Targeting transfers to the poor: the case of food subsidies/
By: Balisacan, Arsenio M.
Series: Vol. 21 No. 1 & 2 1994.Description: p.179.Subject(s): Food subsidies | PIDS JPD 1994Online resources: Click here to access online In: Journal of Philippine DevelopmentSummary: Provision of safety nets for the poor is a popular call in development policies especially in light of the government's pursuit of structural and macroeconomic adjustments. A simple exercise in this article shows that even when the only information employed in identifying potential beneficiaries is the area of residence, an area-differentiated income transfer program amounting to P2 billion is capable of achieving the same poverty reduction as a universal program. Increases in food prices are also found to be inimical to poor households.Special Volume in Honor of Gelia T. Castillo
Provision of safety nets for the poor is a popular call in development policies especially in light of the government's pursuit of structural and macroeconomic adjustments. A simple exercise in this article shows that even when the only information employed in identifying potential beneficiaries is the area of residence, an area-differentiated income transfer program amounting to P2 billion is capable of achieving the same poverty reduction as a universal program. Increases in food prices are also found to be inimical to poor households.