Stifel, DavidAlderman, Harold2013-12-202013-12-202006-07-10World Bank Economic Reviewdoi:10.1093/wber/lhl002https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16437This study of the Vaso de Leche ('glass of milk') feeding program in Peru looks for evidence that this in-kind transfer program aimed at young children furthers nutritional objectives. The study links public expenditure data with household survey data to substantiate the targeting and to model the determinants of nutritional outcomes. It confirms that the social transfer program targets poor households and households with low nutritional status. Nevertheless, the study fails to find econometric evidence that the nutritional objectives are being achieved.en-USCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SCHOOLINGACCOUNTINGADEQUATE HOUSINGADMINISTRATIVE FEESALLOCATIONALLOCATION CHOICESARTICLEBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARYBENEFICIARY GROUPSBENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDSBUDGET CONSTRAINTCASH TRANSFERCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMSCASH TRANSFERSCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCHILD NUTRITIONCLEAN WATERCOMMODITY PRICECOMMODITY TRANSFERSCONDITIONALITYCONSUMPTION GOODSCOUNTERFACTUALDECISION-MAKINGDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT BANKDISBURSEMENTSDISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACTDISTRIBUTIONAL OBJECTIVESDRINKING WATERDUMMY VARIABLEDUMMY VARIABLESEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEFFICIENCY GAINSEXPENDITURE DATAFEEDING PROGRAMSFISCAL DISCIPLINEFOOD CONSUMPTIONFOOD POLICYFOOD PRICEFOOD SUBSIDIESFOOD TRANSFERSFOOD-RELATED TRANSFERSGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESHEALTH EXPENDITUREHOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD INCOMESHOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATIONHOUSEHOLD SIZEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSEHOLD WEALTHHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDRENHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCESILLITERACYINCOMEINCOME GROWTHINCOME TRANSFERSINSTRUMENTINTENDED BENEFICIARIESINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET PROGRAMSLEVEL OF CONFIDENCELIVING STANDARDLIVING STANDARDSMALNUTRITIONMARKET FAILUREMICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIESMILKMONETARY POLICYMONTHLY TRANSFERSMUNICIPALITIESNUTRITIONAL STATUSPER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONPOORPOOR BENEFITPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRICE SUBSIDIESPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGYPROGRAM EVALUATIONPROGRAM EXPENDITUREPROGRAMSPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEWPUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKINGPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SPENDINGRATES OF RETURNRURALRURAL AREASSANITATIONSCHOOL FEEDINGSCHOOL PERFORMANCESCHOOL VOUCHERSSOCIAL EXPENDITURESSOCIAL PROGRAMSSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL TRANSFERSTATED OBJECTIVETARGETED SOCIAL PROGRAMSTARGETINGTAXTOTAL EXPENDITURESTRANSFER PROGRAMSUTILITY FUNCTIONVULNERABLE GROUPSWEALTH EFFECTSJournal ArticleWorld Bank10.1596/16437