Impact Evaluation

The impact of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Nets and Household Asset Building Programme: 2006-2010

Authors
Guush Berhane, John Hoddinott, Neha Kumar, Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse
Publisher
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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https://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/3723
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This report assesses the impact of the Productive Safety Net, Other Food Security and Household Asset Building Programs on food security, assets, and agricultural production. It also examines whether these have led to investments in new nonfarm business activities and whether they have had disincentive effects. Chapter 2 describes the methods used in this study. It explains the rationale behind our use of double-difference impact estimates and how dose-response estimators are used to construct these. Chapter 3 provides contextual information.

The impact of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme and related transfers on agricultural productivity

Authors
John Hoddinott, Guush Berhane, Daniel O. Gilligan, Neha Kumar and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse
Publisher
Journal of African Economics, International Food Policy Research Institute
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https://academic.oup.com/jae/article-abstract/21/5/761/785385/The-Impact-of-Ethiopia-s-Productive-Safety-Net?sid=a28c8e35-d5fc-4a33-bd00-484118639b8a
Source / Citation
John Hoddinott, Guush Berhane, Daniel O. Gilligan, Neha Kumar and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse. 2012. "The impact of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme and related transfers on agricultural productivity" Journal of African Economies (2012). Article in Press. First published online on September 26, 2012
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Ethiopia's Food Security Programme provides income transfers through public works in its Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) as well as targeted services provided through the Other Food Security Programme (OFSP) and, later, the Household Asset Building Programme (HABP) designed to improve agricultural productivity. There is a trade-off in these two types of transfers between short-term improvements in food security and longer term food security achieved through increased agricultural productivity.

Evaluation of Ethiopia’s Food Security Program: Documenting Progress in the Implementation of the Productive Safety Nets Programme and the Household Asset Building Programme

Authors
Guush Berhane, John Hoddinott, Neha Kumar, Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, Michael Tedla Diressie, Yisehac Yohannes, Rachel Sabates-Wheeler, Mulugeta Handino, Jeremy Lind
Publisher
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), University of Sussex
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https://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/3722
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This report documents progress in the implementation of the Productive Safety Nets Programme (PSNP) and the Household Assets Building Programme (HABP) and assesses trends in perceptions of the effectiveness and transparency of the PSNP and HABP among different groups of clients. It also describes how living standards are evolving in PSNP and non-PSNP beneficiary households.

The Impact of Food for Education Programs on School Participation in Northern Uganda

Authors
Harold Alderman, Daniel O. Gilligan and Kim Lehrer
Publisher
Economic Development and Cultural Change
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http://www.jstor.org/stable/info/10.1086/666949
Source / Citation
Harold Alderman, Daniel O. Gilligan and Kim Lehrer. "The Impact of Food for Education Programs on School Participation in Northern Uganda" Economic Development and Cultural Change Vol. 61, No. 1 (October 2012) (pp. 187-218)
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There is a general consensus that food for education (FFE) programs increase primary school participation. Although this view is widely held, there is limited causal evidence to support it. Moreover, little is known about how the design of FFE programs affects schooling outcomes. This article presents evidence of the impacts of alternative methods of FFE delivery on schooling in Northern Uganda using a randomized controlled evaluation conducted from 2005 to 2007.