Revisiting the “Cash versus Food” Debate: New Evidence for an Old Puzzle?

IF 8.7 1区经济学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES World Bank Research Observer Pub Date : 2015-09-22 DOI:10.1093/WBRO/LKV012

U. Gentilini

引用次数: 68

Abstract

The longstanding "cash versus food" debate has received renewed attention in both research and practice. This paper reviews key issues shaping the debate and presents new evidence from randomized and quasi-experimental evaluations that deliberately compare cash and in-kind food transfers in ten developing counties. Findings show that relative effectiveness cannot be generalized: although some differences emerge in terms of food consumption and dietary diversity, average impacts tend to depend on context, specific objectives, their measurement, and program design. Costs for cash transfers and vouchers tend to be significantly lower relative to in-kind food. Yet the consistency and robustness of methods for efficiency analyses varies greatly.

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重新审视“现金与食物”之争:一个古老谜题的新证据?

长期以来的“现金vs食物”争论在研究和实践中都得到了新的关注。本文回顾了影响辩论的关键问题，并从随机和准实验评估中提出了新的证据，这些评估故意比较了10个发展中国家的现金和实物粮食转移。研究结果表明，相对有效性不能普遍化:尽管在食物消费和饮食多样性方面出现了一些差异，但平均影响往往取决于环境、具体目标、测量方法和计划设计。现金转移和代金券的成本往往比实物食品低得多。然而，效率分析方法的一致性和稳健性差异很大。

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