Publications

Kurdi, Sikandra. 2021. The nutritional benefits of cash transfers in humanitarian crises: Evidence from Yemen. World Development 148(December 2021): 105664. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105664

Rivers, Jonathan; Mason, John B.; Rose, Donald Diego; Eisele, Thomas P; Gillespie, Stuart; Mahy, Mary; Monasch, Roeland. 2010. The impact of orphanhood on food security in the high-HIV context of Blantyre, Malawi. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 31 (Supplement 3): 264-271. https://doi.org/10.1177/15648265100313S305

Ambler, Kate; de Brauw, Alan; and Godlonton, Susan. 2020. Cash transfers and management advice for agriculture: Evidence from Senegal. World Bank Economic Review 34(3): 597–617. https://doi.org/10.1093/wber/lhz005

Narayanan, Sudha; Raghunathan, Kalyani; Rashid, Shahidur; and Winter-Nelson, Alex. Lessons from a time of upheaval: COVID-19 in South Asia. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 45(4): 2078-2093. https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13395

Arndt, Channing; Davies, Rob; Gabriel, Sherwin; Harris, Laurence; Makrelov, Konstantin; Robinson, Sherman; Anderson, Lilian; et al. 2020. Covid-19 lockdowns, income distribution, and food security: An analysis for South Africa. Global Food Security 26(September 2020): 100410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100410

Handa, Sudhanshu; Daidone, Silvio; Peterman, Amber; Davis, Benjamin; Pereira, Audrey; Palermo, Tia; and Yablonski, Jennifer. 2018. Myth-busting? Confronting six common perceptions about unconditional cash transfers as a poverty reduction strategy in Africa. The World Bank Research Observer 33(2): 259–298. https://doi.org/10.1093/wbro/lky003

Pierre, Guillaume; Pauw, Karl; and Magrini, Emiliano. The effect of the National Food Reserve Agency on maize market prices in Tanzania. Review of Development Economics. 22(2): 540-557. https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.12374

Kosec, Katrina; Avula, Rasmi; Holtemeyer, Brian; Tyagi, Parul; Hausladen, Stephanie; and Menon, Purnima. 2015. Predictors of essential health and nutrition service delivery in Bihar, India: Results from household and frontline worker surveys. Global Health: Science and Practice 3(2): 255-273. https://doi.org/10.9745/ghsp-d-14-00144

Narayanan, Sudha; Oldiges, Christian; and Saha, Shree. 2022. Does workfare work? India's employment guarantee during COVID-19. Journal of International Development 34(1): 82-108. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3583

Heath, Rachel; Hidrobo, Melissa; and Roy, Shalini. 2020. Cash transfers, polygamy, and intimate partner violence: Experimental evidence from Mali. Journal of Development Economics 143(March 2020): 102410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2019.102410

Brzeska, Joanna; Das, Mousumi; and Fan, Shenggen. 2015. Social Protection for poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged groups. China Agricultural Economic Review 7(4). https://doi.org/10.1108/caer-09-2015-0123

Hirvonen, Kalle; Mascagni, Giulia; and Roelen, Keetie. 2018. Linking taxation and social protection: Evidence on redistribution and poverty reduction in Ethiopia. International Social Security Review 71(1): 3-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/issr.12159

Zhang, Yumei; Zhan, Yue; Diao, Xinshen; Chen, Kevin Z.; and Robinson, Sherman. 2021. The impacts of COVID-19 on migrants, remittances, and poverty in China: A microsimulation analysis. China and World Economy 29(6): 4-33. https://doi.org/10.1111/cwe.12392

Kachwaha, Shivani; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; DeFreese, Michelle; Avula, Rasmi; Cyriac, Shruthi; Girard, Amy; and Menon, Purnima. 2020. Assessing the economic feasibility of assuring nutritionally adequate diets for vulnerable populations in Uttar Pradesh, India: Findings from a “cost of the diet” analysis. Current Developments in Nutrition 4(12): nzaa169. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa169

Ecker, Olivier; Alderman, Harold; Comstock, Andrew R.; Headey, Derek D.; Mahrt, Kristi; and Pradesha, Angga. 2023. Mitigating poverty and undernutrition through social protection: A simulation analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh and Myanmar. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 45(4): 2034-2055. https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13357

Chakrabarti, Suman; Kishore, Avinash; and Roy, Devesh. 2018. Effectiveness of food subsidies in raising healthy food consumption: Public distribution of pulses in India. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 100(5): 1427-1449. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aay022

Hoddinott, John F.; Ahmed, Akhter; and Roy, Shalini. 2018. Randomized control trials demonstrate that nutrition-sensitive social protection interventions increase the use of multiple-micronutrient powders and iron supplements in rural pre-school Bangladeshi children. Public Health Nutrition 21(9): 1753-1761. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980017004232

Rivers, Jonathan; Mason, John; Silvestre, Eva; Gillespie, Stuart; Mahy, Mary; Monasch, Roeland. 2008. Impact of orphanhood on underweight prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 29(1): 32-42

Kosec, Katrina; and Mo, Cecilia Hyunjung. 2017. Aspirations and the role of social protection: evidence from a natural disaster in rural Pakistan. World Development 97(September 2017): 49-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.03.039

Hirvonen, Kalle; Bossuyt, Anne; and Pigois, Remy. 2021. Evidence from the Productive Safety Net Program in Ethiopia: Complementarities between social protection and health policies. Development Review 39(4): 532-547. https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12516

Kumar, Anjani; Verma, Smriti; Saroj, Sunil; and Kumar, Niraj. 2021. Introducing biofortified rice and wheat through the public distribution system: An empirical analysis of its implications in Bihar and Odisha. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics 76(3): 471-485. http://isaeindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/09-Article-Anjani-Kumar.pdf

Wang, Jingxi; Hernandez, Manuel A.; and Deng, Guoying. 2023. Large-scale school meal programs and student health: Evidence from rural China. China Economic Review 79(June 2023): 101974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chieco.2023.101974

Gupta, Shweta; Kishore, Avinash; Alvi, Muzna Fatima; and Singh, Vartika. 2020. Designing better input support programs: Lessons from zinc subsidies in Andhra Pradesh, India. PLoS ONE 15(12): e0242161. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242161

Roy, Shalini; and Hidrobo, Melissa. 2017. Cash or food transfers paired with behavior change communication can reduce intimate partner violence even after transfers end. Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI). First published online on December 07, 2017. https://www.svri.org/cash-or-food-transfers-paired-with-behavior-change-communication-can-reduce-intimate-partner-violence-even-after-transfers-end/

Rashid, Shahidur; and Bin Khaled, Muhammad Nahian. 2020. COVID-19 and public actions for the urban poor. Financial Express. Published online on April 20, 2020. https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/views/covid-19-and-public-actions-for-the-urban-poor-1587311314

Pradhan, Mamata; and Roy, Devesh. 2019. ‘One nation one ration card’ can transform lives. The Hindu Business Line. First published online on July 30, 2019. https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/one-nation-one-ration-card-can-transform-lives/article28762088.ece

Verma, Smriti; Kumar, Anjani; and Padhee, Arabinda K. 2020. Farm health in times of corona: Govt must ensure the agri supply-chain remains uninterrupted. Financial Express. Published online on April 2, 2020. https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/farm-health-in-times-of-corona-govt-must-ensure-the-agri-supply-chain-remains-uninterrupted/1916634/

Kyle, Jordan. 2023. When policymakers add administrative burdens while expanding access. Can We Still Govern? First available on January 20, 2023. Don Moynihan. https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/when-policymakers-add-administrative

Njuki, Jemimah. 2021. Fix the system! Akzente 1/2021. https://akzente.giz.de/en/artikel/fix-system

Evans, David K.; Gale, Charles; and Kosec, Katrina. 2020. Are cash transfers the right tool to get the most vulnerable into school? CGD Policy Blog. First published on December 17, 2020. https://www.cgdev.org/blog/are-cash-transfers-right-tool-get-most-vulnerable-school