This paper compares the impact of social protection strategies based on cash transfers in a selection of lower-middle-income and low-income sub-Saharan African countries. We use the synthetic control method to evaluate changes in the trajectories of the prevalence of undernourishment indicators during the 1990s and 2000s for several relevant countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and Rwanda). The results suggest that cash transfers exert a significant effect on access to food, though there are differences in magnitude. Robustness analysis with placebo experiments confirms the soundness of our results, and their implications for policy-makers are discussed.
Burchi, F., D’Agostino, G., Pieroni, L., Scarlato, M. (2018). Cash Transfers and Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS, 86(4), 383-400 [10.1111/saje.12204].
Cash Transfers and Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa
Burchi, FrancescoMembro del Collaboration Group
;d’Agostino, GiorgioMembro del Collaboration Group
;Pieroni, LucaMembro del Collaboration Group
;Scarlato, MargheritaMembro del Collaboration Group
2018-01-01
Abstract
This paper compares the impact of social protection strategies based on cash transfers in a selection of lower-middle-income and low-income sub-Saharan African countries. We use the synthetic control method to evaluate changes in the trajectories of the prevalence of undernourishment indicators during the 1990s and 2000s for several relevant countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and Rwanda). The results suggest that cash transfers exert a significant effect on access to food, though there are differences in magnitude. Robustness analysis with placebo experiments confirms the soundness of our results, and their implications for policy-makers are discussed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
