Social Hierarchies and Public Distribution of Food in Rural India

Basu, Deepankar; Das, Debarshi

doi:10.1080/00220388.2015.1075975

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“…Our analysis below is based on the 2011-12 National Sample Survey (NSS), i.e., prior to the introduction of the NFSA. 4 It also adopts a national perspective that abstracts from the wide disparities in the implementation of the PDS across different Indian states before 2013 (Basu and Das, 2015). Indeed, between 2011 and 2013, certain states bypassed the distinction between APL and BPL holders, in effect largely expanding the PDS coverage.…”

Section: Replacing An Inefficient Social Safety Netmentioning

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Universal Basic Income in Developing Countries: Issues, Options, and Illustration for India

Coady¹,

Prady²

2018

IMF Working Papers

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This paper discusses two common arguments for the adoption of a UBI: that it can be a more effective way of supporting low-income households when existing safety net programs are inefficient, and that it can generate broad support for structural reforms. Using India as an illustration, the paper discusses the trade-offs that need to be recognized in adopting a UBI in these contexts. It shows that replacing the 2011 Public Distribution System (PDS) with a UBI results in welfare losses for many low-income households, although much of this can be reduced by returning the PDS operational losses and the fiscal savings from excluding the highest-income groups to households as higher UBI transfers. In contrast, replacing inefficient energy subsidiesraising energy prices to efficient-could simultaneously deliver unambiguous distributional gains, help address fiscal pressures, and improve energy efficiency with associated environmental and health gains. Realizing such reforms would, of course, require careful communication and implementation to address political and social barriers to reform.

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Section: Replacing An Inefficient Social Safety Netmentioning

confidence: 99%

Universal Basic Income in Developing Countries: Issues, Options, and Illustration for India

Coady¹,

Prady²

2018

IMF Working Papers

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“…My analysis also contributes to the literature on India's Public Distribution System and the broader literature on the effects of cash and in-kind transfers for rural households. Most of the literature on India's PDS has focused on evaluating its effects on consumption, nutrition, and poverty (Tarozzi (2005), Kochar (2005), Dreze and Khera (2013), Krishnamurthy et al (2014), Kaushal and Muchomba (2015), Basu and Das (2014), Shrinivas et al (2018)). Recent papers by Gadenne (2020) and Gadenne et al (2021) also focus on consumption but explore how the specific features of the PDS (i.e.…”

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In-kind transfers, marketization costs and household specialization: Evidence from Indian farmers

2023

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<p>I examine the effect of in-kind staple transfers on agricultural production in a setting where transactions with markets are costly for households and result in interlinked consumption and production decisions. The expansion of India’s Public Distribution system between 1993–2009 led to large variation in the quantity and value of staple grain transfers across households, districts and states. I find that an increase in PDS quantity crowds out consumption from home production and decreases staple production, while increases in the PDS subsidy per unit have zero or opposite effects. PDS quantity expansion has larger effects for households and districts that initially have less market-oriented production.</p> <p> </p>

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“…Finally, my paper relates to a large literature on the effects of India's Public Distribution System specifically and the effects of cash and in-kind transfers on rural households more generally. Most of the literature on India's PDS has focused on evaluating its effects on consumption, nutrition, and poverty (Tarozzi (2005), Kochar (2005), Dreze and Khera (2013), Krishnamurthy et al (2014), Kaushal and Muchomba (2015), Basu and Das (2014)). Recent papers byGardenne (2020) and Gardenne et al (2021) explore in more detail how the specific features of the PDS (i.e.…”

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confidence: 99%

In-Kind Transfers, Marketization Costs and Household Specialization: Evidence from Indian Farmers

2022

SSRN Journal

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I examine the effect of in-kind staple transfers on agricultural production in a setting where transactions with markets are costly for households and result in interlinked consumption and production decisions. I leverage the expansion of India's Public Distribution system between 1993-2009 as a natural experiment generating variation in the quantity and value of staple grains transferred to households and districts. I find that larger PDS quantities are associated with modest decreases in staple production and farming and modest increases in market/comparative advantage oriented specialization, with larger effects for households and districts with higher market transaction costs or less market-oriented agriculture.

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Social Hierarchies and Public Distribution of Food in Rural India

Cited by 9 publications

References 6 publications

Universal Basic Income in Developing Countries: Issues, Options, and Illustration for India

Universal Basic Income in Developing Countries: Issues, Options, and Illustration for India

In-kind transfers, marketization costs and household specialization: Evidence from Indian farmers

In-Kind Transfers, Marketization Costs and Household Specialization: Evidence from Indian Farmers

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