The Distributional Consequences of Group Procurement : Evidence from a Randomized Trial of a Food Security Program in Rural India

Public transfer programs that allow beneficiaries to choose the transferred good may be more efficient, but the poorest beneficiaries may not participate if the good chosen is too costly. A model shows that program targeting and consumption impacts are tied to selected quality of the provided good. Evidence from a randomized trial in rural India in which groups of beneficiaries choose the variety of rice to be offered as a subsidized loan confirms that choosing lower cost goods self-targets the program towards the poorest beneficiaries. Consumption impacts are biggest for wealthiest households and may be negative for moderately poor households.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Christian, Paul
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015-07-01
Subjects:	FOOD NEEDS, SUBSTITUTION, FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS, UTILITY FUNCTIONS, FEEDBACK, FOOD CONSUMPTION, INCOME, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, SHG, MARGINAL COST, INTEREST RATE, PROGRAMS, TYING, DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME, WELFARE, IMPACTS, INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS, DISTRIBUTION, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, VARIABLES, SUBSIDY, PRICE, CORRUPTION, QUALITY, WEALTH, INFLATION, CHANGE IN CONSUMPTION, PRICE VARIATION, CHOICE, MAIZE, TOTAL EXPENDITURE, INTERVENTION, COOKING, TOTAL CONSUMPTION, SURPLUS, INTEREST RATES, CRITERIA, DEBT, MARKETS, NUTRITIVE VALUE, INDICATORS, RESEARCH, PRODUCT, PRICE SUBSIDIES, UTILITY, HOUSEHOLD WEALTH, GRAINS, FOOD AID, SUBSIDIES, MARKET PRICE, EXPENDITURE, NORMAL GOOD, INFERIOR GOODS, GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM, CONSUMPTION, STAPLE FOODS, BUDGET CONSTRAINT, GOOD, FOOD SECURITY, SUBSTITUTE, ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS, PROGRAM EVALUATION, CONTROL GROUPS, MARKET PRICES, PARTICIPATION, VALUE, CREDIT, SURPLUS VALUE, DEMAND, UTILITY FUNCTION, CONSUMER PRICE, EXPENDITURES, CONSUMERS, MEASUREMENT, MARKET, FOOD TRANSFERS, FOOD, SURVEYS, FUNCTIONAL FORMS, FOOD INSECURITY, TARGETING, FOOD SUBSIDIES, FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, CAP, GOODS, THEORY, WEALTHY HOUSEHOLDS, EVALUATION, STATISTICS, HOUSEHOLDS, POVERTY, SELF HELP GROUPS, SUPPLY, PURCHASING, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, REDUCTION IN CONSUMPTION, WHEAT, DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH, RICE, HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES, LIVELIHOODS, WHOLESALERS, CONSUMPTION LEVELS, OUTCOMES, HOUSEHOLD DEBT, FOODS, MARGINAL UTILITY, EXPENDITURE DISTRIBUTION, CONSUMPTION INCREASES, MARGINAL UTILITY OF CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE, FOOD SUBSIDY, PRICES, PARTICIPATION RATES, STORAGE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26500182/distributional-consequences-group-procurement-evidence-randomized-trial-food-security-program-rural-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24785
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