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dc.contributor.authorBhalotra, Sonia R.en
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-14T09:43:04Z-
dc.date.available2011-12-14T09:43:04Z-
dc.date.issued2002-
dc.identifier.isbn9291901873en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/52893-
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates the effect of a food subsidy programme in India on child malnutrition by addressing the following linked questions using household survey data that includes information on usage of the public distribution system. First, does the food subsidy induce higher expenditures on food? Second, are there gender inequalities in the distribution of food within the household, and in the gains from the food subsidy? Third, does food spending impact on child health? Is this effect similar for boys and girls and in the short and the medium term? These questions are of interest with respect to the unusually high incidence of malnutrition in India, and they are topical in the context of current and controversial reform of the public distribution system through which the food subsidy operates.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aThe United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) |cHelsinkien
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aWIDER Discussion Paper |x2002/32en
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dc.subject.keywordchild malnutritionen
dc.subject.keywordfood subsidiesen
dc.subject.keywordpovertyen
dc.subject.keywordwelfareen
dc.subject.keywordhealthen
dc.subject.keywordgenderen
dc.subject.keywordIndiaen
dc.subject.stwNahrungsmittelsubventionen
dc.subject.stwKinderen
dc.subject.stwUnterernährungen
dc.subject.stwGeschlechten
dc.subject.stwIndienen
dc.titleWelfare implications of fiscal reform: The case of food subsidies in India-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn346207509en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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