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Do Conditional Cash Transfers Improve Diets? Evidence from Indonesia's Program Keluarga Harapan

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Nazara_cornell_0058O_12660.pdf (470.98 KB)
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https://doi.org/10.7298/dkga-6a24
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/126266
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Author
Nazara, Livia
Abstract

This study aims to examine the impact of Indonesia’s conditional cash transfer (CCT) called Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH) on household dietary-related outcomes using longitudinal data from the Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS) spanning the period of 2007-2014. Through a Propensity-Score Matching (PSM) with a Difference-in-Differences (DiD) approach, this study estimates the causal effect of PKH on household dietary diversity and food expenditures. I find that there are no statistically significant effects of PKH participation towards household dietary diversity scores (HDDS). However, PKH beneficiaries in the sample tend to spend more on food: mostly staples (cereals), eggs, milk, and milk products. This study contributes to the literature in two ways, by complementing existing international CCT literature and adding new evidence for PKH impact evaluation on diets at the household-level.

Description
54 pages
Date Issued
2026-05
Keywords
Cash Transfers
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CCT
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Development
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Diets
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Economics
Committee Chair
Hoddinott, John
Committee Member
Constas, Mark
Degree Discipline
Applied Economics and Management
Degree Name
M.S., Applied Economics and Management
Degree Level
Master of Science
Type
dissertation or thesis

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