For real? income and non-income effects of cash transfers on the demand for food.: Theories and evidence

Stephan Dietrich; Georg Schmerzeck

For real? income and non-income effects of cash transfers on the demand for food. Theories and evidence

Stephan Dietrich
, Georg Schmerzeck

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Abstract

Cash transfers have become a key policy tool to protect vulnerable populations from malnutrition. Ample evidence shows these programs to have positive impacts on nominal food consumption expenditure. However, with rising food prices, nominal impacts might systematically differ from real impacts. We analyze the effects of Kenyas Hunger Safety Net Program on food demand during a drastic price shock. We find that the impact on nominal food expenditures overstates the impact measured at

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Maastricht
Publisher	UNU-MERIT
Publication status	Published - 5 Feb 2020

Publication series

Series	UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Number	006
ISSN	1871-9872

JEL classifications

d12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
i38 - "Welfare and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs"
o12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
q11 - "Agriculture: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis; Prices"

Keywords

Cash transfers
Food prices
Demand
Social protection
Kenya

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