study
Abstract
The relative effectiveness of cash or food transfers in social protection programs has long been debated, but is not well understood. Food transfers may be more likely to be spent on food and child goods and are not affected by price increases. Cash transfers may be more fungible, allowing spending to occur where needed with lower transaction costs. We present the results of a four-country experimental study conducted by IFPRI and WFP in Ecuador, Niger, Uganda, and Yemen comparing the relative impact of food and cash transfers on household food security, dietary diversity, and other outcomes. In Uganda, we further explore whether cash or food transfers provided to children enrolled in early childhood development centers improved measures of early childhood development and explore plausible mechanisms. We find that cash transfers improve several measures of child development, and we report evidence supporting both a nutrition pathway and a stimulation pathway.
Please RSVP to the IFPRI Malawi office (ifpri-lilongwe@cgiar.org) if you plan to attend, or designate someone to attend in your place, as space is limited. A light lunch will be provided.
