The effect of gender targeting of food transfers on child nutritional status: Experimental evidence from the Bolivian Amazon.

ABSTRACT: Some research suggests women are more likely to allocate additional resources to their children than are men. This perception has influenced policies such as in-kind food transfer programs and cash transfer programs, which often target women recipients. We assess whether targeting in-kind rice transfers to female versus male adult household members has a differential impact on children's short-run nutritional status. We estimate the impacts of transfers of edible rice and rice seeds, randomly allocated to female or male adults, on three anthropometric indicators: BMI-for-age, arm-muscle area, and triceps skinfold thickness. The trial includes 481 children aged 3-11 years in a horticultural-foraging society of native Amazonians in Bolivia. On average, the gender of the transfer recipient do

SUBMITTER: Bauchet J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8635451 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature