Subventionen auf Konsumartikel wie Nahrungsmittel haben beträchtliche Auswirkungen auf das Arbeitskräfteangebot und auf den Nettoeffekt von Wohlfahrtsprogrammen. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird am Beispiel der erheblichen Reissubventionen in Sri Lanka untersucht, welche Auswirkungen hiervon auf...

The literature indicates mixed results regarding the impact of income and other variables on the age and gender standardized height-for-age of children. This paper uses data from Maputo, Mozambique to show that the impact of household resources or health inputs may be masked if diverse age...

How did the food subsidy in Sri Lanka affect labor supply? This paper shows that for both men and women, in rural and urban areas, the receipt of the subsidy had a marked impact on the days worked, although, little effect on the decision as to whether or not to work

Data from three rounds of nationally representative health surveys in India are used to assess the impact of selective mortality on children's anthropometrics. The nutritional status of the child population was simulated under the counterfactual scenario that all children who died in the first...

The paper provides an up-to date and selective review of the literature on how social safety nets contribute to growth. The evidence is carefully chosen to show how safety nets have the potential to overcome constraints on growth linked to market failures, and is organized into 4 distinct...

This essay discusses practical issues confronted when conducting surveys as well as designing appropriate field trials. First, it looks at the challenge of ensuring transparency while maintaining confidentiality. Second, it explores the role of trust in light of asymmetric information held by...

Most impact evaluations of Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) and Unconditional Cash Transfers (UCTs) focus on the returns to increased human capital investments that will be reaped largely or exclusively in the future (e.g., when current children have increased productivities as adults). But the...