Over the years, IFPRI’s research, with support from PIM since 2012, has informed important decisions on Egypt’s key safety net programs, including the food subsidy and the national cash transfer programs. This note summarizes some of the most recent ou... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
NEW PUBLICATION: Food subsidies and cash transfers in Egypt
Evaluating general equilibrium benefits and trade-offs By Clemens Breisinger, Yumna Kassim, Sikandra Kurdi, Josée Randriamamonjy, and James Thurlow Most Egyptians receive food subsidies, which are the cornerstone of the country’s social protection syst... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Working Amid War: Assessing Cash Transfers For Nutrition In Yemen
How do you carry out research in the middle of one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world: the civil war in Yemen? This episode features IFPRI Research Fellow Sikandra Kurdi who, in a conversation with Sivan Yosef, tells the story of how Yemen’s... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Research Talks with IFPRI – Episode 10: Working Amid War: Assessing Cash Transfers for Nutrition in Yemen
In January 2020 IFPRI launched a podcast series, which takes listeners along the IFPRI research journey, including the ups and downs of tackling a development problem, implementing cutting-edge research in remote and underserved settings, and working w... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Research Talks with IFPRI – Episode 8: Safety Nets, Safe Households: How Cash Transfers Can Reduce Intimate Partner Violence
In Episode 8, researchers Melissa Hidrobo and Shalini Roy tell the story of how safety nets can lead to safe households, and the role of cash transfers in reducing intimate partner violence. Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
