Data and Code for: In-Kind Transfers as Insurance

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Lucie Gadenne, Queen Mary University of London; Sam Norris, University of British Columbia; Monica Singhal, University of California Davis; Sandip Sukhtankar, University of Virginia

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Project Citation: 

Gadenne, Lucie, Norris, Sam, Singhal, Monica, and Sukhtankar, Sandip. Data and Code for: In-Kind Transfers as Insurance. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2024. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-08-19. https://doi.org/10.3886/E198562V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary In-Kind Transfers as Insurance

Abstract: Households in developing countries often face variation in the prices of consumption goods. We develop a model demonstrating that in-kind transfers will provide insurance benefits against price risk if the covariance between the marginal utility of income and price is positive. Using calorie shortfalls as a proxy for marginal utility, we find that this condition holds for low-income Indian households. Expansions in India’s flagship in-kind food transfer program not only increase caloric intake but also reduce caloric sensitivity to prices. Our results contribute to ongoing debates about the optimal form of social protection programs.

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Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Public distribution system; India; in kind transfers; caloric intake
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      H24 Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies; includes inheritance and gift taxes
      H53 National Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
      I38 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
      O12 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
      Q18 Agricultural Policy; Food Policy
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage India
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2003 – 2012
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) program source code


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