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Food for Thought?

Experimental Evidence on the Learning Impacts of a Large-Scale School Feeding Program

Elisabetta Aurino, Aulo Gelli, Clement Adamba, Isaac Osei-Akoto and Harold Alderman
Journal of Human Resources, January 2023, 58 (1) 74-111; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.3.1019-10515R1
Elisabetta Aurino
Elisabetta Aurino is an assistant professor in development economics at the University of Barcelona School of Economics ().
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Aulo Gelli
Clement Adamba is research fellow at the School of Education and Leadership, University of Ghana.
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Clement Adamba
Isaac Osei-Akoto is senior research fellow at the Institute of Statistical, Social, and Economic Research at the University of Ghana.
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Aulo Gelli and Harold Alderman are senior research fellows at the International Food Policy Research Institute.
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Aulo Gelli and Harold Alderman are senior research fellows at the International Food Policy Research Institute.
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ABSTRACT

There is limited experimental evidence on the effects of large-scale, government-led interventions on human capital in resource-constrained settings. We report results from a randomized trial of the government of Ghana's school feeding. After two years, the program led to moderate average increases in math and literacy standardized scores among pupils in treatment communities and to larger achievement gains for girls and disadvantaged children and regions. Improvements in child schooling, cognition, and nutrition constituted suggestive impact mechanisms, especially for educationally disadvantaged groups. The program combined equitable human capital accumulation with social protection, contributing to the “learning for all” sustainable development agenda.

JEL Classification:
  • I210
  • I24
  • I250
  • O120
  • Received October 2019.
  • Accepted September 2020.

This open access article is distributed under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0) and is freely available online at: http://jhr.uwpress.org

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