The impact of cash and food transfers: Evidence from a randomized intervention in Niger
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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There is little rigorous evidence on the comparative impacts of cash and food transfers on food security and food-related outcomes. We assess the relative impacts of receiving cash versus food transfers using a randomized design. Drawing on data collected in eastern Niger, we find that households randomized to receive a food basket experienced larger, positive impacts on measures of food consumption and diet quality than those receiving the cash transfer.
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social protection, social policies, nutrition, food security, cash transfers, social safety nets