Private transfers, public transfers, and food insecurity during the time of COVID-19: Evidence from Bangladesh
Ahmed, Akhter · Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab · Gilligan, Daniel O. · Hoddinott, John F. · Roy, Shalini
Jan 2023 · IFPRI Discussion Paper Book 1 · Intl Food Policy Res Inst
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In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, interest has grown in what kinds of assistance protect household food security during shocks. We study rural and urban Bangladesh from 2018-19 to late 2021, assessing how pre-pandemic access to social safety net programs and private remittances relate to household food insecurity during the pandemic. Using longitudinal data and estimating differences-in-differences models with household fixed effects, we find that pre-pandemic access to social protection is associated with significant reductions in food insecurity in all rounds collected during the pandemic, particularly in our urban sample. However, pre-pandemic access to remittances shows no similar protective effect.
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