Can unconditional cash assistance improve household welfare? QUAIDS model for food commodities in Indonesia

Q2 Social Sciences

Development Studies Research Pub Date : 2022-01-25 DOI:10.1080/21665095.2022.2027258

M. Rasyid

引用次数: 2

Abstract

ABSTRACT Expenditure patterns can be taken into consideration in determining the type of government assistance. Without adequate information on household expenditure patterns, cash transfers may not be effective in improving welfare. This study aims to examine the expenditure patterns of households receiving cash assistance in Indonesia. The expenditure pattern is estimated using the Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System (QUAIDS). Four groups of expenditure types for food were examined: rice, staple food, beverages, tobacco and alcoholic beverages. The result showed that the largest predicted expenditure is for the purchase of staple food. Income elasticity for staple food is relatively highest than all other types of food. On the other hand, the price elasticity of tobacco and alcoholic beverages is relatively inelastic (lowest) compared to other food products. These results indicate that the provision of cash transfers for poor households has the potential to increase household welfare through increasing staple food consumption.

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无条件现金援助能改善家庭福利吗？印度尼西亚食品商品的QUAIDS模型

在确定政府援助的类型时，可以考虑支出模式。如果没有关于家庭支出模式的充分资料，现金转移可能无法有效地改善福利。本研究旨在考察印尼接受现金援助的家庭的支出模式。使用二次几乎理想需求系统(QUAIDS)估计支出模式。研究了四组食品支出类型:大米、主食、饮料、烟草和酒精饮料。结果显示，最大的预测支出是购买主食。主食的收入弹性相对于所有其他类型的食物是最高的。另一方面，与其他食品相比，烟草和酒精饮料的价格弹性相对较弱(最低)。这些结果表明，向贫困家庭提供现金转移有可能通过增加主食消费来增加家庭福利。

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Development Studies Research Social Sciences-Development

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3.20

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12 weeks

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