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The Impacts of Cash and In-Kind Transfers on Consumption and Labor Supply : Experimental Evidence from Rural Mexico

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dc.contributor.authorUnar, Mishel
dc.contributor.authorSkoufias, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorGonzález-Cossío, Teresa
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-21T22:04:06Z
dc.date.available2012-05-21T22:04:06Z
dc.date.issued2008-11
dc.description.abstractThe authors use the unique experimental design of the Food Support Program (Programa Apoyo Alimentario) to analyze in-kind and cash transfers in the poor rural areas of southern states of Mexico. They compare the impacts of monthly in-kind and cash transfers of equivalent value (mean share 11.5 percent of pre-program consumption) on household welfare as measured by food and total consumption, adult labor supply, and poverty. The results show that approximately two years later the transfer has a large and positive impact on total and food consumption. There are no differences in the size of the effect of transfer in cash versus transfers in-kind on consumption. The transfer, irrespective of type, does not affect overall participation in labor market activities but induces beneficiary households to switch their labor allocation from agricultural to nonagricultural activities. The analysis finds that the program leads to a significant reduction in poverty. Overall, the findings suggest that the Food Support Program intervention is able to relax the binding liquidity constraints faced by poor agricultural households, and thus increases both equity and efficiency.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/11/10087907/impacts-cash-in-kind-transfers-consumption-labor-supply-experimental-evidence-rural-mexico
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4778
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6294
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesResearch Working Paper; No. 4778
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADULT FEMALES
dc.subjectADULT MALES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBASIC FOOD BASKET
dc.subjectBASIC HEALTH
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDS
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectCALORIES PER DAY
dc.subjectCASH INCOME
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAM
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCEREALS
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITION
dc.subjectCHOCOLATE
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION NEEDS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PATTERN
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PATTERNS
dc.subjectCORN
dc.subjectCOUNTERFACTUAL
dc.subjectDECOMPOSABLE POVERTY
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC REVIEW
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFLOUR
dc.subjectFOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
dc.subjectFOOD BASKET
dc.subjectFOOD BASKETS
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
dc.subjectFOOD DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFOOD ITEM
dc.subjectFOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectFOOD PROGRAMS
dc.subjectFOOD SPENDING
dc.subjectFOOD STAMPS
dc.subjectFOOD TRANSFERS
dc.subjectFOODS
dc.subjectFRUITS
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT INDEX
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT POVERTY RATE
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT RATIO
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CHORES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN
dc.subjectIFPRI
dc.subjectIMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME TRANSFERS
dc.subjectINCOME VOLATILITY
dc.subjectINCOMPLETE MARKETS
dc.subjectINDIFFERENCE CURVE
dc.subjectINFLATION RATE
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectIN­KIND TRANSFERS
dc.subjectLABOR ALLOCATION
dc.subjectLABOR ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT OF POVERTY
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectMILK
dc.subjectNATIONAL FOOD POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectNONFOOD EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectNONFOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL COMPONENT
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectPASTA
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR INDIVIDUALS
dc.subjectPOOR RURAL AREAS
dc.subjectPOORER HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOVERTY COMPARISONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDEX
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION SIDE
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectQUALITY OF DIET
dc.subjectREAL TERMS
dc.subjectREDISTRIBUTIVE POLICIES
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN POVERTY
dc.subjectRELATIVE PRICES
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSQUARED POVERTY GAP
dc.subjectSTANDARD ERRORS
dc.subjectSTARCH
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSFERS IN­KIND
dc.subjectUTILITY FUNCTION
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectVILLAGE ECONOMIES
dc.subjectVILLAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectWELFARE PROGRAM
dc.subjectWELFARE PROGRAMS
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.titleThe Impacts of Cash and In-Kind Transfers on Consumption and Labor Supply : Experimental Evidence from Rural Mexicoen
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okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid415031468286247079
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4778
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America and Caribbean
okr.region.countryMexico
okr.topicFood and Beverage Industry
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Lines
okr.topicIndustry
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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