Publications: Comparing Food and Cash Transfers to the Ultra-Poor in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has some social safety net programs that transfer food to the poor, some that transfer cash, and some that provide a combination of both. This study evaluates the relative impacts of food and cash transfers on food security and livelihood outcomes among the ultra poor in Bangladesh and includes an extensive analysis of gender-impacts of these transfers.

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Authors: Ahmed, Akhter U.: Quisumbing, Agnes R.: Nasreen, Mahbuba: Hoddinott, John F.: Bryan, Elizabeth