The World Bank Economic Review Advance Access originally published online on July 10, 2006
The World Bank Economic Review 2006 20(3):421-448; doi:10.1093/wber/lhl002
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The "Glass of Milk" Subsidy Program and Malnutrition in Peru
David Stifel is an assistant professor at Lafayette College; his email address is stifeld{at}lafayette.edu.
Harold Alderman is lead human development economist at the World Bank; his email address is halderman{at}worldbank.org.
This study of the Vaso de Leche ("Glass of Milk") feeding program in Peru looks for evidence that this in-kind transfer program aimed at young children furthers nutritional objectives. The study links public expenditure data with household survey data to substantiate the targeting and to model the determinants of nutritional outcomes. It confirms that the social transfer program targets poor households and households with low nutritional status. Nevertheless, the study fails to find econometric evidence that the nutritional objectives are being achieved.