Sikandra Kurdi

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First Name:	Sikandra
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Last Name:	Kurdi
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Affiliation

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)
http://www.ifpri.org/
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Citations

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Working papers

1. Allen IV, James & Gilligan, Daniel O. & Kurdi, Sikandra & Shokry, Nada & Yassa, Basma, 2025. "Gendered work norms in Egypt: Evidence on preferences and social perceptions," Project notes 178587, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

   Cited by:

   1. Pecorari, Natalia & Cuesta Leiva, Jose Antonio, 2026. "Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Norms : A Machine Learning Analysis of the Arab Republic of Egypt," Policy Research Working Paper Series 11372, The World Bank.

2. Ecker, Olivier & ElAzzouzi, Adra & Kurdi, Sikandra & Qasem, Adeeb, 2023. "Unlocking the power of partnership to address Yemen’s food crisis and strengthen food system resilience," Issue briefs November 2023, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

   Cited by:

   1. Jovanovic, Nina & Darwish, Maram & Kurdi, Sikandra & Yamauchi, Futoshi, 2025. "Impact evaluation of a solar powered drip irrigation intervention in eastern Yemen," MENA working papers 179397, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

3. Raouf, Mariam & Kurdi, Sikandra & Cicowiez, Martin & Lofgren, Hans & Yassa, Basma & Kamaly, Ahmed & Helmy, Gamel, 2023. "Egypt’s Haya Karima Initiative: An assessment of its rural and economywide impacts," MENA policy notes 23, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

   Cited by:

   1. Konstantin Kolev & Maya Tsoklinova, 2023. "Economic Interventionism Under Pandemic Conditions: Similarities And Differences On EU Level," Economic Archive, D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics, Svishtov, Bulgaria, issue 1 Year 20, pages 55-74.
   2. El-Enbaby, Hoda & Hollingsworth, Bruce & Maystadt, Jean-François & Singhal, Saurabh, 2024. "Cash transfers and mental health in Egypt," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 54(C).

4. Abay, Kibrom A. & Abdelfattah, Lina Alaaeldin & Elkaramany, Mohamed & Elsabbagh, Dalia & Kurdi, Sikandra, 2023. "Nutrition-sensitive food distribution amidst inflationary shock: Evidence from a randomized intervention in Egypt," IFPRI discussion papers 2218, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

   Cited by:

   1. Mahmoud, Mai & Kurdi, Sikandra, 2025. "Targeting of food aid programs: Evidence from Egypt," IFPRI discussion papers 2393, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
      • Mahmoud, Mai & Kurdi, Sikandra, 2025. "Targeting of food aid programs: Evidence from Egypt," GSSP working papers 2393, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
   2. Abushama, Hala & Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw & Abay, Kibrom A. & Siddig, Khalid, 2025. "Intrahousehold preferences for humanitarian assistance—Who prefers what: Evidence from internally displaced households in Sudan," ReSAKSS issue notes 26, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

5. Abay, Kibrom A. & Breisinger, Clemens & Glauber, Joseph W. & Kurdi, Sikandra & Laborde Debucquet, David & Siddig, Khalid, 2022. "The Russia-Ukraine crisis: Implications for global and regional food security and potential policy responses," MENA working papers 39, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

   Cited by:

   1. Ahn, Soojung & Kim, Dongin & Steinbach, Sandro, 2023. "Global Grain Trade Implications of the Russia-Ukraine War," 2023 Annual Meeting, July 23-25, Washington D.C. 335482, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
   2. Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr. & Abay, Kibrom A., 2023. "Smallholder farmers’ participation in profitable value chains and contract farming: Evidence from irrigated agriculture in Egypt," 2023 Seventh AAAE/60th AEASA Conference, September 18-21, 2023, Durban, South Africa 365884, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).
   3. Kübra Akyol Özcan, 2023. "Food Price Bubbles: Food Price Indices of Turkey, the FAO, the OECD, and the IMF," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-21, June.
   4. Abay, Kibrom A. & Abdelfattah, Lina & Breisinger, Clemens & Siddig, Khalid, 2023. "Evaluating cereal market (dis)integration in less developed and fragile markets: The case of Sudan," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 114(C).
      • Abay, Kibrom & Abdelfattah, Lina Alaaeldin & Breisinger, Clemens & Siddig, Khalid H. A., 2023. "Evaluating Cereal Market (Dis)Integration in Less Developed and Fragile Markets: The Case of Sudan," 2023 Annual Meeting, July 23-25, Washington D.C. 335634, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
   5. Soojung Ahn & Dongin Kim & Sandro Steinbach, 2023. "The impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on grain and oilseed trade," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 39(1), pages 291-299, January.
   6. Davood Poursina & K. Aleks Schaefer & Sidany Hilburn & Tuff Johnson, 2024. "Economic impacts of the Black Sea Grain Initiative," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 75(1), pages 457-464, February.

6. El-Enbaby, Hoda & Elsabbagh, Dalia & Gilligan, Daniel O. & Karachiwalla, Naureen & Koch, Bastien & Kurdi, Sikandra, 2022. "Impact evaluation report: Egypt’s Takaful Cash Transfer Program: Second round report," MENA working papers 40, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

   Cited by:

   1. El-Enbaby, Hoda & Hollingsworth, Bruce & Maystadt, Jean-François & Singhal, Saurabh, 2024. "Cash transfers and mental health in Egypt," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 54(C).

7. Abay, Kibrom A. & Yonzan, Nishant & Kurdi, Sikandra & Tafere, Kibrom, 2022. "Poverty and the role of social protection systems in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic," MENA policy notes 23, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

   Cited by:

   1. Doan,Miki Khanh & Hill,Ruth & Hallegatte,Stephane & Corral Rodas,Paul Andres & Brunckhorst,Ben James & Nguyen,Minh & Freije-Rodriguez,Samuel & Naikal,Esther G., 2023. "Counting People Exposed to, Vulnerable to, or at High Risk From Climate Shocks — A Methodology," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10619, The World Bank.
   2. Konstantin Kolev & Maya Tsoklinova, 2023. "Economic Interventionism Under Pandemic Conditions: Similarities And Differences On EU Level," Economic Archive, D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics, Svishtov, Bulgaria, issue 1 Year 20, pages 55-74.

8. Abay, Kibrom A. & Yonzan, Nishant & Kurdi, Sikandra & Tafere, Kibrom, 2022. "Revisiting poverty trends and the role of social protection systems in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic," IFPRI discussion papers 2142, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
   • Kibrom A Abay & Nishant Yonzan & Sikandra Kurdi & Kibrom Tafere, 2023. "Revisiting Poverty Trends and the Role of Social Protection Systems in Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 32(Supplemen), pages 44-68.
   • Abay,Kibrom A. & Yonzan,Nishant & Kurdi,Sikandra Smith & Hirfrfot,Kibrom Tafere, 2022. "Revisiting Poverty Trends and the Role of Social Protection Systems in Africa during theCOVID-19 Pandemic," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10172, The World Bank.

   Cited by:

   1. Konstantin Kolev & Maya Tsoklinova, 2023. "Economic Interventionism Under Pandemic Conditions: Similarities And Differences On EU Level," Economic Archive, D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics, Svishtov, Bulgaria, issue 1 Year 20, pages 55-74.

9. El Shabrawy, Atef & Gilligan, Daniel O. & Kurdi, Sikandra & Palloni, Giordano & Yassa, Basma, 2022. "Forsa pilot program and evaluation plan," MENA working papers 38, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

   Cited by:

   1. El-Enbaby, Hoda & Hollingsworth, Bruce & Maystadt, Jean-François & Singhal, Saurabh, 2024. "Cash transfers and mental health in Egypt," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 54(C).

10. Breisinger, Clemens & Kassim, Yumna & Kurdi, Sikandra & Randriamamonjy, Josée & Thurlow, James, 2021. "Food subsidies and cash transfers in Egypt: Evaluating general equilibrium benefits and trade-offs," MENA working papers 34, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

    Cited by:

    1. Kibrom A Abay & Nishant Yonzan & Sikandra Kurdi & Kibrom Tafere, 2023. "Revisiting Poverty Trends and the Role of Social Protection Systems in Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 32(Supplemen), pages 44-68.
       • Abay,Kibrom A. & Yonzan,Nishant & Kurdi,Sikandra Smith & Hirfrfot,Kibrom Tafere, 2022. "Revisiting Poverty Trends and the Role of Social Protection Systems in Africa during theCOVID-19 Pandemic," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10172, The World Bank.
       • Abay, Kibrom A. & Yonzan, Nishant & Kurdi, Sikandra & Tafere, Kibrom, 2022. "Revisiting poverty trends and the role of social protection systems in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic," IFPRI discussion papers 2142, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    2. Ahmed Abdalla & Till Stellmacher & Mathias Becker, 2023. "Wheat Farmers’ Perception of Constraints and Their Adaptive Capacity to Changing Demands in Egypt," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-20, August.

11. Kurdi, Sikandra & Mahmoud, Mai & Abay, Kibrom A. & Breisinger, Clemens, 2020. "Too much of a good thing? Evidence that fertilizer subsidies lead to overapplication in Egypt," MENA working papers 27, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

    Cited by:

    1. Weiqi Pei & Weiran Pei, 2022. "Empirical Study on the Impact of Government Environmental Subsidies on Environmental Performance of Heavily Polluting Enterprises Based on the Regulating Effect of Internal Control," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(1), pages 1-17, December.
    2. Kibrom A. Abay & Lina Abdelfattah & Hoda El‐Enbaby & Mai Mahmoud & Clemens Breisinger, 2022. "Plot size and sustainable input intensification in smallholder irrigated agriculture: Evidence from Egypt," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 53(5), pages 792-810, September.
    3. Morão, Hugo, 2025. "The economic consequences of fertilizer supply shocks," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 133(C).
    4. Trachtman, Carly & Hill, Ruth Vargas, 2025. "Targeting of beneficiaries in chemical fertilizer subsidy programs: State of knowledge and evidence gaps," IFPRI working papers 178957, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    5. Kibrom A. Abay & Mehari H. Abay & Mulubrhan Amare & Guush Berhane & Ermias Aynekulu, 2022. "Mismatch between soil nutrient deficiencies and fertilizer applications: Implications for yield responses in Ethiopia," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 53(2), pages 215-230, March.

12. Nguyen, Trang & de Brauw, Alan & van den Berg, Marrit & Phuong Ha, Do Thi, 2020. "Testing methods to increase consumption of healthy foods: Evidence from a school-based field experiment in Viet Nam," IFPRI discussion papers 1939, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

    Cited by:

    1. I. D. Brouwer & M. J. Liere & A. Brauw & P. Dominguez-Salas & A. Herforth & G. Kennedy & C. Lachat & E. B. Omosa & E. F. Talsma & S. Vandevijvere & J. Fanzo & M. Ruel, 2021. "Reverse thinking: taking a healthy diet perspective towards food systems transformations," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 13(6), pages 1497-1523, December.

13. Lasse Brune & Dean Karlan & Sikandra Kurdi & Christopher Udry, 2020. "Social Protection Amidst Social Upheaval: Examining the Impact of a Multi-Faceted Program for Ultra-Poor Households in Yemen," Working Papers 543, Center for Global Development.
    • Brune, Lasse & Karlan, Dean & Kurdi, Sikandra & Udry, Christopher, 2022. "Social protection amidst social upheaval: Examining the impact of a multi-faceted program for ultra-poor households in Yemen," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 155(C).
    • Karlan, Dean & Brune, Lasse & Kurdi, Sikandra & Udry, Christopher, 2020. "Social Protection Amidst Social Upheaval: Examining the Impact of a Multi-Faceted Program for Ultra-Poor Households in Yemen," CEPR Discussion Papers 15124, Centre for Economic Policy Research.
    • Lasse Brune & Dean Karlan & Sikandra Kurdi & Christopher R. Udry, 2020. "Social Protection amidst Social Upheaval: Examining the Impact of a Multi-Faceted Program for Ultra-Poor Households in Yemen," NBER Working Papers 27583, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

    Cited by:

    1. Liu, Jiacheng & Wang, Yaojing & Yao, Yi, 2024. "Anticipated benefit termination and health care consumption responses: Evidence from a quasi-experiment," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 227(C).
    2. Chaouech, Olfa, 2023. "Assessment of multidimensional poverty alleviation effort in Tunisia," MPRA Paper 127387, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 01 Sep 2025.
    3. Hidrobo, Melissa & Peterman, Amber & Kumar, Neha & Lambon-Quayefio, Monica & Roy, Shalini & Gilligan, Daniel O. & Paz, Florencia, 2024. "Social protection and gender: policy, practice and research," IFPRI discussion papers 2257, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    4. Ardiyanto Gai & Rustiadi Ernan & Akhmad Fauzi & Baba Barus & Dekka Putra, 2025. "Poverty Reduction Through Adaptive Social Protection and Spatial Poverty Model in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia’s National Strategic Tourism Areas," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(2), pages 1-17, January.
    5. Akresh,Richard & Halim,Daniel Zefanya & Kleemans,Marieke, 2021. "Long-Term and Intergenerational Effects of Education : Evidence from School Construction in Indonesia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9559, The World Bank.
       • Richard Akresh & Daniel Halim & Marieke Kleemans, 2023. "Long-Term and Intergenerational Effects of Education: Evidence from School Construction in Indonesia," The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 133(650), pages 582-612.
       • Richard Akresh & Daniel Halim & Marieke Kleemans, 2018. "Long-term and Intergenerational Effects of Education: Evidence from School Construction in Indonesia," NBER Working Papers 25265, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    6. Leight, Jessica & Hirvonen, Kalle & Karachiwalla, Naureen & Rakshit, Deboleena, 2025. "Displacement and development: Evidence from a graduation program for Somalia’s ultra-poor," IFPRI discussion papers 2356, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    7. Marguerie, Alicia C. & Premand, Patrick, 2023. "Savings Facilitation or Capital Injection ? Impacts and Spillovers of Livelihood Interventions in Post-Conflict Côte d’Ivoire," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10563, The World Bank.
    8. Bedoya, Guadalupe & Belyakova, Yulia & Coville, Aidan & Escande, Thomas & Isaqzadeh,Mohammad & Ndiaye, Aminata, 2023. "The Enduring Impacts of a Big Push during Multiple Crises : Experimental Evidence from Afghanistan," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10596, The World Bank.
    9. Leight, Jessica & Gilligan, Daniel & Hidrobo, Melissa & Alderman, Harold & Mulford, Michael, 2026. "Can a light-touch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes? Evidence from Ethiopia," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 179(C).
       • Leight, Jessica & Alderman, Harold & Gilligan, Daniel O. & Hidrobo, Melissa & Mulford, Michael, 2023. "Can a light-touch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes? Evidence from Ethiopia," IFPRI discussion papers 2203, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    10. Gazeaud, Jules & Khan, Nausheen & Mvukiyehe, Eric & Sterck, Olivier, 2023. "With or without him? Experimental evidence on cash grants and gender-sensitive trainings in Tunisia," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 165(C).
        • Jules Gazeaud & Nausheen Khan & Eric Mvukiyehe & Olivier Sterck, 2023. "With or without him? Experimental evidence on cash grants and gender-sensitive trainings in Tunisia," Post-Print hal-04364356, HAL.
    11. Hirvonen, Kalle & Leight, Jessica & Gilligan, Daniel O. & Mesfin, Hiwot Mekonnen & Mulford, Michael & Tesfaye, Haleluya, 2025. "The impact of a nutrition-sensitive graduation model program on child nutrition: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia," GSSP working papers 2391, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
        • Hirvonen, Kalle & Leight, Jessica & Gilligan, Daniel O. & Mesfin, Hiwot Mekonnen & Mulford, Michael & Tesfaye, Haleluya, 2025. "The impact of a nutrition-sensitive graduation model program on child nutrition: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia," IFPRI discussion papers 2391, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    12. Angelucci, Manuela & Heath, Rachel & Noble, Eva, 2023. "Multifaceted programs targeting women in fragile settings: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 164(C).

14. Kurdi, Sikandra & Breisinger, Clemens & Ibrahim, Hosam & Ghorpade, Yashodhan & Al-Ahmadi, Afrah, 2019. "Responding to conflict: Does “Cash Plus†work for preventing malnutrition? New evidence from an impact evaluation of Yemen’s Cash for Nutrition Program," Policy briefs 9780896293601, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

    Cited by:

    1. Carrasco Azzini, Giuseppe & Conti, Valentina & Holleman, Cindy & Smulders, Mark, "undated". "Best practices in addressing the major drivers of food security and nutrition to transform food systems," FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study 330809, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA).

15. Kurdi, Sikandra & Ghorpade, Yashodhan & Ibrahim, Hosam, 2019. "The cash for nutrition intervention in Yemen: Impact evaluation study," MENA working papers 19, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

    Cited by:

    1. Kurdi, Sikandra, 2021. "The nutritional benefits of cash transfers in humanitarian crises: evidence from Yemen," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 148(C).
    2. Tandon, Sharad & Vishwanath, Tara, 2021. "How well is humanitarian assistance targeted in fragile environments? Evidence from the announcement of a food emergency in Yemen," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 102(C).

16. El-Enbaby, Hoda & Gilligan, Daniel O. & Karachiwalla, Naureen & Kassim, Yumna & Kurdi, Sikandra, 2019. "Cash transfers and women’s control over decision-making and labor supply in Egypt," MENA working papers 25, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

    Cited by:

    1. Bryan, Gharad & Chowdhury, Shyamal & Mobarak, Ahmed Mushfiq & Morten, Melanie & Smits, Joeri, 2021. "Encouragement and Distortionary Effects of Conditional Cash Transfers," IZA Discussion Papers 14326, IZA Network @ LISER.
    2. Etienne Lwamba & Shannon Shisler & Will Ridlehoover & Meital Kupfer & Nkululeko Tshabalala & Promise Nduku & Laurenz Langer & Sean Grant & Ada Sonnenfeld & Daniela Anda & John Eyers & Birte Snilstveit, 2022. "Strengthening women's empowerment and gender equality in fragile contexts towards peaceful and inclusive societies: A systematic review and meta‐analysis," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 18(1), March.

17. ElDidi, Hagar & El-Enbaby, Hoda & Kassim, Yumna & Kurdi, Sikandra & Petesch, Patti & Moataz, Yasmine & Goessinger, Karim-Yassin, 2018. "Impact evaluation study for Egypt's Takaful and Karama cash transfer program: Part 2: Qualitative Report," MENA working papers 15, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

    Cited by:

    1. Etienne Lwamba & Shannon Shisler & Will Ridlehoover & Meital Kupfer & Nkululeko Tshabalala & Promise Nduku & Laurenz Langer & Sean Grant & Ada Sonnenfeld & Daniela Anda & John Eyers & Birte Snilstveit, 2022. "Strengthening women's empowerment and gender equality in fragile contexts towards peaceful and inclusive societies: A systematic review and meta‐analysis," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 18(1), March.
    2. El-Enbaby, Hoda & Hollingsworth, Bruce & Maystadt, Jean-François & Singhal, Saurabh, 2024. "Cash transfers and mental health in Egypt," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 54(C).
    3. Kosec, Katrina & Mo, Cecilia Hyunjung & Schmidt, Emily & Song, Jie, 2021. "Perceptions of relative deprivation and women’s empowerment," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 138(C).

18. Breisinger, Clemens & Gilligan, Daniel O. & Karachiwalla, Naureen & Kurdi, Sikandra & El-Enbaby, Hoda & Jilani, Amir Hamza & Thai, Giang, 2018. "Impact evaluation study for Egypt's Takaful and Karama cash transfer program: Part 1: Quantitative report," MENA working papers 14, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

    Cited by:

    1. Etienne Lwamba & Shannon Shisler & Will Ridlehoover & Meital Kupfer & Nkululeko Tshabalala & Promise Nduku & Laurenz Langer & Sean Grant & Ada Sonnenfeld & Daniela Anda & John Eyers & Birte Snilstveit, 2022. "Strengthening women's empowerment and gender equality in fragile contexts towards peaceful and inclusive societies: A systematic review and meta‐analysis," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 18(1), March.

19. Kassim, Yumna & Mahmoud, Mai & Kurdi, Sikandra & Breisinger, Clemens, 2018. "An agricultural policy review of Egypt: First steps towards a new strategy," MENA working papers 11, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

    Cited by:

    1. Catharien Terwisscha van Scheltinga & Angel Miguel Garcia & Gert-Jan Wilbers & Hanneke Heesmans & Rutger Dankers & Eric Smaling, 2021. "Unravelling the interplay between water and food systems in arid and semi-arid environments: the case of Egypt," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 13(5), pages 1145-1161, October.
    2. Abdelkader, Mahmood & Sliuzas, Richard & Boerboom, Luc & Zevenbergen, Jaap, 2022. "The unintended consequences of Egypt's institutional land regime on unplanned settlement growth in the Nile Valley," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 113(C).
    3. Terwisscha van Scheltinga, Catharien & de Miguel Garcia, Angel & Wilbers, Gert-Jan & Wolters, Wouter & Heesmans, Hanneke & Dankers, Rutger & Smit, Robert & Smaling, Eric, "undated". "IFAD Research Series 81: Food and water systems in semi-arid regions – case study: Egypt," IFAD Research Series 322002, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
    4. Kibrom A. Abay & Lina Abdelfattah & Hoda El‐Enbaby & Mai Mahmoud & Clemens Breisinger, 2022. "Plot size and sustainable input intensification in smallholder irrigated agriculture: Evidence from Egypt," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 53(5), pages 792-810, September.
    5. Keith Fuglie & Boubaker Dhehibi & Ali Ahmed Ibrahim El Shahat & Aden Aw‐Hassan, 2021. "Water, Policy, and Productivity in Egyptian Agriculture," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 103(4), pages 1378-1397, August.
    6. Samaa Mohy & Khadija El Aasar & Yasmin Sakr, 2023. "Decomposition Analysis of Virtual Water Outflows for Major Egyptian Exporting Crops to the European Union," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-19, March.
    7. Ahmed Abdalla & Till Stellmacher & Mathias Becker, 2022. "Trends and Prospects of Change in Wheat Self-Sufficiency in Egypt," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-12, December.

20. Breisinger, Clemens & ElDidi, Hagar & El-Enbaby, Hoda & Gilligan, Daniel O. & Karachiwalla, Naureen & Kassim, Yumna & Kurdi, Sikandra & Jilani, Amir Hamza & Thai, Giang, 2018. "Egypt’s Takaful and Karama cash transfer program: Evaluation of program impacts and recommendations," Policy briefs 978-089629-596-4, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

    Cited by:

    1. Carolina Bloch & Charlotte Bilo & Imane Helmy & Rafael Guerreiro Osorio & Fábio Veras Soares, 2019. "Fiscal space for child-sensitive social protection in the MENA region," Research Report 36, International Policy Centre.
       • Carolina Bloch, 2019. "Fiscal space for child-sensitive social protection in the MENA region," One Pager 427, International Policy Centre.
    2. Breisinger, Clemens & Mukashov, Askar & Raouf, Mariam & Wiebelt, Manfred, 2019. "Energy subsidy reform for growth and equity in Egypt: The approach matters," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 129(C), pages 661-671.
       • Breisinger, Clemens & Mukashov, Askar & Raouf, Mariam & Wiebelt, Manfred, 2019. "Energy subsidy reform for growth and equity in Egypt: The approach matters," Open Access Publications from Kiel Institute for the World Economy 261844, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
    3. Auktor, Georgeta Vidican & Loewe, Markus, 2021. "Subsidy reforms in the Middle East and North Africa: Strategic options and their consequences for the social contract," IDOS Discussion Papers 12/2021, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).
    4. Helmy, Imane & Ghoneim, Hebatallah & Siddig, Khalid, 2019. "Implementing Cash Transfer Programmes in Egypt Differently: An Economic Impact Analysis," Conference papers 333055, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project.

21. Breisinger, Clemens & El-Enbaby, Hoda & ElDidi, Hagar & Gilligan, Daniel & Jilani, Amir Hamza & Karachiwalla, Naureen & Kassim, Yumna & Kurdi, Sikandra & Thai, Giang, 2018. "Egypt's Takaful and Karama cash transfer program: Evaluation of program impacts and recommendations [in Arabic]," Policy briefs 978-089629-587-1, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

    Cited by:

    1. Breisinger, Clemens & Mukashov, Askar & Raouf, Mariam & Wiebelt, Manfred, 2019. "Energy subsidy reform for growth and equity in Egypt: The approach matters," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 129(C), pages 661-671.
       • Breisinger, Clemens & Mukashov, Askar & Raouf, Mariam & Wiebelt, Manfred, 2019. "Energy subsidy reform for growth and equity in Egypt: The approach matters," Open Access Publications from Kiel Institute for the World Economy 261844, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
    2. Kosec, Katrina & Mo, Cecilia Hyunjung & Schmidt, Emily & Song, Jie, 2021. "Perceptions of relative deprivation and women’s empowerment," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 138(C).
    3. Auktor, Georgeta Vidican & Loewe, Markus, 2021. "Subsidy reforms in the Middle East and North Africa: Strategic options and their consequences for the social contract," IDOS Discussion Papers 12/2021, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).
    4. Helmy, Imane & Ghoneim, Hebatallah & Siddig, Khalid, 2019. "Implementing Cash Transfer Programmes in Egypt Differently: An Economic Impact Analysis," Conference papers 333055, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project.

22. Christian, Sikandra & de Janvry, Alain & Egel, Daniel & Sadoulet, Elisabeth, 2015. "Quantitative Evaluation of the Social Fund for Development Labor Intensive Works Program (LIWP)," Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series qt2s5230h2, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley.

    Cited by:

    1. Kurdi, Sikandra, 2021. "The nutritional benefits of cash transfers in humanitarian crises: evidence from Yemen," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 148(C).
    2. Jules Gazeaud & Victor Stephane, 2020. "Productive Workfare? Evidence from Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Program," Working Papers halshs-03082420, HAL.
       • Jules Gazeaud & Victor Stephane, 2022. "Productive Workfare? Evidence from Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Program," Post-Print halshs-03621243, HAL.
       • Jules Gazeaud & Victor Stephane, 2020. "Productive workfare? Evidence from Ethiopia s productive safety net program," NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series wp2003, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA.
       • Jules Gazeaud & Victor Stephane, 2020. "Productive Workfare? Evidence from Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Program," Working Papers 2037, Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon St-Etienne (GATE Lyon St-Etienne), Université de Lyon.
       • Jules Gazeaud & Victor Stephane, 2023. "Productive Workfare? Evidence from Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Program," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 105(1), pages 265-290, January.
    3. Jules Gazeaud & Eric Mvukiyehe & Olivier Sterck, 2019. "Cash Transfers and Migration: Theory and Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial," CSAE Working Paper Series 2019-16, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
       • Jules Gazeaud & Eric Mvukiyehe & Olivier Sterck, 2020. "Cash transfers and migration: theory and evidence from a randomized controlled trial," NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series wp2004, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA.
       • Jules Gazeaud & Eric Mvukiyehe & Olivier Sterck, 2022. "Cash Transfers and Migration: Theory and Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial," Post-Print hal-03512282, HAL.
       • Jules Gazeaud & Eric Mvukiyehe & Olivier Sterck, 2023. "Cash Transfers and Migration: Theory and Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 105(1), pages 143-157, January.
    4. Gehrke, Esther & Hartwig, Renate, 2018. "Productive Effects of Public Works Programs: What do we know? What should we know?," OSF Preprints mpksj, Center for Open Science.
       • Gehrke, Esther & Hartwig, Renate, 2018. "Productive effects of public works programs: What do we know? What should we know?," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 107(C), pages 111-124.
    5. Gehrke, Esther & Hartwig, Renate, 2015. "How can public works programmes create sustainable employment?," IDOS Discussion Papers 11/2015, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).
    6. Brune, Lasse & Karlan, Dean & Kurdi, Sikandra & Udry, Christopher, 2022. "Social protection amidst social upheaval: Examining the impact of a multi-faceted program for ultra-poor households in Yemen," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 155(C).
       • Karlan, Dean & Brune, Lasse & Kurdi, Sikandra & Udry, Christopher, 2020. "Social Protection Amidst Social Upheaval: Examining the Impact of a Multi-Faceted Program for Ultra-Poor Households in Yemen," CEPR Discussion Papers 15124, Centre for Economic Policy Research.
       • Lasse Brune & Dean Karlan & Sikandra Kurdi & Christopher Udry, 2020. "Social Protection Amidst Social Upheaval: Examining the Impact of a Multi-Faceted Program for Ultra-Poor Households in Yemen," Working Papers 543, Center for Global Development.
       • Lasse Brune & Dean Karlan & Sikandra Kurdi & Christopher R. Udry, 2020. "Social Protection amidst Social Upheaval: Examining the Impact of a Multi-Faceted Program for Ultra-Poor Households in Yemen," NBER Working Papers 27583, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

Articles

1. Clemens Breisinger & Yumna Kassim & Sikandra Kurdi & Josee Randriamamonjy & James Thurlow, 2024. "From Food Subsidies to Cash Transfers: Assessing Economy-Wide Benefits and Trade-Offs in Egypt," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 33(2), pages 109-129.

   Cited by:

   1. Nimonka Bayale & Tomgouani Lanie & Eric Allara Ngaba & Madow Nagou & Kokou Abah, 2024. "From food inflation to cash transfers and food subsidies: Assessing impacts on households' consumption and welfare in Togo," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 36(4), pages 621-632, December.
   2. Na Chen, 2024. "Income insecurity and social protection: Examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic across income groups," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(9), pages 1-22, September.
   3. Mahmoud, Mai & Kurdi, Sikandra, 2025. "Targeting of food aid programs: Evidence from Egypt," IFPRI discussion papers 2393, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
      • Mahmoud, Mai & Kurdi, Sikandra, 2025. "Targeting of food aid programs: Evidence from Egypt," GSSP working papers 2393, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

2. Kibrom A Abay & Nishant Yonzan & Sikandra Kurdi & Kibrom Tafere, 2023. "Revisiting Poverty Trends and the Role of Social Protection Systems in Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 32(Supplemen), pages 44-68.
   • Abay,Kibrom A. & Yonzan,Nishant & Kurdi,Sikandra Smith & Hirfrfot,Kibrom Tafere, 2022. "Revisiting Poverty Trends and the Role of Social Protection Systems in Africa during theCOVID-19 Pandemic," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10172, The World Bank.
   • Abay, Kibrom A. & Yonzan, Nishant & Kurdi, Sikandra & Tafere, Kibrom, 2022. "Revisiting poverty trends and the role of social protection systems in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic," IFPRI discussion papers 2142, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
   See citations under working paper version above.
3. Brune, Lasse & Karlan, Dean & Kurdi, Sikandra & Udry, Christopher, 2022. "Social protection amidst social upheaval: Examining the impact of a multi-faceted program for ultra-poor households in Yemen," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 155(C).
   • Karlan, Dean & Brune, Lasse & Kurdi, Sikandra & Udry, Christopher, 2020. "Social Protection Amidst Social Upheaval: Examining the Impact of a Multi-Faceted Program for Ultra-Poor Households in Yemen," CEPR Discussion Papers 15124, Centre for Economic Policy Research.
   • Lasse Brune & Dean Karlan & Sikandra Kurdi & Christopher Udry, 2020. "Social Protection Amidst Social Upheaval: Examining the Impact of a Multi-Faceted Program for Ultra-Poor Households in Yemen," Working Papers 543, Center for Global Development.
   • Lasse Brune & Dean Karlan & Sikandra Kurdi & Christopher R. Udry, 2020. "Social Protection amidst Social Upheaval: Examining the Impact of a Multi-Faceted Program for Ultra-Poor Households in Yemen," NBER Working Papers 27583, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
   See citations under working paper version above.
4. Kurdi, Sikandra, 2021. "The nutritional benefits of cash transfers in humanitarian crises: evidence from Yemen," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 148(C).

   Cited by:

   1. Koppenberg, Maximilian & Mishra, Ashok K. & Hirsch, Stefan, 2023. "Food aid and violent conflict: A review and Empiricist’s companion," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 121(C).
   2. Leight, Jessica & Hirvonen, Kalle & Zafar, Sarim, 2024. "The effectiveness of cash and cash plus interventions on livelihoods outcomes: Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis," OSF Preprints dnc2r, Center for Open Science.
      • Leight, Jessica & Hirvonen, Kalle & Zafar, Sarim, 2024. "The effectiveness of cash and cash plus interventions on livelihoods outcomes: Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis," IFPRI discussion papers 2262, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
      • Leight, Jessica & Hirvonen, Kalle & Zafar, Sarim, 2024. "The effectiveness of cash and cash plus interventions on livelihoods outcomes: Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis," CGIAR Initative Publications 149161, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
   3. Koppenberg, Maximilian & Mishra, Ashok K. & Hirsch, Stefan, 2023. "Food Aid and Violent Conflict: A Review of Literature," IZA Discussion Papers 16574, IZA Network @ LISER.
   4. Elayah, Moosa & Al-Mansori, Rawan, 2024. "Yemen's humanitarian collaboration during conflict: UN and local NGOs in focus," World Development Perspectives, Elsevier, vol. 34(C).
   5. Ahrens, Achim & Casalis, Marine & Hangartner, Dominik & Sánchez, Rodrigo, 2024. "Cash-based interventions improve multidimensional integration outcomes of Venezuelan immigrants," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 181(C).
      • Ahrens, Achim & Hangartner, Dominik & Casalis, Marine & Sánchez, Rodrigo, 2023. "Cash-Based Interventions Improve Multidimensional Integration Outcomes of Venezuelan Immigrants," SocArXiv 5sh8a, Center for Open Science.
   6. Meenakshi, J.V. & Quisumbing, Agnes, 2025. "Diet quality and micronutrient intakes in nutritional value chains: A synthesis and suggestions for further research," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 130(C).
   7. abou zaki, souhad & Dagher, Leila & Salam, Amin, 2022. "Addressing Food Insecurity in Crisis-Stricken Lebanon," MPRA Paper 116067, University Library of Munich, Germany.
   8. Stephen O’Connell & Onur Altındağ & and Rim Achour, 2024. "Geographic poverty targeting in social protection programs: Evidence from a nationwide policy experiment," HiCN Working Papers 418, Households in Conflict Network.
   9. Ghassan Baliki & Melodie Al Daccache & Hala Ghattas & Tilman Brück, 2024. "Short- and medium-term impacts of small-scale vegetable support on food security: evidence from Syria," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 16(4), pages 921-932, August.
   10. Mokhtari, MohammadAli & Ghoddusi, Hamed, 2025. "Fueling inequality: A novel estimate from large-scale reforms," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 134(C).

Chapters

1. Kurdi, Sikandra & Breisinger, Clemens & ElDidi, Hagar & El-Enbaby, Hoda & Gilligan, Daniel O. & Karachiwalla, Naureen, 2018. "Targeting social safety nets using proxy means tests: Evidence from Egypt’s Takaful and Karama program," IFPRI book chapters, in: ReSAKSS Annual Trends and Outlook Report, chapter 10, pages 135-153, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

   Cited by:

   1. El-Enbaby, Hoda & Hollingsworth, Bruce & Maystadt, Jean-François & Singhal, Saurabh, 2024. "Cash transfers and mental health in Egypt," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 54(C).

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10. NEP-SOC: Social Norms and Social Capital (2) 2020-03-02 2026-03-30
11. NEP-DGE: Dynamic General Equilibrium (1) 2021-07-12
12. NEP-ENE: Energy Economics (1) 2026-03-23
13. NEP-FLE: Financial Literacy and Education (1) 2022-05-23
14. NEP-INT: International Trade (1) 2022-06-20
15. NEP-PPM: Project, Program and Portfolio Management (1) 2025-06-09
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