This paper examines the impact of three conditional cash transfer programs, PRAF, PROGRESA, and RPS on food consumption. Our nonparametric analysis suggests that the effect on these programs is likely to be highest for the poorest households and this is indeed true in all three countries, even...

At international conferences in the 90s, the international community reconfirmed the elimination of hunger and malnutrition as high priority. The Nutrition Index (NI) presented in this paper has been designed to assess the effectiveness of actions taken towards achieving this goal. The Nutrition...