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Cash Transfers and Food Security in Sub‐Saharan Africa

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  • Francesco Burchi
  • Giorgio d’Agostino
  • Luca Pieroni
  • Margherita Scarlato

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This paper compares the impact of social protection strategies based on cash transfers in a selection of lower‐middle‐income and low‐income sub‐Saharan African countries. We use the synthetic control method to evaluate changes in the trajectories of the prevalence of undernourishment indicators during the 1990s and 2000s for several relevant countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and Rwanda). The results suggest that cash transfers exert a significant effect on access to food, though there are differences in magnitude. Robustness analysis with placebo experiments confirms the soundness of our results, and their implications for policy‐makers are discussed.

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  • Francesco Burchi & Giorgio d’Agostino & Luca Pieroni & Margherita Scarlato, 2018. "Cash Transfers and Food Security in Sub‐Saharan Africa," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 86(4), pages 383-400, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:sajeco:v:86:y:2018:i:4:p:383-400
    DOI: 10.1111/saje.12204
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    1. Xing Ji & Jingwen Xu & Hongxiao Zhang, 2022. "How Does China’s New Rural Pension Scheme Affect Agricultural Production?," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-23, July.
    2. Beierl, Stefan & Burchi, Francesco & Strupat, Christoph, 2017. "Economic empowerment pilot project in Malawi: qualitative survey report," IDOS Discussion Papers 15/2017, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).
    3. Anne Esser & Charlotte Bilo & Raquel Tebaldi, 2019. "How can cash transfer programmes work for women and children? A review of gender- and child-sensitive design features," Working Papers 178, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth.

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