Replication data for: Testing Paternalism: Cash versus In-Kind Transfers

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Project Citation:

Cunha, Jesse M. Replication data for: Testing Paternalism: Cash versus In-Kind Transfers. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2024. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-04-18. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113887V2

Project Description

Summary: Welfare programs are often implemented in-kind to promote outcomes that might not be realized under cash transfers. This paper tests whether such paternalistically motivated transfers are justified compared to cash, using a randomized controlled trial of Mexico's food assistance program. In relation to total food consumption, the in-kind transfer was infra-marginal and nondistorting. However, the transfer contained ten food items, and there was large variation in the extent to which individual foods were extra-marginal and distorting. Small differences in the nutritional intake of women and children under in-kind transfers did not lead to meaningful differential improvements in health outcomes compared to cash.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: in-kind; transfers; health; consumption; cash

JEL Classification:
      I14 Health and Inequality
      I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
      I38 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
      O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

Geographic Coverage: Southern Mexico

Time Period(s): 2002 – 2005

Universe: Representative sample of villages from 6 southern Mexican states eligible for the PAL program.

Data Type(s): survey data; experimental data

Collection Notes: 2 survey rounds collected pre- and post-intervention.

Methodology

Data Source: Mexican government.

Unit(s) of Observation: individuals, households, villages,

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V2 [2024-04-18]

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