Making ends meet in refugee camps

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dc.creatorAubery, Frederic
dc.creatorBuisson, Marie-Charlotte
dc.date2024-11-15T20:12:27Z
dc.date2024-11-15T20:12:27Z
dc.date2024-11-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:36:29Z
dc.descriptionYears after the initial settlement, food aid remains an essential component of humanitarian assistance for protracted refugees in managed camps. From data collected among refugee households in three camps in southern Chad and an exogenous variation of time between the latest food distribution and households’ interviews, we draw the time path of household’s consumption. Consistent with the literature on intertemporal choices in high-income countries, refugee households experience an average decline of 1.1 to 1.5 percent per day in their daily caloric intake between distributions. The short-term nutritional status of children under five also responds to the distance from food aid distribution and confirms the existence of food distribution cycles. Our results suggest that households don’t smooth consumption during the interval of time between two distributions, and face regular and frequent cycles of food shortage resulting in detrimental consequences on children’s health.
dc.identifierFood Policy, Volume 128, October 2024, 102666
dc.identifier0306-9192
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42427
dc.identifier10.1596/42427
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/407218
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relationFood Policy; Volume 128, October 2024, 102666
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectFOOD DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
dc.subjectTIME PREFERENCE
dc.titleMaking ends meet in refugee camps
dc.titleFood distribution cycles, consumption and undernutrition
dc.typeJournal Article

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