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No 12-2015, Working Paper Series from School of Economics and Business, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Abstract: Several countries have made targeted input subsidy programs an integral part of their policies for improving food security. Given the programs' often centralized structure and targeting of private goods nation-wide, these may also serve as instruments for garnering electoral support. I investigate to what extent distributions from such a program was altered leading up to the 2009 Malawian presidential election, comparing the allocations of fertilizer vouchers in the last season prior to this relative to other seasons. I do not nd evidence of targeting at the incumbent's core supporters, whereas swing supporters receive on average more fertilizer vouchers in the 2008/09 season relative to other seasons. This increase comes at the expense of the main opponents' core supporters, whom receive on average fewer vouchers. These ndings add to the broader set of questions of whether targeted subsidies is the right approach for improving food security, and if so how.
Keywords: fertilizer subsidies; elections; Malawi (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D72 H53 O13 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2015-06-03
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JEL-codes: D72 H53 O13 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2015-06-03
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