The 'Glass of Milk' Subsidy Program and Malnutrition in Peru

The 'Glass of Milk' Subsidy Program and Malnutrition in Peru

This study of the Vaso de Leche ('glass of milk') feeding program in Peru looks for evidence that this in-kind transfer program aimed at young children furthers nutritional objectives. The study links public expenditure data with househol...

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Main Authors:	Stifel, David, Alderman, Harold
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SCHOOLING ACCOUNTING ADEQUATE HOUSING ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ALLOCATION ALLOCATION CHOICES ARTICLE BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BENEFICIARY GROUPS BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS BUDGET CONSTRAINT CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHILD NUTRITION CLEAN WATER COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY TRANSFERS CONDITIONALITY CONSUMPTION GOODS COUNTERFACTUAL DECISION-MAKING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DISBURSEMENTS DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT DISTRIBUTIONAL OBJECTIVES DRINKING WATER DUMMY VARIABLE DUMMY VARIABLES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EFFICIENCY GAINS EXPENDITURE DATA FEEDING PROGRAMS FISCAL DISCIPLINE FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD POLICY FOOD PRICE FOOD SUBSIDIES FOOD TRANSFERS FOOD-RELATED TRANSFERS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES HEALTH EXPENDITURE HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WEALTH HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES ILLITERACY INCOME INCOME GROWTH INCOME TRANSFERS INSTRUMENT INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE LIVING STANDARD LIVING STANDARDS MALNUTRITION MARKET FAILURE MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES MILK MONETARY POLICY MONTHLY TRANSFERS MUNICIPALITIES NUTRITIONAL STATUS PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POOR POOR BENEFIT POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE SUBSIDIES PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAM EXPENDITURE PROGRAMS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING RATES OF RETURN RURAL RURAL AREAS SANITATION SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOL VOUCHERS SOCIAL EXPENDITURES SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL TRANSFER STATED OBJECTIVE TARGETED SOCIAL PROGRAMS TARGETING TAX TOTAL EXPENDITURES TRANSFER PROGRAMS UTILITY FUNCTION VULNERABLE GROUPS WEALTH EFFECTS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/09/17753332/glass-milk-subsidy-program-malnutrition-peru http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16437

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Summary:	This study of the Vaso de Leche ('glass of milk') feeding program in Peru looks for evidence that this in-kind transfer program aimed at young children furthers nutritional objectives. The study links public expenditure data with household survey data to substantiate the targeting and to model the determinants of nutritional outcomes. It confirms that the social transfer program targets poor households and households with low nutritional status. Nevertheless, the study fails to find econometric evidence that the nutritional objectives are being achieved.

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