Wic and the Paradox of in-Kind Transfers
- 1 July 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Public Finance Quarterly
- Vol. 6 (3) , 359-380
- https://doi.org/10.1177/109114217800600308
Abstract
The behavior of both recipients and administrators tends to convert in-kind Abstract welfare assistance into cash assistance. Therefore, reduction of recipients' utility through constraints on their behavior is not an issue in evaluating in-kind transfers. The main disadvantage of in-kind transfers is instead their reduction of recipients' and donors' utility through excess administrative cost and misdirection of benefits. These patterns are illustrated in the operating experience of WIC, a nutrition program for low-income mothers and children.Keywords
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- Distributional Externalities and the Optimal Form of Income TransfersPublic Finance Quarterly, 1973