Electronic Food Vouchers: Evidence from an At-Scale Experiment in Indonesiat

被引：11

作者：

Banerjee, Abhijit ^{[1
]}

Hanna, Rema ^{[2
]}

Olken, Benjamin A. ^{[1
]}

Satriawan, Elan ^{[3
,4
]}

Sumarto, Sudarno ^{[4
,5
]}

机构：

[1] MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

[2] Harvard Kennedy Sch, Cambridge, MA USA

[3] Gadjah Mada Univ, Kabupaten Sleman, Daerah Istimewa, Indonesia

[4] TNP2K, Kota Jakarta Pusat, Daerah Khusus I, Indonesia

[5] SMERU, Kota Jakarta Pusat, Daerah Khusus I, Indonesia

来源：

AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW | 2023年 / 113卷 / 02期

关键词：

IN-KIND TRANSFERS; FIELD EXPERIMENT; CASH; REDISTRIBUTION; CORRUPTION; SELECTION; IMPACT;

D O I：

10.1257/aer.20210461

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We compare how in-kind food assistance and an electronic voucher -based program affect the delivery of aid in practice. The Government of Indonesia randomized across 105 districts the transition from in-kind rice to approximately equivalent electronic vouchers redeemable for rice and eggs at a network of private agents. Targeted households received 46 percent more assistance in voucher areas. For the bottom 15 percent of households at baseline, poverty fell 20 percent. Voucher recipients received higher-quality rice, and increased consumption of eggs. The results suggest moving from a manual in-kind to electronic voucher-based program reduced poverty through increased adherence to program design. (JEL H53, I18, I32, I38, O12)

引用

页码：514 / 547

页数：34

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