SELF-SELECTION AND THE REDISTRIBUTIVE IMPACT OF IN-KIND TRANSFERS - AN ECONOMETRIC-ANALYSIS

Authors
Citation
Hg. Jacoby, SELF-SELECTION AND THE REDISTRIBUTIVE IMPACT OF IN-KIND TRANSFERS - AN ECONOMETRIC-ANALYSIS, The Journal of human resources, 32(2), 1997, pp. 233-249
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Economics,"Industrial Relations & Labor
ISSN journal
0022166X
Volume
32
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
233 - 249
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-166X(1997)32:2<233:SATRIO>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Self-targeting welfare programs have received increasing attention fro m economists and policymakers alike. This paper provides evidence on t he redistributive impact of transferring low-quality goods in-kind. I study a school feeding program in Jamaica, which distributes a bland s nack to all students. Poorer households and those with a greater numbe r of eligible children are found significantly more likely to self-sel ect into the program. But, against these targeting benefits is a large estimated dead-weight loss.