Mitigating poverty and undernutrition through social protection: A simulation analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh and Myanmar

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dc.creatorEcker, Olivier
dc.creatorAlderman, Harold
dc.creatorComstock, Andrew R.
dc.creatorHeadey, Derek D.
dc.creatorMahrt, Kristi
dc.creatorPradesha, Angga
dc.date2023-02-09
dc.date2024-03-14T12:09:20Z
dc.date2024-03-14T12:09:20Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:15:18Z
dc.descriptionThe COVID-19 pandemic resulted in severe income losses, but little is known about its impacts on diets and nutritional adequacy, or the effectiveness of social protection interventions in mitigating dietary and nutritional impacts. We first assess the likely impacts of COVID-19 shocks in Bangladesh and Myanmar on poverty and food and nutrient consumption gaps. We then analyze the estimated mitigating effects of five hypothetical social protection interventions of a typical monetary value: (1) cash transfers; (2) in-kind transfers of common rice; (3) in-kind transfers of fortified rice enriched with multiple essential micronutrients; (4) vouchers for a diversified basket of rice and non-staple foods; and (5) food vouchers with fortified rice instead of common rice. The simulation results suggest modest effectiveness of the cash transfers for mitigating poverty increases and little effectiveness of all five transfers for preventing increasing food and nutrient consumption gaps among the poorest 40%. Rice fortification is, however, effective at closing key micronutrient consumption gaps and could be a suitable policy instrument for averting ‘hidden hunger’ during economic crises.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/140333
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/98986
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134675
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134272
dc.relationhttp://hdl.handle.net/10986/27907
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133742
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/9780896297838fsp5
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceEcker, Olivier; Alderman, Harold; Comstock, Andrew R.; Headey, Derek D.; Mahrt, Kristi; and Pradesha, Angga. 2023. Mitigating poverty and undernutrition through social protection: A simulation analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh and Myanmar. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2170. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136593.
dc.subjectsimulation
dc.subjectcoronavirus
dc.subjectcovid-19
dc.subjectpoverty alleviation
dc.subjectsocial protection
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectcoronavirinae
dc.subjectcash transfers
dc.subjectfood consumption
dc.subjectcoronavirus disease
dc.subjectdiet
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.titleMitigating poverty and undernutrition through social protection: A simulation analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh and Myanmar
dc.typeWorking Paper

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