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100			_aBanerjee, Abhijit et al _940116
245			_aElectronic food vouchers: Evidence from an at-scale experiment in Indonesia
260			_aThe American: Economic Reviews
300			_a113(2), Feb, 2023: p. 514-547
520			_aWe compare how in-kind food assistance and an electronic voucher-based program affect the delivery of aid in practice. The Government of Indonesia randomized across 105 districts the transition from in-kind rice to approximately equivalent electronic vouchers redeemable for rice and eggs at a network of private agents. Targeted households received 46 percent more assistance in voucher areas. For the bottom 15 percent of households at baseline, poverty fell 20 percent. Voucher recipients received higher-quality rice, and increased consumption of eggs. The results suggest moving from a manual in-kind to electronic voucher-based program reduced poverty through increased adherence to program design. – Reproduced
773			_aThe American: Economic Reviews
906			_aPUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
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