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Cash or In-kind Transfers? Evidence from a Randomised Controlled Trial in Delhi, India

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: This article examines a randomised intervention in Delhi, India, that provided unconditional cash transfers to a group of households as a replacement for the food security offered by a below-poverty-level card. The experimental approach can differentiate beneficial effects due to either unconditional cash transfers or newly opened bank accounts. The unconditional cash transfer does not induce a decline in food security; rather, it provides opportunities for households to shift to other nutritious options in non-cereal product categories.

Source: The Journal of Development Studies

DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2014.997219

Authors: Shubhashis Gangopadhyay, Robert Lensink, Bhupesh Yadav

Institutions: University of Groningen, Shiv Nadar University, University of Gothenburg, Wageningen University & Research

Language: English

Topic: Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Zero hunger, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funder: Universiteit van Tilburg