The freedom to choose: theory and quasi-experimental evidence on cash transfer restrictions

Should cash transfer programmes restrict consumer choice? For example, should food assistance delivered in cash be restricted to food and exclude temptation goods? Theoretically, if transfers are extra-marginal, restrictions induce (1) a substitution effect away from restricted goods and (2) a negat...

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المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Sterck, O, Siu, J, Rodgers, C
التنسيق: Working paper
اللغة:English
منشور في: Centre for the Study of African Economies 2021