Food subsidy or cash transfer: Impact of the food subsidy reform on Egyptian households

The Egyptian food subsidy system plays an important role in providing basic goods at low prices, to households, especially the poorest ones. However, the system has been through different reforms to decrease its cost and improve its targeting efficiency. This paper studies the impact of removing the...

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Published in:	New Medit
Main Authors:	RACHA RAMADAN, RANA HOSNI
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bologna University press 2018-09-01
Subjects:	cash transfer egypt food subsidies household’s consumption mixed demand system
Online Access:	https://newmedit.iamb.it/2018/09/15/food-subsidy-or-cash-transfer-impact-of-the-food-subsidy-reform-on-egyptian-households/

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