Impact Evaluation of School Feeding Programs in Lao PDR

Buttenheim, Alison; Alderman, Harold; Friedman, Jed

dc.creator	Buttenheim, Alison
dc.creator	Alderman, Harold
dc.creator	Friedman, Jed
dc.date	2012-03-19T17:59:38Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T17:59:38Z
dc.date	2011-01-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:50:40Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:50:40Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110103114657
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3291
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243787
dc.description	Despite the popularity and widespread implementation of school feeding programs, evidence on the impact of school feeding on school participation and nutritional status is mixed. This study evaluates school feeding programs in three northern districts of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). Feeding modalities included on-site feeding, take-home rations, and a combination. District-level implementation of the intervention sites and selective take-up present considerable evaluation challenges. To address these limitations, the authors use difference-in-difference estimators with propensity-score weighting to construct two plausible counterfactuals. They find minimal evidence that the school feeding schemes increased enrollment or improved children s nutritional status. Several robustness checks and possible explanations for 0 findings are presented.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5518
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ANEMIA
dc.subject	ANIMAL SOURCE FOODS
dc.subject	AVERAGE ATTENDANCE
dc.subject	BOARDING
dc.subject	CAROTENE
dc.subject	CHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	CHILD GROWTH
dc.subject	CHILD HEALTH
dc.subject	CHILD NUTRITION
dc.subject	CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subject	CHILD SURVIVAL
dc.subject	CLASSROOM
dc.subject	COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	COGNITIVE FUNCTION
dc.subject	COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS
dc.subject	CORN
dc.subject	DAILY ATTENDANCE
dc.subject	DAIRY
dc.subject	DIET
dc.subject	EDUCATION ATTAINMENT
dc.subject	EDUCATION OUTCOMES
dc.subject	EDUCATION PROGRAMS
dc.subject	EDUCATION SECTOR
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
dc.subject	EFFECTIVE TEACHING
dc.subject	ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
dc.subject	ENROLLMENT FOR CHILDREN
dc.subject	ENROLLMENT INCREASES
dc.subject	ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN
dc.subject	ENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subject	ETHNIC COMPOSITION
dc.subject	ETHNIC DIVERSITY
dc.subject	ETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subject	EXAM
dc.subject	FIRST GRADE
dc.subject	FOOD ACCESS
dc.subject	FOOD DELIVERY
dc.subject	FOOD DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	FOOD POLICY
dc.subject	FOOD POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject	FOOD PREPARATION
dc.subject	FOOD RATIONS
dc.subject	FOOD STORAGE
dc.subject	FOOD SUPPLEMENTS
dc.subject	FOOD TRANSFERS
dc.subject	FORTIFIED FOODS
dc.subject	FRIENDLY SCHOOLS
dc.subject	GENDER GAP
dc.subject	GIRL STUDENTS
dc.subject	GRADE EXAM
dc.subject	GRADE REPETITION
dc.subject	HIGHER ENROLLMENT
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	HUNGER
dc.subject	HYGIENE
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subject	INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject	IODINE
dc.subject	IRON
dc.subject	IRON DEFICIENCY
dc.subject	LEARNING
dc.subject	LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subject	MALNUTRITION
dc.subject	MEAL
dc.subject	MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
dc.subject	MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY
dc.subject	NET ENROLLMENT
dc.subject	NET ENROLLMENT RATE
dc.subject	NUTRIENT
dc.subject	NUTRITION OUTCOMES
dc.subject	NUTRITION STATUS
dc.subject	NUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subject	NUTRITIONISTS
dc.subject	OLDER CHILDREN
dc.subject	OLDER GIRLS
dc.subject	PASS RATE
dc.subject	PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subject	PRESCHOOLERS
dc.subject	PRIMARY GRADES
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL NET ENROLLMENT
dc.subject	REGULAR ATTENDANCE
dc.subject	RICE
dc.subject	SCHOOL AGE
dc.subject	SCHOOL BREAKFAST
dc.subject	SCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subject	SCHOOL DAY
dc.subject	SCHOOL DAYS
dc.subject	SCHOOL DISTRICT
dc.subject	SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subject	SCHOOL ENTRY
dc.subject	SCHOOL FEEDING
dc.subject	SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS
dc.subject	SCHOOL HOURS
dc.subject	SCHOOL MEALS
dc.subject	SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	SCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subject	SCHOOL SUCCESS
dc.subject	SCHOOL UNIFORMS
dc.subject	SCHOOL YEAR
dc.subject	SCHOOL-AGE
dc.subject	SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
dc.subject	SCHOOLCHILDREN
dc.subject	SCHOOLING
dc.subject	SCHOOLS
dc.subject	SNACKS
dc.subject	STUDENT ATTENDANCE
dc.subject	STUDENT OUTCOMES
dc.subject	SUGAR
dc.subject	TEACHER
dc.subject	TEACHER TRAINING
dc.subject	TEACHERS
dc.subject	VILLAGE LEADERS
dc.subject	VILLAGE LEVEL
dc.subject	VULNERABLE CHILDREN
dc.subject	WEIGHT GAIN
dc.subject	WFP
dc.subject	WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
dc.title	Impact Evaluation of School Feeding Programs in Lao PDR
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	East Asia and Pacific
dc.coverage	East Asia and Pacific
dc.coverage	Southeast Asia
dc.coverage	Asia
dc.coverage	Lao People's Democratic Republic