How much are multisectoral programs worth? A new method with an application to school meals

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dc.creatorAlderman, Harold
dc.creatorAurino, Elisabetta
dc.creatorBaffour, Priscilla Twumasi
dc.creatorGelli, Aulo
dc.creatorTurkson, Festus
dc.creatorWong, Brad
dc.date2021-11-30
dc.date2024-05-22T12:13:54Z
dc.date2024-05-22T12:13:54Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:20:34Z
dc.descriptionSocial protection programs such as cash or food transfers support current poverty and inequality reduction goals, while at the same time enhance future productivity through human capital investments. Yet, the quantification of their overall productivity and equity benefits is challenging. We address this question utilizing a new methodology that quantifies productivity gains from learning as well as an approach for assessing social protection benefits. We do so by combining data on distributional benefits stemming from current poverty reduction in conjunction with future human capital gains in the context of a large-scale national school feeding program in Ghana. We develop a straightforward approach to map effect sizes from randomized controlled studies into broader economic analyses. In addition, we include the often recognized, but seldom quantified, distributional impacts of multi-sectoral investments. Our methodology is relevant to a broad range of social protection programs that have multidimensional benefits spanning both human capital improvements and equity gains.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143407
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/101637
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/147004
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/150311
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.135058
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.3390/su15065057
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceAlderman, Harold; Aurino, Elisabetta; Baffour, Priscilla Twumasi; Gelli, Aulo; Turkson, Festus; and Wong, Brad. 2021. How much are multisectoral programs worth? A new method with an application to school meals. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2060. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134805.
dc.subjecteducation
dc.subjectchild nutrition
dc.subjectschool feeding
dc.subjectsocial protection
dc.subjectfiscal policies
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectcash transfers
dc.subjectproject evaluation
dc.titleHow much are multisectoral programs worth? A new method with an application to school meals
dc.typeWorking Paper

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